Led by Starburst, in collaboration with UCLA, SCALE is a one-of-a-kind initiative for industry, government, innovators, academia, and investors to accelerate early-stage aerospace startups across the Los Angeles region.
Donor Name: Starburst
State: California
City: Los Angeles
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/31/2022
Details:
SCALE is funded by the Department of Commerce, and one of the program goals is to drive startup formation, company growth, and economic opportunity in the SoCal region, including across Los Angeles, El Segundo, and Orange Country. Founders in other regions are welcome to apply, but will need to commit to relocating to or starting a business branch in Southern California.
An equity-free program, SCALE’s mission is to help companies push products to market and advance technology research and economic development in Los Angeles.
The program is focused on providing innovators the necessary resources to successfully create emerging technology companies that will drive innovation for future commercial space and national security use cases across the entire aerospace value chain. Everything from enabling sensors for autonomous systems to future spacecraft platforms.
Who should apply?
SCALE is open to pre-seed and seed-stage companies with commercial applications in aerospace. They work with companies across all aerospace verticals or enabling technologies. They are looking for technology that is TRL 3 or above and that addresses a real market need. Tehy are looking for passionate entrepreneurs who are dedicated, full time, to building a better future.
For more information, visit SCALE.
