Portfolio
Since 2012, America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF has made nearly 3,400 awards to startups and small businesses. Since 2015, NSF-funded small businesses have had 153 exits and have received $9.1 billion in private investment.* We encourage you to explore this list of assorted companies we’ve funded.
*Data from CB Insights.
View our current awardees, who are still completing the research outlined in their proposals and who haven’t yet reached the estimated ends of their award terms. View current Phase I awardees or Current Phase II awardees.
We fund varied tech sectors.
Each year, we fund roughly 400 companies across nearly all technology and market sectors. Download a searchable PDF of the full list of technology topic areas that also includes descriptions of the subtopics.
Technology Topic Areas
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Featured alumni and exits
- The Echo Nest Corporation
- Bluefin Lab, Inc.
- Ekso Bionics, Inc.
- Blue River Technology Inc
- Pin Drop Security (formerly Telineage, Inc.)
- Ecovative Design LLC
- Bioo Scientific Corporation
- Ginkgo BioWorks
- Novan, Inc.
Advanced Analytics (AA)
Featured companies
Advanced Analytics (AA):
- Data Collection, Cleaning, Integration and Processing (AA1)
- Data Mining (AA2)
- Decision Modelling (AA3)
- Descriptive and Predictive Analytics (AA4)
- Deterministic Modelling (AA5)
- Optimization (AA6)
- Simulation (AA7)
- Statistical Modelling (AA8)
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting (AA9)
- Visualization (AA10)
- Other Advanced Analytics Technologies (AA11)
Advanced Manufacturing (M)
Featured companies
Advanced Manufacturing (M):
- Additive Manufacturing Components and Systems (M1)
- Bio-Inspired Manufacturing (M2)
- Cybermanufacturing (M3)
- Human-Centric Industrial Technologies (M4)
- Infrastructure (M5)
- Manufacturing Technologies (M6)
- Modeling and Simulation (M7)
- Personalized Manufacturing, Maker Manufacturing, and Maker to Manufacturer (M8)
- Sustainable Manufacturing Technology and Circular Economy Technologies (M9)
- Other Manufacturing Technologies (M10)
Advanced Materials (AM)
Featured companies
- CARBICE CORPORATION
- CYPRIS MATERIALS, INC.
- Boston Materials, Inc.
- Mallinda, LLC
- bioMASON Inc.
- spotLESS Materials Inc.
- Via Separations, LLC
Advanced Materials (AM):
- Coatings and Surface Modifications (AM1)
- Materials for Sustainability (AM2)
- Metals and Ceramics (AM3)
- Novel Advanced Materials-based Sensors (AM4)
- Specialized Functional Materials (AM5)
- Structural and Infrastructural Materials (AM6)
- Other Advanced Materials Technologies (AM7)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Featured companies
- OpenSpace
- GrokStyle Inc.
- DeepScale, Inc
- Bay Labs, Inc.
- Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.
- RECONSTRUCT INC
- kelaHealth Inc
- TRASH INC.
- TERRAFUSE, INC.
Artificial Intelligence (AI):
- AI-Optimized Hardware (AI1)
- Computer Vision (AI2)
- Language-Based AI (AI3)
- Machine Learning (AI4)
- Other Artificial Intelligence Technologies (AI5)
Augmented and Virtual Reality (AV)
Featured companies
Augmented and Virtual Reality (AV):
- Audio Augmentation and Interfaces (AV1)
- Computation and Data integration (AV2)
- Projection and Display Media (AV3)
- Tracking, Alignment, and Stabilization Technologies (AV4)
- Wearable Technologies (AV5)
- Other Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies (AV6)
Biological Technologies (BT)
Featured companies
- GRO BIOSCIENCES INC
- Yesse Technologies, Inc.
- Ras Labs, Inc.
- ARZEDA Corp.
- Lygos Inc.
- Antheia, Inc.
- Manus Biosynthesis, Inc.
- SYNVITROBIO INC
- APPLIED LIFESCIENCES & SYSTEMS POULTRY, INC.
Biological Technologies (BT):
- Animal Biotechnology (BT1)
- Bio-Inspired Technologies (BT2)
- Bioinstruments (BT3)
- Biosensors (BT4)
- Cell and Tissue Engineering (BT5)
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (BT6)
- Fermentation Technologies (BT7)
- Life Science Research Tools (BT8)
- Materials for Biomedical Applications (BT9)
- Plant Biotechnology (BT10)
- Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering (BT11)
- Other Biological Technologies (BT12)
Biomedical Technologies (BM)
Featured companies
Biomedical Technologies (BM):
- Diagnostics (BM1)
- Medical Imaging (BM2)
- Monitoring Devices (BM3)
- Other Biomedical Technologies (BM4)
Chemical Technologies (CT)
Featured companies
- Omnivis LLC
- Grow Plastics LLC
- Aerosol Devices Inc.
