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Top Startup Funding Programmes in the USA

9 startup funding programmes ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.

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Between them, the 9 startup funding programmes on this page cover seed stage (4). 9 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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  1. AS

    America's Seed Fund powered by NSF (NSF SBIR/STTR)

    Seed Stage

    America's Seed Fund powered by NSF (NSF SBIR/STTR) is a US public funding programme run by the National Science Foundation.

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  2. AC

    Angel Capital Association (ACA)

    Angel Capital Association (ACA) is an industry association for angel investors, based in Overland Park, Kansas, US. It does not fund or review startups itself.

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  3. DS

    DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

    DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) is the US Department of Energy's pair of funding programmes for American small…

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  4. NS

    NIH Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (America's Seed Fund powered by NIH)

    NIH Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, known as America’s Seed Fund powered by NIH, are public funding programmes in the US.

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  5. SM

    SBA Microloan program

    The SBA Microloan program offers small government-backed loans to small for-profit US businesses through intermediary lenders

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  6. SB

    Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

    Seed Stage

    Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is a federal programme. The SBA coordinates it, and 11 participating agencies fund it.

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  7. SB

    Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program

    Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program is run by the Small Business Administration, which licenses and regulates privately managed investment funds.

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  8. SB

    Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

    Seed Stage

    Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) is a US federal programme for small firms doing R&D with a research institution

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  9. SS

    State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

    Seed Stage

    State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is a US Treasury programme that funds state small-business capital schemes

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