Programs for Startups​

Wherever you are on your journey, we’re here to help you navigate

From new founders to early-stage startups, Larta can help to transform your idea into a sustainable enterprise. Each year, we select over 500 founders and ventures to join our startup accelerators. We provide innovators with access to our programs, ecosystem, and funding, which all play a vital role in supporting the development and implementation of their solutions.

Fueling Founders.
Fast-Tracking Futures.

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America's Seed Fund

Publicly-Funded Government Programs

Each year, America’s Seed Fund awards over $4 billion of equity-free funding to American small businesses through federal agencies. Through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, America’s Seed Fund provides non-dilutive funding to develop your technology and chart a path toward commercialization.

Currently, Larta offers formal programs for the U.S. Department of Energy (SBIR Phase I) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (SBIR Phase I and Phase II). We have also served as formal partner to NIH, NIST, NSF and more recently, NOAA on these agencies’ Phase I or II programs. We provide assistance to companies who have received Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) funding from all agencies, including NASA.

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Weather & Disaster Resilience Commercialization Acceleration Program

Publicly-Funded Government Programs
 Each year, America’s Seed Fund awards over $4 billion of equity-free funding to American small businesses through federal agencies. Through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, America’s Seed Fund provides non-dilutive funding to develop your technology and chart a path toward commercialization.

Currently, Larta offers formal programs for the U.S. Department of Energy (SBIR Phase I) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (SBIR Phase I and Phase II). We have also served as formal partner to NIH, NIST, NSF and more recently, NOAA on these agencies’ Phase I or II programs. We provide assistance to companies who have received Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) funding from all agencies, including NASA.
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Energy Innovation Commercialization Acceleration Program

Publicly-Funded Government Programs

 Each year, America’s Seed Fund awards over $4 billion of equity-free funding to American small businesses through federal agencies. Through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, America’s Seed Fund provides non-dilutive funding to develop your technology and chart a path toward commercialization.

Currently, Larta offers formal programs for the U.S. Department of Energy (SBIR Phase I) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (SBIR Phase I and Phase II). We have also served as formal partner to NIH, NIST, NSF and more recently, NOAA on these agencies’ Phase I or II programs. We provide assistance to companies who have received Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) funding from all agencies, including NASA.

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TABA

Publicly-Funded Government Programs

TABA is supplementary commercialization funding designed to complement SBIR/STTR grants from a TABA provider you identify. The goal of TABA is to improve commercialization outcomes, and can be used for various purposes, such as developing comprehensive commercialization plans, intellectual property strategies, market research, competitor analysis, and so much more. Larta played a pivotal role in advocating for TABA funds in Congress. Now, we stand ready to assist you with a system honed and proven over 32 years. Larta will help you through the process of obtaining TABA funds from government agencies. Ever since TABA’s implementation in 2019, Larta has supported over 350 innovations through this opportunity.

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Larta’s Community Labs are split into two cohorts

HEAL.LA

Improving the health & wellness of underserved communities in LA County

The Heal.LA Bioscience & Healthcare Accelerator is a 9-month, hands-on program, geared towards investing in diverse entrepreneurs to nurture and scale innovations that positively impact the health and wellness of communities in Los Angeles.

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Venture Fellows

Making our community more resilient to climate change, equitable, & sustainable

The Venture Fellows program is a 9-month, hands-on accelerator, focused on investing in diverse innovators to pilot good ideas that help communities become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

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Larta offers structured supports during your innovation journey.

Advisors

Larta is committed to the startup journey from the very beginning.

Platform

Larta is committed to the startup journey from the very beginning.

Funding

Larta is committed to the startup journey from the very beginning.

The Future of Sustainability Starts Here.

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Startups participated in our Commercialization
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Startups participated in our Technical & Business Assistance programs (TABA).