National NSF I-Corps
7 weeks, 100 customer interviews, and a 50K non-dilutive NSF grant to validate product market fit
Teams who complete a Regional NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest course, have IP developed in an academic lab, and receive a Hub recommendation letter are eligible to apply for the National NSF I-Corps program, a 7-week training that comes with a $50,000 NSF grant for customer discovery. Teams conduct 100 customer discovery interviews, validate their customer ecosystem, and receive a much deeper understanding into all the different stakeholders who influence whether or not their technology is adopted.
Teams who complete the National NSF I-Corps program have a much higher funding rate, including SBIR grants and investments. For NSF SBIR Phase I grants, NSF I-Corps alums have a ~50% win rate, vs 15-20% for the general applicant pool.
Past Northwest Hub NSF I-Corps National program teams are:
2024 Fall
Hydro Nexus
Pseudotools
2023 Winter
Diaita
2022 Summer
Periscope Kit
Enol
BIC Lasers
2021 Fall
T’ena Health Technologies
nanoME
LiDAR Matrix
E-Rapid Test
CNS Curative
SHChecker
NeuroMarkers
2021 FALL
T'ena Health Technologies
nanoME
LiDAR Matrix
CNS Curative
NeuroMarkers
E-Rapid Test
SHChecker
2021 Summer
Scopi
Refiberd
Epinoma
Sentauri
Hilbert Matching
PUR-GEM
Chill Tech
2021 SUMMER
Scopi
Refiberd
Sentauri
Hilbert Matching
Epinoma
PUR-GEM
Chill Tech
2021 Spring
Advanced Quantum Technologies
2021 SPRING
Advanced Quantum Technologies
2021 Winter
AmCyt
Vitally Health
AT Dev
Lumi Biolabs
NeoPose
2021 WINTER
AmCyt
NeoPose
AT Dev
Vitally Health
Lumi Biolabs
2020 Fall
ChangeVU
Eyesight Quest
Intropic Materials
2020 FALL
ChangeVU
Eyesight Quest
Intropic Materials
2020 Summer
Verne
Nitricity
Redvest
Castle Health
BlueDot Photonics
Immergo
Relentlo
Aila Health
Biodock AI
Earthwise Media
Safe Leaf
Hubly Surgical
pHixed