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FedTech is a venture studio and accelerator that specializes in transforming lab-created research and development (R&D) into market-ready solutions. FedTech partners with U.S. federal agencies and labs, research institutions, universities, and private-sector organizations to identify high-potential innovations and help bring them to commercial fruition.

FedTech’s core mission is to bridge the gap between government-sponsored R&D and private-sector entrepreneurship. The U.S. federal government invests billions of dollars annually into cutting-edge scientific and engineering research. FedTech addresses this challenge through programs and workshops that aim to:

• ‍Identify disruptive technologies.
• Match those technologies with entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry partners.
• Accelerate the technologies from concept or patent status to real-world products, companies, or licensing agreements.
• Support participants with mentorship, seed funding strategies, pitch preparation, business model validation, and networking.

FedTech is empowering the next generation of visionaries and trailblazers, building a community where seasoned professionals, brimming with expertise in various domains, come together to guide and nurture the next wave of startups and small businesses. Whether in aerospace, biotech, or beyond, FedTech help founders, scientists, and innovators unlock the full value of government-funded R&D. Through their startup studios, accelerators, and internal innovation programs, they provide hands-on support tailored to each mission, from deploying AI for national security to bringing advanced battery materials to market. FedTech has raised funding of $4B by portfolio startups, has executed 80 programs, screened 5500 technologies, accelerated 526 startups, incorporated 174 studio companies and served 28 global markets.

FedTech create customized programs that empower their clients to reach their innovation goals and drive success. By leveraging a robust ecosystem of academic institutions, state and federal agencies, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs, they streamline the commercialization of next-gen deep tech, addressing the world’s most pressing challenges and keeping the clients at the cutting edge. Bringing together inventors, disruptors, and businesses of all sizes, FedTech provides the resources, insights, and strategies needed to unlock technology’s true potential.