Overview
Unlock Federal Funding with Confidence
Join Grant Engine for a powerful Webinar designed specifically for Colorado-based innovators. As part of our nationwide effort, this session is built to support founders, scientists, and startups with proven strategies for accessing non-dilutive funding from key federal, state, nonprofit, and global funding sources.
The session will be packed with actionable insights covering today’s evolving funding environment, winning strategies, content best practices, smart (and risky) uses of AI, and how to build a long-term, sustainable approach to securing funding.
In this session, you’ll learn:
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The latest federal funding trends and how they impact Colorado-based companies
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How to create a “Virtuous Cycle” for long-term grant success
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Examples of companies that turned early wins into multi-million dollar funding
- How to align with agency priorities and increase your chance of success
- How to avoid common pitfalls that result in grant rejection
- Where AI helps—and where it hurts—in your proposal strategy
Join the Office Hours Session (Optional but Valuable!)
After the webinar, continue the conversation during our interactive Office Hours session.
This is your opportunity to:
- Confidentially discuss your specific company and project.
- Ask questions sparked by the webinar
- Gain additional insights from our experts
- Learn through shared Q&A and discussions with other participants
Office Hours are held after the webinar and require a separate registration.
Meet Your Speakers
Sam Tetlow is Founder & CEO of Grant Engine. Grant Engine has a proven model of delivering funding to leading life science companies through the NIH SBIR program as well as DARPA, BARDA and other DoD sources. Sam has successful experience as an entrepreneur and investor in life sciences companies such as EpiCypher (named best University Startup of 2016 by U.S. Congress), ILS Genomics, Immunologix, Gentris Corporation, and Tranzyme Pharma (IPO April, 2011) among others.
As a leader within companies Sam has a functional focus on product development, sales, finance and corporate development. Sam continues to build on his venture capital experience by investing into compelling companies as an Angel. Sam seeks results and has a proven track record. Sam has generated a 5.8x return on invested capital, with 76% cash realization in his last 14 years of investing.
Sam holds a MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Beta Gamma Sigma, 2003) and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Honors, 1993). He has been on Mt. Everest, is a former competitive triathlete, and an avid proponent of doing good while doing well.
Jun Wang-Gregg is the Grant Strategy and Program Manager at Grant Engine. She has been with Grant Engine for 4 years and has assisted clients in securing over $37M in non-dilutive funding.
Currently, she leads the Grant Strategy Service, assisting clients on the development of comprehensive short and long-term non-dilutive funding roadmaps. With a PhD in Neuroscience and an MS in Molecular Biology, she led the R&D team at Neuraptive Therapeutics on the development of a peripheral nerve injury product through IND-enabling studies and clinical trials before focusing on grant space. To contribute to the local biotech community, she mentors participants in the NSF I-Corps program, supports University of Colorado Technology Transfer initiatives, and collaborates with the Leeds Business School at the University of Colorado Boulder.
As a long-time resident of Colorado, she is an avid climber and hiker.