Author: dcampbell

ROCHESTER, NY (April 23, 2019) – Chloe Capital has been on a national mission to discover the best and brightest female entrepreneurs and their innovations. The seed-stage venture capital firm has been holding women-only pitch events in five cities across the United States as part of their Chloe Capital National Tour. Companies are selected based on their online submission and are then chosen to pitch their ventures live. The winner receives an investment from Chloe Capital and the opportunity to pitch to their funding partner, Astia Angels, for a follow-on investment.

Ms. Theresa Pipher of Dawnbreaker has been active on Chloe Capital’s Due Diligence Committee throughout the tour and has provided Competitive Intelligence (CI) and material review assistance for the applicants.

“Dawnbreaker is dedicated to assisting women and minority-owned firms prepare SBIR/STTR applications for federally funded advanced S&T awards,” says Dawnbreaker Founder & President Dr. Jenny C. Servo. “Assisting Chloe Capital in a nationwide search for the very best in female entrepreneurship was a very natural fit.”

The previous leg of the tour, held in Chicago, resulted in a $100,000 investment from Chloe Capital to Journey Foods. Riana Lynn, Founder and CEO of the start-up, is using AI-based foodtech to help solve the world’s $600B nutrition dilemma. The National Tour wraps up in May, with a stop in Binghamton, NY on May 1. More dates and cities are expected to be announced this year.

About Chloe Capital
Despite recent progress, less than 5% of all venture capital in the U.S. goes to women-led tech companies. Yet studies show that companies with women at the helm grow faster and produce greater returns for investors. Chloe Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in women. We’re catalyzing solutions to the gender and diversity gap in entrepreneurship by offering investors the opportunity to Do Well by Doing Good. We recruit women-led technology and tech-enabled companies and use our national network to drive business after our investments.

ROCHESTER, NY (February 21, 2019) – Dawnbreaker, Inc. has been awarded a sole source contract from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue delivering commercialization services to its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grantees. Since 2001, Dawnbreaker has administered its Commercialization Planning Program (CP2) to NSF funded SBIR/STTR Phase I grantees supporting over 2,500 projects to date. Recognizing that only a portion of the Phase I grantees will be awarded a Phase II grant, NSF introduced the program to increase the probability of successful commercialization of the NSF funded technology irrespective of whether a Phase II award is made and to provide a more level playing field to all entrepreneurs submitting Phase II proposals.

“Until now we have been jointly providing commercialization services with other vendors; with this new contract Dawnbreaker will be solely administering the CP2 to all SBIR/STTR Phase I grantees funded by NSF, and we are excited to embark on this new journey,” says Dr. Carol Rabke, Program Manager at Dawnbreaker.

The intensive, 6-month CP2 includes a mix of activities aimed at helping Phase I grantees develop the 15 page business case for the NSF funded technology that must accompany their Phase II submission to NSF. In addition to feedback on their commercialization plan, grantees are provided market research support, webinars on key business issues and access to resources through a secure eLearning portal. In administering the program, Dawnbreaker draws upon its talented team of Business Acceleration Managers and Market Researchers, who cumulatively have decades of experience in helping small businesses define their path to commercialization.

In addition to the new NSF agreement, Dawnbreaker has recently secured contracts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Labor (DOL). The company continues to work with hundreds of small businesses through SBIR and STTR programs providing services every step along the way from Phase 0 through Phase III.

ROCHESTER, NY (January 18, 2019) – Dawnbreaker, Inc. is set to host several webinar series over the next few months and they all share the common theme of helping small high-tech businesses to transition technology. The Prime Contractor Series, Commercialization Series, and the Agency Series will give small businesses the tools they need to develop key contacts, find appropriate markets, and partner with large corporations.

“With our panel of experts and guests hosts we’ve lined up from both government and industry, we want to provide a valuable resource for those who may have gone through the federal SBIR/STTR programs but aren’t sure what to do next,” explains Dr. Jenny C. Servo, President of Dawnbreaker. “From how to talk to potential customers to how to partner with the largest defense prime contractor in the world, we aim to cover all the relevant topics.”

To view the dates and times of the series, please visit https://www2.dawnbreaker.com/webinars. Registration is completely free; however, space is limited. The first webinar being offered is within the Prime Contractor Series and is titled “How to do Business with BAE Systems.”

Future webinar topics include commercialization strategies, why market research is important, product cost analysis, the 411 on OTAs, and more.

Dawnbreaker has recently secured contracts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Labor (DOL), and is part of the winning SC&A team providing services through the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)’s Technical, Engineering, and Programmatic Support Services (TEPS) II Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The company continues to work with hundreds of small businesses through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

ROCHESTER, NY (January 9, 2019) – In an effort to help state service providers prepare to assist small businesses applying for funding through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, Dr. Jenny Servo, a contractor through the Small Business Administration has just started her fifth Train the Trainer course. The series, titled “Helping Potential SBIR/STTR Applicants” is already full, but will be offered again in March.

The next course, which begins March 4th, is now open for registration. This 10-lesson, 8-week course will help service providers feel more confident in the guidance they provide to high tech small businesses. Participants can expect to spend 2.5-3 hours per week on the studies and once completed, will receive a certificate from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Visit www.dawnbreaker.com/ttt/ to learn more and be one of the early applicants for this series.

“Train the Trainer is free to applicants, and funded entirely by SBA,” explains Dr. Jenny C. Servo, President of Dawnbreaker. “We find it helps to better equip small business development centers, PTACs, and other service providers who want to learn more about the SBIR/STTR program. Train the Trainer is meant to be complementary to services already provided.”

Individual lessons broach a variety of topics including contracts vs. grants, indirect rates, finding the right SBIR/STTR topic, proposal preparation best practices, and whether the programs are the right fit for a particular company.

To learn more, visit www.dawnbreaker.com/ttt/.