The Innovation Space - The First Fund

The First Fund's mission is to make high-quality investments early in a science entrepreneur’s journey, often as the first believer in a company. The First Fund provides science entrepreneurs a mechanism to immediately start critical lab and business development work, accelerate the achievement of important business milestones, and bring their disruptive technologies to the market faster. The First Fund is designed to help early-stage science startups with compelling business models address validated problems and opportunities in the following areas: ▪Life Sciences ▪Clean Tech ▪Advanced Materials Applications to the First Fund are reviewed quarterly. Founders and teams focused on the growth of their business who will locate their lab at The Innovation Space and make use of our resources, are strongly encouraged to apply.