Startup Map Hub

1. Legal work authorization us

Are you legally authorized to work in the U.S. for the full two-year duration of the fellowship?

Yes, I am legally authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of the fellowship No, I do not have and cannot obtain U.S. work authorization

2. Founder background and hardware status

Do you hold at least a bachelor's degree with 4+ years of post-baccalaureate technical/scientific experience, and are you a first-time hard-tech founder?

Yes to both: Bachelor's + 4+ years post-baccalaureate technical experience, and leading commercial development of hard-tech for the first time I meet the technical experience requirements, but I am a repeat founder who has previously led commercial development of hard-tech No, I do not have a bachelor's degree with 4+ years of post-baccalaureate technical/scientific experience

3. Technology domain and healthcare

Which category best describes your core technology innovation and target application?

Hard-tech/hardware based in physical or biological sciences or engineering (outside pure healthcare/pharma) Biological/life sciences innovation targeting non-healthcare applications (e.g., biomanufacturing, agtech, industrial biotech) Solely healthcare-focused requiring FDA drug/device approval or following a traditional pharmaceutical pathway Pure software, digital app, or e-commerce with no physical/hardware or hard-science component

4. External funding and commercial stage

What is the commercial and funding stage of your project?

Still in development (not full-scale sales) and raised $2M or less in non-governmental debt/equity Raised more than $2M in non-governmental debt/equity funding Already at full-scale product sales in the market

5. Technical readiness and proof of concept

What is the current technical readiness of your innovation?

Early proof-of-concept or prototype validated with experimental data showing it works Basic laboratory concept with preliminary data, needing significant technical de-risking Theoretical concept only without experimental or bench validation

6. Fellowship commitment and leadership

Are you prepared to commit full-time to leading this project/company if awarded the fellowship?

Yes, I am fully committed to working on this full-time and taking on a primary business leadership role I can only commit part-time or wish to remain primarily an academic advisor/consultant

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