Resources
Browse our directory of funding resources from a variety local, state & federal sources.
Funding Resources
Oklahoma Resources
OKBio is a statewide membership organization exclusively dedicated to the growth of Oklahoma’s bioscience sector.
OBIA prioritizes the needs of entrepreneurs and brings value to those who work side-by-side with early stage businesses.
The agency’s mission is to diversify and grow Oklahoma’s economy through strategic investment in technology – its development, transfer and commercialization. The agency takes great pride in being recognized as a results-driven, high-performing organization that helps to increase research activity and public/private partnerships leading to high paying jobs, overall economic growth and improving quality of life.
The mission of the New Product Development Center is to link the innovative ideas and capabilities of Oklahoma’s small-and medium-sized manufacturers with the knowledge and technical expertise of the land grant university faculty, staff and students. This collaboration allows for the development and commercialization of economically competitive new products and improves manufacturing practices that strengthen economies, create new and enhanced jobs, improve capital investment and increase tax base.
The IAS is a non-profit, state-funded service that helps Oklahoma inventors navigate the invention process from idea to the marketplace through education, information, and referrals.
The Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance offers technical assistance and business advice, helping companies become progressively more successful through a statewide network of manufacturing extension agents and applications engineers.
OSBDC’s mission is to ensure that all Oklahomans have access to professional and confidential business counseling, educational workshops, and continuing support throughout their business ventures.
Oklahoma has focused on promoting economic growth and job creation for more than three decades. REI Oklahoma works with partners across the state to create opportunities and provide resources to individuals, businesses and entrepreneurs. From technical assistance and training, to lending programs and down payment assistance, REI Oklahoma is committed to positively impacting businesses and communities in Oklahoma.
The Riata Center is dedicated to high impact entrepreneurial outreach on Oklahoma State University’s campus, in the region, around the State of Oklahoma, and across America. The Center is intimately engaged with the entrepreneurial community, and strongly committed to creating unique experiential learning opportunities for students.
The State Chamber of Oklahoma is a private, nonprofit, business-membership organization designed to advocate business needs at the state and federal levels.
iCCEW specializes in technology commercialization, software business development, social entrepreneurship, and agile product design.
Useful for general business advisement from mentors with experience in a range of industries.
Useful for general business advisement from mentors with experience in a range of industries.
Coding DOJO is a nationwide programming bootcamp who is partnering with the George Kaiser Family Foundation to bring their industry–leading curriculum to Tulsa. This program accelerates participants into an entirely new career in the tech–industry, and becoming a developer is only one of many exciting paths to take.
OK Coders courses are accessible to both professional developers and those with limited programming experience and cover a range of technologies and tools needed to build complete web applications and kick-start a career in programming.
Professional network of over 4,000 information technology workers, hobbyists, students, teachers, and future technologists. Offers community events and conferences.
Meetup with other technologists across a number of languages and disciplines.
Access to library subscriptions including market data, competitor analysis, etc. Must have library card to create a remote login account.
Supports Nonprofit sector through training, consulting, advocacy, networking and awards.
Oklahoma Business Incubators
National Resources
The Angel Capital Association is North America’s professional alliance of angel groups. The association brings together many of the angel organizations in the United States and Canada to share best practices and collaboration opportunities. ACA provides excellent professional development and discounts on important services for angel investors who belong to member groups, and also serves as the public policy voice of the American angel community.
In partnership with the Library of Congress, the Center for History and New Media, and the University of Maryland Libraries, the Archive collects and preserves business plans and related planning documents from the Birth of the Dot Com Era so that future generations will be able to learn from this episode in the history of technology and entrepreneurship.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) have formed a new public-private partnership focused on leveraging best practices in entrepreneurial leadership to advance economic growth around the world. The goal of this partnership is to assist all nations in developing the environment to allow entrepreneurs to organize and operate a business venture, create wealth, and employ people.
Innovation America’s mission is to accelerate the growth of the entrepreneurial innovation economy in America.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Kauffman Foundation is among the 30 largest foundations in the United States with an asset base of approximately $2 billion.
NAWBO works to strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of its members and promote economic development, create innovative and effective changes in the business culture, build strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations, and transform public policy and influence opinion makers. They offer many resources including educational activities, business referrals and leadership training.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Kauffman Foundation is among the 30 largest foundations in the United States with an asset base of approximately $2 billion.
The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. A collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based upon data from Thomson Reuters, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind. The MoneyTree Report is the definitive source of information on emerging companies that receive financing and the venture capital firms that provide it. The study is a staple of the financial community, entrepreneurs, government policymakers and the business press worldwide.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology administers the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Through this competitive program, SBA ensures that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts. Eleven federal departments participate in the SBIR program. The U.S National Science Foundation administers the SBIR.GOV site on behalf of the federal government.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology administers the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Through this competitive program, SBA ensures that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts. Five departments participate in the STTR program.
State & Federal Grants
The Oklahoma Applied Research Support program helps universities, foundations and businesses fund cutting-edge research that will benefit Oklahoma’s economy. These federal grant programs are administered by OCAST.
SBIR and STTR are competitively awarded federal programs designed to stimulate technological innovation and provide opportunities for small businesses. These federal grant programs are administered by OCAST.
The Oklahoma Health Research Program competitively awards seed funds for research projects related to human health to Oklahoma Universities and colleges, non-profit research foundations and commercial companies in Oklahoma. These federal grant programs are administered by OCAST.
Funds & Investment Resources
The Angel Capital Association is North America’s Professional alliance of angel groups.
Davis, Tuttle Venture Partners (DTVP) is a private investment partnership formed to provide emerging growth companies with the necessary long-term development capital, as well as vital management counsel and support.
MetaFund is a collaborative, non-profit, multi-bank-funded, community development, private equity and venture capital firm.
OLSF invests in promising life science technologies where businesses and management teams can be built. Investment decisions made by the Fund’s limited partners and OLSF will be the first professionally managed money invested.
The Oklahoma Venture Forum (OVF) is a non-profit corporation organized to encourage economic development in Oklahoma.
SeedStep Angels is a formalized group of accredited Angel Investors comprised of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders in Oklahoma who provide investment capital, strategic advice and mentoring to emerging growth companies to help them achieve market leadership. Seedstep Angels is managed by i2E, Inc.
Crowdfunded micro loans up to $10,000.