About FedTech's Startup Studio Program: FedTech's Startup Studio program forms teams of entrepreneurs to assess the commercialization potential of federally funded technologies from U.S. laboratories and research centers, working hand-in-hand with lab scientists and technologists. Teams will explore forming startups around those technologies to solve the real-world problems of government and commercial customers. FedTech is currently recruiting diverse applicants who are ready to continue their entrepreneurship journey or take a step into the world of entrepreneurship, without the initial risk of leaving their day job, paying any fee, or giving up any equity.

FedTech organizes Startup Studio program cohorts on an ongoing basis, identifying the best fit possible between entrepreneurial talent and our available technologies. Each program is supported by different sponsors, with a different mix of technology focus areas. These programs have different start dates and program lengths, as well as different sets of technologies that we match to entrepreneurs based on their interests and expertise. These programs typically span 16 - 20 weeks. Concrete timelines will be available closer to the start dates.

Entrepreneur participants are expected to spend ~20 hours a week (weekends and evenings) for the program. All participants take part in the first phase of the program, and some (based on a competitive process) may be invited to take part in the second phase of the program.

First round interviews will occur shortly after submission, and the technology-specific final round interview will take place approximately one month before the start date provided below. A generic breakdown of the recruitment timeline is as follows: