NSIN Emerge Accelerator
Connecting Department of Defense (DoD) mission partners (e.g., operational units, program offices, etc.) with emerging technology teams and startups from at research universities
Accelerator Program
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Program Type
Accelerator Program
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Industry Focus
See Technical Verticals
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Submission Deadline
November 24, 2021
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Program Duration
10 Weeks (Cohort 1: 2/14/22-4/19/22 or Cohort 2: 5/16/22-7/29/22)
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Location or Virtual
Virtual
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Eligibilty Requirements (Y/N)
yes
NSIN is establishing a new pilot called Emerge Accelerator within its Acceleration Portfolio. Emerge seeks to establish T3 partnerships with universities to spin out new dual-use ventures (one that targets both government and commercial (enterprise and/or consumer) customers.), based on existing university intellectual property, that correspond to the DoD’s urgent and critical areas of technology development.
Pilot Program Overiew
Emerge is based on the foundational principle that universities do not need to create new programs or resources to participate, and its funding is intended to support university-based technology teams in accelerated technology development, and venture formation, for the purposes of commercial and DoD applications. The pilot is designed to leverage the existing programs, infrastructure, and venture resources at strategic partner universities that most closely align with DoD technology focus areas and mission priorities.
Additional Information
In-Depth Tech Analysis to Increase the Likelihood of Successful Dual-Use Investments
Universities will be provided a quantitative analysis
and network map that can be used to increase the
alignment of potential projects against existing and
emerging capability gaps and increase the likelihood
of successful dual-use investments.
By aligning with the proposed technology verticals
of interest, we will provide quantitative analysis
in support evaluation and down-selection of
proposed universities’ technologies by mapping the
IP against relevant ML-identified networks. This
would increase the alignment of potential projects
against DoD’s existing and emerging capability gaps
and could also increase the likelihood of successful
dual-use investments by also assessing commercial
applicability as well.
Tech Analysis Process
- 1. Strategic Priorities: What must be accomplished using the
most cutting edge new technologies?
- 2. Technical Breakthroughs Enabling New Concepts: What are the operational concepts and
R&D priorities areas that will benefit from
integrating emerging technologies?
- 3. Identify & Assess Emerging Technologies:
Proprietary ML method for modeling tech
emergences, hidden linkages and adjacent
possible applications.
- 4. Forecasting Technology Associations:
Identifying relevant linkages for 4 accelerated R&D efforts.
- 5. Integration of Emerging & Forecasted
Technology into Strategic Priorities:
Data-driven Innovation supporting 5 strategic priorities.
$15K in Non-Dilutive Funding
Each team selected will receive $15K of non-dilutive seed funding.
10-Week Government Go-to-Market Accelerator
Each team selected will receive admission into an up to 10-week long accelerator focusing on federal government go-to-market, starting in either a February (Spring) or May (Summer) cohort. During this accelerator and following, teams will have multiple opportunities to engage with DoD stakeholders for the purposes of customer discovery, and eventually, testing their prototype in a relevant environment.
Access to Investment Network and Commercialization Partners
Teams will gain access to a large network of venture investmesnt and early-stage commercialization partners, staffing and Government contracting advisory assistance, and continued access to NSIN as alumni.
