Programs
Pre-TraQtion
For earlier-stage quantum and enabling technology startups who are looking for grant funding opportunities.
The Pre-TraQtion program helps navigate the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs for specific topics related to quantum technologies.
The Pre-TraQtion cohort 2022 concluded on Oct 19, 2022, with an internal pitch day. All 10 participating startups were able to pitch their companies to a group of investors.
QSF will be hosting the next cohort in 2024.
Program Highlights
- Facilitated customer discovery through a quantum-specific I-Corps program
- Connect with program officers through QSF partners to understand their specific wants and needs
- Matchmaking with potential research and support partners (academic and/or corporate)
- Assistance with setting up and writing your SBIR application
- Assistance with setting up back-office support for government grants such as SBIR/STTR
- Simplified letter of support request process
- Access quantum-specific market and commercialization assessment assistance
- Leverage other regional quantum ecosystem efforts
- Office space (for an additional fee, can be contingent on award)
- Access to select campus facilities such as 3D printing and the NanoCenter cleanroom (additional fees may apply)
TraQtion
Connecting entrepreneurial companies with the best type of capital: paying customers.
TraQtion is a market accelerator program that leverages UMD quantum centers, the Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance (MQA), and other partnerships to connect companies with large government contractors for technology validation and potential customers looking for quantum and quantum-enabling technologies.
Creating the best TraQtion for any business
By partnering with prime contractors and directly accessing customer needs through regional TechBridge programs, TraQtion:
- Supports early-stage companies in working with larger companies and partners
- Connects startups with partners and customers for market feedback and, ultimately, confirmation of product market fit and technology readiness for deployment
- Solidifies customer requirements and Quantum’s unique value proposition to meet those needs provides partners with access to a pipeline of promising technology startups