One of the things early stage AgeTech startups need, is funding for pilots that prove the efficacy of their product. For U.S. based companies, SBIR grants have been a wonderful route to go. Now, there's an additional route for getting NIA funding for smaller scale pilot programs - the a2Collective program.

Applications are open until August 15, and the first step of the process only requires an application of a couple of pages. Startups selected for the program can receive up to $200,000 in non-dilutive funding, and get a chance to pilot with leading research universities in the U.S.

I invited Stephen Liu, co-founder and managing director of the AI/Tech + Aging a2 Collective to the AgeTech podcast to talk about the program.

The webinar hosted by the a2 Collective can be found here.

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