[USNetizen]

Google SBIR, STTR and CRADA. This is how so many of the common technologies that underlie our very way of life were created in the 20th century. Semiconductors, the Internet, database systems, computing in general, etc. etc. etc. People forget the government initially funded so much of the technological foundation of our daily lives through DARPA and other programs, and they are continuing to do so for those willing to take advantage of it.

[USNetizen]

I'm not very acquainted with other YC companies. But I know of hundreds of others that have gone this route for many technologies ranging from energy production to cybersecurity to sensor devices to materials science to software applications in AI and other areas, you name it.

[logicallee]

thanks (to anyone else, the comment ordering is messed up in this thread, each of USNetizen's replies is to the sibling comment below it.)

[USNetizen]

No problem. Yeah, I'm not sure how the comment ordering got messed up.

[logicallee]

thank you, this is very interesting. Do you know of any more recent companies that started on this route but continued through private investment (like YC companies etc.) For example, have any of YC's roughly 1,000 companies made use of SBIR, STTR, CRADA, etc? (Which ones).

[stephendicato]

Technology Transfer[1] is one of the mechanisms that enables collaboration between federal labs and the commercial sector.

Caveat, I am not affiliated with YC. However, technology I invented at an FFRDC was licensed by an investment firm. I choose to follow the work, co-found a startup, and focus on bringing the technology to a wider audience. I'm happy to talk about my experiences.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Technology_Transfer_Ac...

[logicallee]

thanks - you say "I'm happy to talk about my experiences", any chance we could do it off of here? you don't list a contact.