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by jhallenworld 1109 days ago
Well there are grants, sales maybe if you deliver on the request..

https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/topic/current

Pick science or health instead of defense from the list on the left.. but you would be missing out on "MDA23-T002: AI-Informed Algorithms Combined with Differential Game Theory to Support Swarm-on-Swarm Engagements".. Basically to help them build Skynet.

An eye opener is the list of top contractors to the US government:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_100_Contractors_of_the_U.S...

Caltech, MIT, Stanford... SpaceX is 53.

The coolest one is Atlantic Diving Supply (No. 24): it started as a small dive shop that just happened to be located in Virginia Beach.. some Navy Seals kept ordering things from them.. then 9/11 happened..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Diving_Supply