Related Places
Visit these links for more information on related places at Dartmouth.
Educational Resources: Investors and Funding
AngelDeals.com
Connects entrepreneurs with potential investors. Tips on pitching ideas.
Angel Funding - A First
Person Perspective
From the 9/30/02 - 10/6/02 issue of Mass High Tech.
Capitalvenue.com
Matches business ventures with potential investors. Lists programs for
entrepreneurs, plus events and a newsletter.
Department
of Energy's Inventions & Innovation Program
Provides financial assistance for conducting early development and establishing
technical performance of innovative energy saving ideas and inventions.
Guide to Seed Fund Incubators (Y combinator Clones)
If you're a startup founder looking for a bit of seed funding to let you quit your day job and finish your web app or service, our guide to seed fund incubators will help you figure out where to apply.
MyCapital.com
Provides a searchable database of more than 4,000 venture capital firms and startups looking for business capital.
National Collegiate Inventors and
Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)
The NCIIA is an alliance of faculty and students working to advance the
teaching of invention and innovation in American higher education.
The NCIIA offers faculty a forum where they can share technical information
and ideas, learn about new pedagogical techniques and discuss effective
curricular models. Our members include small liberal arts colleges,
large research universities, engineering schools, and business programs.
The NCIIA grants progam funds curriculum development and the work of teams of student inventors known as "E-Teams". The grants encourage interdisciplinary groups of students to work collaboratively to identify real-world problems, develop practical solutions, and commercialize their innovations.
The National Institute of Standards
and Technology - Advanced Technology Program
The ATP accelerates the development of innovative technologies for broad
national benefit through partnerships with the private sector. The ATP
funds cutting edge technology projects.
VC Experts serves the needs of the private equity and venture capital communities with its anchor product, The Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital by combining substantive commentary on the private equity and venture capital industries with online learning courses. The VCExperts.com site includes current industry news, weekly commentary, and the online University and 6,000 page Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital.
The Young Venture Capital Society, (YVCS), is a not-for-profit educational organization, created for young professionals under the age of 35. Specifically our goal is to help educate and equip the next generation of venture capitalists with:
· Technical knowledge
· Financial astuteness
· Industry perspective
· Network of contacts, and
· Knowledge of the venture capital industry as a whole
· Moreover, YVCS aspires to aid in the creation of successful VCs by establishing
· Various networking events
· Extensive industry teach-ins
· Detailed business plan evaluations, and
· In-depth discussions with industry players
Web links for business assistance
SBIR Gateway
These websites provide news and information on National SBIR/STTR Conferences.
Through these conferences, small businesses can learn about the SBIR/STTR
Grant and Contract Program including how to apply for, and what it takes
to win, these grants and contracts. These National Conferences are structured
to address the very heart of the SBIR/STTR Program - commercialization.
Small Business
Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
SBIR is a program that encourages small business to explore their technological
potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization.
SBIR grants are sponsored by ten government departments or agencies
including the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department
of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department
of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation, Environmental
Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and
the National Science Foundation.
Small
Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR)
STTR is a program that reserves a specific percentage of federal R&D
funding for award to small business and nonprofit research institution
partners, such as college professors and research teams. Nonprofit research
laboratories are instrumental in developing high-tech innovations. But
frequently, innovation is confined to the theoretical, not the practical.
STTR combines the strengths of both entities by introducing entrepreneurial
skills to high-tech research efforts.
State Science & Technology Institute's Newsletter & Funding Opportunities
Funding opportunities, state and federal program changes, Congressional
activities, and the latest studies and reports.
US Small Business Administration Financing Resources Website
Venture Capital Resource Directory
This site has a variety of resources for entrepreneurs and investors
including lists of VC firms, a business plan template, a site to post
your business plan, access to various funding opportunities.
VC Experts Website
VC Experts is a useful resource for VC education and reference material
and The VC Encyclopedia® is a complete online reference manual
on all aspects of venture capital. It is the culmination of forty years
of experience, and fourteen years of publications (four books) in the
sector.