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Find similar grantsFairfax Founders Fund is sponsored by Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. This grant provides technical assistance and funding to early-stage startups in Fairfax County, aiming to strengthen economic development by growing innovation-based businesses and jobs.
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Fairfax Founders Fund | Department of Economic Initiatives Department of Economic Initiatives (DEI) Our office is open 8:30AM-4:30PM M-F EconomicInitiatives@FairfaxCounty.
gov 12015 Route 50, Suite 510 Business Events & Education Calendar 2025 Economic Initiatives Project Highlights Accelerate Breakfasts Series Economic Opportunity Reserve Economic Initiatives Annual Reports Fairfax CORE - Support for Small & Local Businesses Fairfax County Business & Economic Data Dashboard Pandemic Grants Impact Report Talent Up Northern Virginia Upcoming Entrepreneurial Events Category: Programming Support FFF Cohort #2 Celebration at Bunnyman Brewing Category: Programming Support To date, thirteen companies have been awarded grant funding from the first two cohorts.
Department of Economic Initiatives | Fairfax County Economic Development Authority County Investment: $1,000,000 Total Investment: $1,000,000 County Funding to Date: $275,000 Direct Revenue Generated: TBD Foster innovation-driven businesses and job creation while preparing young companies for future investment opportunities.
Promote Fairfax County's advantages by connecting startups with local partnerships and supporting the development of technology clusters. Champion economic mobility by providing a source of early-stage capital to high-growth businesses with diverse ownership. Program outreach to underrepresented and diverse founders, including women, people of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
Five companies were selected for grant funding in the first cohort in 2023 Eight additional companies received grant funding through the program in 2024 Applications for the third cohort closed on May 5, 2025, and are currently under review.
Project Received IEDC Excellence Award in 2024 Short-Term Contract Success: Pluribus Inc. (second cohort) – Awarded a $1,123,469 Phase III Contract with Andrews Airforce Base Saltenna LLC (second cohort) – Awarded a total of $5,300,000 in contracts with the USSOCOM and DTRA Medium-Term Intellectual Property Success: 3D Orthobiologic Solutions (3DOS) (first cohort) – Executed a license for their patent associated with graft technology for segmental bone defect repair Long-Term Product Success: Near Start Fusion(first cohort) - Developing two new rail gun products for the energy and medical device industries Bloom Catch (first cohort) – Expanding its product offering to include an API integration with point-of-sale transactions.
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