- Nanofiber Solutions
- Loci Controls, Inc
- BioHybrid Solutions LLC
- Provivi Inc.
- 2B Technologies, Inc
- Emergy LLC
Chemical Technologies (CT):
- Biochemicals (CT1)
- Catalysts, Advanced Chemicals and Materials (CT2)
- Chemical and Environmental Sensing and Data (CT3)
- Food Processing, Chemicals and Agriculture (CT4)
- Green Chemicals and Chemical Alternatives (CT5)
- Separations and Water Treatment (CT6)
- Other Chemical Technologies (CT7)
Cloud and High-Performance Computing (CH)
Featured companies
Cloud and High-Performance Computing (CH):
- Algorithms and Applications (CH1)
- Computational Architecture (CH2)
- Convergence of AI and Cloud/HPC (CH3)
- Edge Computing (CH4)
- Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (CH5)
- In-memory Processing (CH6)
- Interconnects (CH7)
- Middleware (CH8)
- Performance Monitoring (CH9)
- Processing on Encrypted Data (CH10)
- Processor Architecture and Design (CH11)
- Resilience and Resource Management (CH12)
- Other Cloud and High-Performance Computing Technologies (CH13)
Cybersecurity and Authentication (CA)
Featured companies
Cybersecurity and Authentication (CA):
- Computation on Encrypted Data (CA1)
- Cryptography, including Post-quantum Cryptography (CA2)
- Data Privacy and Integrity (CA3)
- Device Authentication (CA4)
- Encryption, including Homomorphic Encryption (CA5)
- Network and Device Security (CA6)
- Personal Authentication (CA7)
- Secure and Trusted Computing (CA8)
- Secure Machine-to-Machine Communication (CA9)
- Security of Cloud and HPC Platforms (CA10)
- Other Cybersecurity and Authentication Technologies (CA11)
Digital Health (DH)
Featured companies
- VERANTOS, INC.
- Liberate Medical LLC
- Diligent Droids, LLC
- HABITAWARE, INC.
- PATH EX
- Bioinfoexperts, LLC
Digital Health (DH):
- Clinical Decision Support (DH1)
- Healthcare System Workflow (DH2)
- Medical Diagnostics (DH3)
- Personalized Software Systems (DH4)
- Other Digital Health Technologies (DH5)
Distributed Ledger (DL)
Featured companies
- ENERGYXCHAIN, LLC
- Runtime Verification, Inc.
- GRID7 LLC
- Onu Technology, Inc.
- Simplyvital Health, Inc.
Distributed Ledger (DL):
- Autonomous Systems and Economies, and Smart Contracts (DL1)
- Blockchain, DAGs, and Next-Gen Protocols (DL2)
- Convergence with Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (DL3)
- Convergence with Internet of Things, Crowdsourcing and Crowdsensing (DL4)
- Cryptography, Security, and Cybersecurity (DL5)
- Distributed Consensus and Fault Tolerance Mechanisms (DL6)
- Distributed Ledger in Edge and Cloud Computing (DL7)
- Distributed Ledger Interoperability (DL8)
- Distributed Ledger in Network Architecture and Management (DL9)
- Financial Technologies (DL10)
- Human-to-Technology Interface; Decentralized Applications (dApps) (DL11)
- Scalability Solutions and Accumulators (DL12)
- Trusted Identity and Identity Management (DL13)
- Other Distributed Ledger Technologies (DL14)
Energy Technologies (EN)
Featured companies
- Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc.
- Alligant Scientific, LLC
- Proton Energy Systems, Inc.
- CORESHELL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- FAS HOLDINGS GROUP
- Syzygy Plasmonics Inc
- SURGEPOWER MATERIALS, INC.
- Dimensional Energy Inc.
- Sylvatex Inc.
Energy Technologies (EN):
- Energy Efficiencies and Data Technologies (EN1)
- Energy Production and Power Generation (EN2)
- Energy Storage (EN3)
- Petrochemicals, Oil and Gas (EN4)
- Other Energy Technologies (EN5)
Environmental Technologies (ET)
Featured companies
- ClearFlame Engines, Inc.
- Azimuth1, LLC
- Pekosoft LLC
- FOLIA WATER, INC.
- GREENSIGHT AGRONOMICS, INC.
- Litterati, LLC
- REEFGEN INC.
- Precision Polyolefins, LLC
- CycloPure, Inc.
