RAPID: Connecting Early Stage Capital to the Deep Tech Innovation Ecosystem

深科技领域正在开发的技术有可能从根本上改变和颠覆各种各样的行业。该项目的结果将是促进发现和了解与确定的十个技术重点领域有关的技术。在天使投资资本的帮助下，这些进步将在人工智能、天文学、生物技术、气候建模、网络安全、药物发现和开发、能源存储和转换、基因组学、材料科学、量子计算、太空探索和药物开发等领域带来新产品和服务。该项目旨在更好地教育天使投资人社区关于深度技术投资的好处，旨在增加可用于深度技术部门部署的私人资本的数量。为实现这一目标，将开展以下三项项目活动：(1)数据收集：参与数据收集工作，以更好地了解天使投资者目前如何投资Deep Tech。(2)投资者教育：制定一系列教育计划，使天使投资者了解Deep Tech的技术和商业化潜力。(3)投资者激活：通过区域会议、ACA年度峰会和ACA的全国联合努力，向深度科技初创企业介绍天使投资者。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The technologies under development in the deep tech space have the potential to radically transform and disrupt a wide variety of industries. The outcome of this project would be to promote discovery and understanding of technologies related to the defined ten technology focus areas. These advancements, with the assistance of angel investor capital, will lead to new products and services in fields as varied as artificial intelligence, astronomy, biotechnology, climate modeling, cybersecurity, drug discovery and development, energy storage and conversion, genomics, materials science, quantum computing, space exploration, and drug development, etc.This project is designed to better educate the angel investor community on the benefits of deep tech investments with the intention of increasing the amount of private capital available for deployment in the deep tech sector. To achieve this, the following three project activities will be undertaken: (1) Data Collection: Engage in a data collection effort to better understand how angel investors are currently investing in Deep Tech. (2) Investor Education: Develop a series of educational programs to expose angel investors to the technology and commercialization potential of Deep Tech. (3) Investor Activation: Introduce angel investors to Deep Tech start-ups through regional convenings, the ACA annual Summit, and the ACA's national syndication effort.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.