About I-Corps

Tech’s I-Corps site will introduce you to the principles of the Lean Startup of commercial ventures, and prepare you for the next steps of building a business based on your technical idea. It will also provide team funding to investigate customer impact of your idea, focused training on lean startup methods, mentorship from seasoned business and technical professionals, and connection to regional venture funding. The program will also prepare you for other funding opportunities, in particular the “canonical I-Corps” and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding. Through participation in the Tech I-Corps Site you are will be officially NSF-funded (hooray!) and eligible to apply for further funding to be an I-Corps Team (up to $50,000) to continue seeking the commercial path for your idea through the canonical I-Corps program.