NSIN Forge

NSIN Forge

Bringing Deep Tech Government Inventions to Established Ventures

Bringing Deep Tech Government Inventions to Established Ventures

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About the Program

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Program Overview

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Program Length
12 Weeks
  • Work with U.S. Government labs and inventors who are developing cutting edge technologies
  • Leverage the chance to license government technology to develop new, dual-use solutions
  • Conduct customer discovery with end-users and subject matter experts across the DoD and the private sector
  • Compete for $50,000 in total prizes at the final Showcase Day event
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A Deeper Dive

Forge identifies Department of Defense (DoD) technologies available for commercialization and matches them with startup companies to participate in the cohort.

How It Works

  • Accepted participants are paired with a technology from DoD labs
  • Cohort companies learn valuable business and tech skills over the 12-week program
  • Ventures pitch their use case at the final Showcase Day event
  • Participants have the chance to license government technology to develop new, dual-use solutions

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