Resources
So, you have decided to be an entrepreneur. Congrats! Your first step is over. You Believed.
Now let's get you the resources to help bring your immense talent and innovation to the masses.
A collection of resources can be found here.
Open to All Fields
- Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnership - Entrepreneurship 101
- Caltech's New Venture Pre-Seed and Seed Fund
- Innovation Node - Los Angeles - comes with training and the opportunity to obtain non-dilutive grants.
- Rothenberg Innovation Initiative (RI²) (Faculty Only)- supports high-risk/high-reward projects
- Gates-Grubstake Fund (Faculty Only)- support development from prototype to proof-of-concept
Biology and Biotech Specific Resources
- Nucleate - Refine your life science business plan through this free educational startup program
- Rosen Center Pilot Grant Awards - nondilutive laboratory stage grants
Not ready to go full-fledged startup yet: - Biotechnology Leadership Program
- Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions Pilot Grant
Climate/Environmental Innovation
- Freeflow - VC Focused on Caltech
- The Rocket Fund - to help bridge the gap between University support and external investors (non-dilutive).
- Ideation Grant - to get you started on the journey.
Human Health
- Freeflow - VC Focused on Caltech
- Merkin Innovation Seed Grants (Faculty Only) - early support for translational projects
- Merkin Translational Research Grants (Faculty Only) - anywhere between early invention to early commercialization
Not ready to go full-fledged startup yet: - Merkin Spark Grants (Grad Students Only)