NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest
Transform your innovative technology into a startup
About us
The NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest offers customer discovery courses, where teams learn how to conduct 20 customer interviews to identify your top customer segment and value propositions, validate your commercial market, and accelerate finding product market fit.
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Samay wouldn’t be what it is today without the help of the NSF I-Corps. As a first-time founder without business experience, learning the ins and outs of customer discovery positioned us to get into the most competitive national programs and secure almost $2M in grant awards from NSF and NIH.
Whenever I meet an early-stage founder, especially those who are not well represented in the tech industry (women and POC), I always tell them to complete this course before spending any time fundraising or building a product.
NSF I-Corps is designed for academic researchers and early stage founders to validate their commercial market and de-risk the technology commercialization process. Teams with an early stage tech innovation based startup or startup idea in the Northwest Region (Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska) are eligible to apply.
Our Team
Each NSF I-Corps course is taught by a seasoned entrepreneur who will give you clear feedback and direction throughout the week.
RHONDA SHRADER
Hub Director & Lead Instructor - NSF I-Corps Northwest & Executive Director Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship
DAVID WEINER
Hub Coordinator - NSF I-Corps Northwest & Program Director, UC Berkeley NSF I-Corps
SORAYA BAILEY
NSF I-Corps Northwest Evaluation Lead & Director, Innovation Training at UW CoMotion
Apply below for an upcoming Regional NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest course: