| In addition to Google... DataBricks is a multibillion dollar company and was based on research at the AMPLab UC Berkeley, which was funded by an NSF Expeditions grant.
https://amplab.cs.berkeley.edu/news/amp-awarded-10m-nsf-expe... Duolingo is a multibillion dollar company and was based on NSF funded research.
https://www.nsf.gov/science-matters/nsf-gave-duolingo-its-wi... My previous startup, Wombat Security Technologies, was based on NSF funded research of just $1.2M. It led to over 200 jobs, and we helped protect millions of people around the world through our cybersecurity training. I'm sure there are dozens of other startups that I don't know of also based on US Federal funding from NSF and NIH. Strong science leads to a strong economy, and a strong economy is essential to national security. We're also in an AI arms race with other countries around the world. Cutting science funding right now is a massive self-inflicted wound. For everyone who is a US citizen, please write your Senators and House representatives pushing back against the chaos and the proposed science cuts. It only takes a few minutes, and the future of science in the US needs every bit of help it can get right now. |