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Cultivate Innovation.
Build Your Future With Us!

Smart Futures Lab offers an invaluable opportunity for growth in the tech space through a free incubator and accelerator program.
 

Open to new majority tech founders, professionals, and students, looking to develop and scale their smart city innovation solutions. 

Join the 2025 Program!

Smart Futures Lab program application opens December 9, 2024 and closes February 21, 2025.

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Incubator
Program

This program caters to tech startups in the early stages of development, whether they are ideating, designing, or testing their products.

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Accelerator
Program

This program is for mature companies looking to scale, build government partnerships, refine their business model, and find funding investors.

Program Growth Tools

Professional Curriculum

Led by industry professionals, learn how to build your and grow your business.

Standalone 5G Network

State of the art indoor and outdoor CBRS network for development and testing.

Connections & Networking

Access to a network of Government contacts, mentors and professionals in the industry.

Prototyping Makerspace

Lab with additive and subtractive equipment to help you further develop your tech solution.

Coworking Space

Conference rooms, event space, meeting areas, and more!

A Program Designed to Accelerate You Forward

In just two years, 19 companies have joined the Smart Futures Lab program, gaining valuable connections and support to fuel their growth. Two of past companies were awarded SBIR grants and are expanding their customer base, while another landed a $1.2 million Department of Defense contract. We're proud to see these impactful milestones and look forward to even more success.

$2.5M

Gained in investments
and sales.

9

New product
prototypes were created.

19

Companies served

in 2 years.

22

 New jobs

were created.

21

Pilots were

Launched.

6

New patents

were registered.

No other program has an ecosystem so robust to support
smart cities companies.

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Members of the Smart Futures Lab have access to everything they need!

Breaking Barriers & Building Spaces

Our mission is to champion diversity and equality, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to thrive and contribute to the future of technology.

Smart Futures Lab is dedicated to fostering inclusivity and equity in the tech and Smart Cities industry by providing a supportive startup program for New Majority: women, individuals with disabilities, and Black, Hispanic & Latino, Indigenous American & Pacific Islander founders.

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No equity required.

Smart Futures Lab is a federally funded initiative, strategically empowering companies committed to leveraging technology to solve urban issues. SFL is dedicated to helping Smart City ventures, providing resources and the necessary guidance to create solutions across vital sectors such as infrastructure, transportation, accessibility, climate and air quality, energy, and beyond.

Recent Posts

"The program provided invaluable resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities that significantly contributed to our company's growth and development."

Salman Chishti
SWAP Founder

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