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Great Lakes ReNEW is a partnership of more than 50 institutions, including universities, technology firms, and government.
DexMat is the maker of Galvorn, a conductive carbon nanomaterial that outperforms GHG-intense alternatives.
Solid Power is a developer of all-solid-state battery cells that provide enhancements over traditional lithium-ion batteries.
Interlune is a space material extraction company that extracts and commercializes space resources for Earth.
NLM Photonics is a semiconductor techn. company developing cutting-edge electro-optic modulation techn. for networking/computing/sensing.
Reinvention of the Wheel. As seen on Shark Tank & Discovery Channel. Scientifically proven advantages. 3-time government grant winner (NSF)
SlateSafety provides real-time physiological monitoring platform that alerts on overexertion and heat stress.
Emerging Futures is a research and analysis consultancy.
Two Bears Environmental Consulting offers information services aimed at analyzing the impact of climate change on various projects.
Frost Defense develops frost protection products to keep windshields frost-free.
American Nanotechnologies is developing and demonstrating novel systems for the large-scale purification of high-value dielectric materials.
Pioneering in-human click chemistry against cancer
Tibbar Plasma Technologies develops a plasma heat engine for efficient fusion energy production.
Hardware, Mobility, Wireless Power
Vulcan Biologics provides a biotechnology platform that offers stable and persistent modulation of microbiomes.
RanchCheck develops sensor technology for tank monitoring and pump control.
Applied Ocean Sciences is an oceanography company that provides scientific research and tool development services for ocean physics.
Quadralynx provides voice dosimeters for speech and voice improvement.
Antheia uses synthetic biology to produce biosynthetic KSMs and APIs for essential medicines through engineered microbial fermentation.
Imbed Biosciences is a Privately held medical device company.
Pseudolithic is a developer of semiconductor chipmaking processes.
Beta Hatch industrializes the production of insects as a sustainable protein for animal feed.
Advisory Aerospace OSC is a management consulting firm that enables aerospace transformations and transactions.
Monstr Sense Technologies develops spectrometers for microscopy and microscopy tools for defect inspection in semiconductors.
National Science Foundation has invested in 2,547 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.
National Science Foundation's top investment sectors include Biotechnology, Health Care, Semiconductor, Product Research, Energy. The firm invests across 46 different industry categories.
Among tracked funding rounds, Great Lakes ReNEW received $160.0M in a Grant round. National Science Foundation's total known invested capital is $10.3B.
National Science Foundation's average investment size is $5.1M across its portfolio of 2,547 companies.
Recent National Science Foundation portfolio additions include Great Lakes ReNEW, DexMat, Solid Power, Interlune, NLM Photonics. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.