The Austin hub, located within the Capital Factory, serves as a channel through which pioneers in their respective industries can acquire the necessary resources to bring an idea to fruition within the Air Force.  As a strategic networking organization, they provide the interface required for innovators to connect across industry, academia, and government.

AFWERX Austin focuses on developing strategic partnerships with various government entities such as Defense Innovation Unit, Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigations to identify technological and procedural requirements. Through these collaborations, they are able to harness the developments in technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning, additive manufacturing, robotics, virtual reality, immersive learning technologies, and blockchain to strengthen the capabilities across nationwide defense organizations.

AFWERX Austin specializes in:

• Integrating innovative technologies with Air Force programs
• Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies for Airmen training
• Rapid testing and evaluation with Air Force stakeholders

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Capital Factory meets the best entrepreneur in Texas and introduces them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers.

They serve startups in all stages.  From first time entrepreneurs, to late stage tech companies.  No matter where they are at in their entrepreneurial journey, Capital Factory can help them get to the next level.

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MassChallenge Texas is the second domestic and sixth international location in MassChallenge’s global network.  The region launched in 2018 in Austin, Texas and accelerated 84 companies from 5 continents, 11 countries, and 5 major Texas cities.  In 2019, the program expanded to Houston, attracting more startups from around the world to the Lone Star State.  With the support of corporate partners, innovation leaders, and local government, the Texas team is delivering on their promise to connect the Texas innovation “tapestry” and bring the world to Texas to innovate.

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MD5 is now NSIN, the National Security Innovation Network. Our new name reflects our mission, to build new networks of innovators. We remain dedicated to the work of bringing together defense, academic and entrepreneurial innovators to solve national security problems in new ways.

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Air Force Techstars is interested in dual-use technologies that detect, track, identify, characterize, attribute or mitigate unmanned systems, to include sensors, compute hardware/software, image processing, AI, sensor fusion, secure comms, trusted ID, power systems, advanced materials, and man-machine interface. In addition, they seek immersive-training technologies, to include AR/VR and adult learning methods, gamification, social delivery and self-directed learning, data-enabled recruiting, training and education.

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Envision is a virtual accelerator for womxn and/or people of color who are currently in college. Our goal is to diversify the entrepreneurship and venture world by providing grant funding, hands-on workshops, resources, mentorship, and individualized support for those who are working on a company.

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The Manufacturing Initiative was built at Greentown Labs in 2015, when its CEO Emily Reichert recognized the opportunity to create value for both startups and suppliers through forging these connections. FORGE (formerly Greentown Learn), the nonprofit sister organization of Greentown Labs, was created to execute this impactful initiative.

Today, FORGE maintains innovation headquarters at, and partners closely with, Greentown Labs (the largest cleantech incubator in North America) to serve their community of 90+ companies. Beyond Greentown Labs, we reach and serve a broader community of hardware and materials startups through strong relationships with a wealth of regional innovation support organizations including MassRobotics, BOLT, MIT, and others. Through these networks we’ve reached and helped 200+ startups to date.

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As MassChallenge’s flagship location, MassChallenge Boston has brought together corporates, policy makers, and innovation leaders to support and inspire the next generation of innovators. Over the past eight years, we have accelerated more than 1,000 startups from across the world – startups that have made patients healthier, our communities more connected, and our communities safer. 

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To support digital health startups, the City of Boston, MeHI, MACP, and MassChallenge established the digital health innovation hub MassChallenge HealthTech, formerly PULSE@MassChallenge. We believe that when entrepreneurs and the community come together to solve problems, we will accelerate innovation and transform healthcare. Our community comprises startups, Champions, business mentors, medical healthcare professionals, digital health enthusiasts, and people passionate about our shared mission of improving health through entrepreneurship.  

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An independent, non-profit organization serving as the innovation hub for robotics and connected devices. Through their programming and events, they help bring together innovative startups and existing technology organizations to nurture the next generation of talent, and promote economic growth and innovation. By working with diverse local talent, they are helping to bring about the next global evolution of robotics.

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Massachusetts is home to a variety of cutting-edge research and development facilities, or ‘sandboxes.’ These organizations provide a wide range of services supporting the lifecycle of validation and testing for digital health companies. On April 24, 2019, Governor Charlie Baker announced a new grant program administered by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the MassTech Collaborative and designed to both support digital health companies in their product development and expand the user base for sandbox environments.

Massachusetts organizations that help digital health companies validate new products and services can apply to join the Sandbox Network under the Digital Health Sandbox Program. Approved sandboxes will be highlighted on the program page and are eligible to receive grant funding to support projects working with Massachusetts digital health companies.

Many small digital health companies would benefit from the services offered at these sandboxes, but the cost of entry is often prohibitive. Massachusetts companies can partner with sandboxes in the network to apply for grant funding to test their products and services. There are eight sandboxes approved under the program, providing a variety of testing and validation environments. The program is administered by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute and advised by an Independent Steering Committee.

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MD5 is now NSIN, the National Security Innovation Network. Our new name reflects our mission, to build new networks of innovators. We remain dedicated to the work of bringing together defense, academic and entrepreneurial innovators to solve national security problems in new ways. 

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Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation is a collaborative ecosystem where industry, small business, workforce training, entrepreneurs, startups and venture capital intersect with Colorado’s aerospace and defense industry to create community, spark innovation and stimulate business growth.

Catalyst Campus provides an infrastructure platform for small business to support the rapid innovation of technology to solve operational needs for the warfighter and mature technological capabilities to launch new products and services in the commercial market.  Providing a “hub and spoke” research and development environment, the campus thrives through collaboration and engagement with federal agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, small business, business resource partners and venture capital to support innovation and the advancement of technology across the industrial base of the western region of the United States and beyond.

Catalyst Campus provides an agnostic ecosystem focused on accelerating our nations’ industrial, security and innovation base by advancing technology innovation and development in support of national defense and homeland security priorities.  Catalyst Campus aspires to improve the rapid development and deployment of emerging technologies, fulfilling one of the highest priorities at the Department of Defense as they push to keep up with more advanced threats to national security.

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The Wright Brothers Institute provides a total of 58,000 square feet of space to ideate, collaborate, and create solutions.  In these spaces government, industry, and academia share ideas through collaborative teams, workshops, and prototype development.

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Global industry leader, Stanley Black & Decker and Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, have partnered to run The STANLEY+Techstars Accelerator in Hartford, CT. Focused on additive manufacturing and eco-friendly sustainable packaging solutions, we are looking for companies developing innovative solutions in either of those two areas, and they may have software, hardware or material solutions.

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