Stacy L. Chin shows defense tech founders how to get non-dilutive funding through SBIR, STTR, and other government programs. She's raised over $50 million for startups and says these grants let you keep ownership while gaining market validation and access to defense buyers.
Welcome back to the channel. If you're joining us for the first time, I'm Stacy L Chin, a professional grants and contracting consultant who has helped to raise over $50 million for startups developing innovation in healthcare, climate, and defense. For founders developing dual-use technologies, which are solutions that would serve both the commercial and defense markets, non-dilutive capital isn't just smart capital, but rather is strategic capital. Unlike venture funding, where you have to trade your equity for speed, federal grants and contracts can let you fund your defense tech without giving up ownership or control. For example, programs like the SBIR and the STTR, AppWorks, Pactify, Stratify, and NSIC pilot are designed specifically for innovators who sit at the intersection of commercial and national security needs. And this is what makes non-dilutive funding so powerful, especially for dual-use founders. Every dollar comes in with validation, traction, and access to real mission demand.
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