Environmental Technologies (ET):
- Computational Sustainability (ET1)
- Digital Ecosystem for the Environment (ET2)
- Emission/Waste Reduction and the Circular Economy (ET3)
- Environmental Health (ET4)
- Environmental and Societal Impact Measurement (ET5)
- Food, Regenerative Agriculture, and Energy (ET6)
- Habitat Conservation, Adaptation and Restoration (ET7)
- Sustainable Community Systems (ET8)
- Water Treatment, Resilience, and Sanitation (ET9)
- Other Environmental Technologies (ET10)
Human-Computer Interaction (HC)
Featured companies
Human-Computer Interaction (HC):
- Analytics (HC1)
- Conversational Interfaces (HC2)
- Dynamic and Smart Spaces (HC3)
- Embodied and Wearable Computing (HC4)
- Optometry and Human Vision (HC5)
- Tactile Technologies (HC6)
- Technology Aids for Disabilities (HC7)
- Other Human-Computer Interaction Technologies (HC8)
Instrumentation and Hardware Systems (IH)
Featured companies
- 4 D Technology Corporation
- Spheryx, Inc
- Massachusetts Materials Technologies LLC
- Molecular Vista, Inc.
- nView medical Inc.
- Chirp Microsystems
Instrumentation and Hardware Systems (IH):
- Instrumentation or Hardware Systems for Actuation, Control, and Manipulation (IH1)
- Instrumentation or Hardware Systems for Detection and Characterization (IH2)
- Instrumentation or Hardware Systems for Imaging (IH3)
- Other Instrumentation or Hardware Systems Technologies (IH4)
Internet of Things (I)
Featured companies
Internet of Things (I):
- IoT Communications (I1)
- IoT Integrated Systems (I2)
- IoT Sensors and Actuators (I3)
- Networking (I4)
- Other IoT Technologies (I5)
Learning and Cognition Technologies (LC)
Featured companies
Learning and Cognition Technologies (LC):
- Asynchronous and Remote Learning (LC1)
- Collaborative Networking (LC2)
- Digital Learning (LC3)
- Learning Disabilities and Difficulties (LC4)
- Learning and Workforce Development (LC5)
- Learning Modalities (LC6)
- Mental Health Assessment and Support (LC7)
- Neuroscience-based Technologies (LC8)
- Scalable Educational Enterprise Systems (LC9)
- Statistical and Heuristic Analysis (LC10)
- Other Learning and Cognition Technologies (LC11)
Medical Devices (MD)
Featured companies
Medical Devices (MD):
- Implantables (MD1)
- Orthopedic (MD2)
- Rehabilitation Devices (MD3)
- Sensors (MD4)
- Wearables (MD5)
- Other Medical Devices (MD6)
Mobility (MO)
Featured companies
- ClearFlame Engines, Inc.
- ILANS, Inc.
- XPEED Turbine Technology, LLC
- Mirada Technologies Inc.
- LUNEWAVE INC.
- Sinter Print Inc
Mobility (MO):
- Behavioral (MO1)
- Hardware (MO2)
- Infrastructure and Flow (MO3)
- Resiliency and Sustainability (MO4)
- Software (MO5)
- Other Mobility Topics (MO6)
Nanotechnology (N)
Nanotechnology (N):
- Nanomanufacturing (N1)
- Nanomaterials (N2)
- Nanotechnology Solutions to Global Grand Challenges (N3)
- Other Nanotechnologies (N4)
Other Topics (OT)
Other Topics (OT):
- Other Topics (OT1)
Pharmaceutical Technologies (PT)
Featured companies
- Protein Dynamic Solutions, Inc.
- ConsortiEX, Inc
- SQZ Biotechnologies Company
- Kytopen Corp
- nanoView Diagnostics Inc.
- Glauconix Inc.
- Visikol, Inc.
- Novome Biotechnologies, Inc.
Pharmaceutical Technologies (PT):
- Drug Delivery Methods (PT1)
- Drug Discovery (PT2)
- Pharmaceutical and Biologic Manufacturing (PT3)
- Therapeutic Molecules (PT4)
- Other Pharmaceutical Technologies (PT5)
Photonics (PH)
Featured companies
Photonics (PH):
- Advanced Metrology and Sensors (PH1)
- Advanced Optical Components and Systems (PH2)
- Communications, Information, and Data Storage (PH3)
- Lighting and Displays (PH4)
- Photon-based Energy Conversion (PH5)
- Photonic Materials (PH6)
- Other Photonics Technologies (PH7)
Power Management (PM)
Featured companies
- Antora Energy, Inc.
- Heila Technologies Inc.
- Feasible, Inc.
- Microgrid Labs Inc.
- Imagen Energy, LLC
- Rejoule Incorporated
Power Management (PM):
- Energy Harvesting Devices and Systems (PM1)
- Materials and Devices for Power Electronics (PM2)
- Materials and Devices for Thermal Management (PM3)
- Novel Power and Thermal Management Sensors (PM4)
- Power Management Infrastructure and Smart Grid Systems (PM5)
- Systems for Thermal Management (PM6)
- Other Power Management Technologies (PM7)