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Connecticut Innovations

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Flexible Loans through URBANK

Up to $5,000,000 for:

  • Permanent working capital loans
  • Equipment loans
  • Commercial real estate loans

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Venture Capital/Equity Funds

  • Pre-seed funds (up to $150,000)
  • Seed funds (investments up to $500,000)
  • Eli Whitney Equity Funds (up to $1.5M per round, up to a maximum of $7M)
  • Venture/Mezzanine Debt Fund ($300,000 to $2M)
  • Angel Investor Tax Credit Program

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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Acceleration & Commercialization Program

  • Grants for Phase I support up to $100,000
  • Grants for Phase II support up to $200,000

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Entrepreneur Innovation Awards

  • $10,000 grant awards

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