Published on
Monday, October 17, 2011
Private companies with VC
ownership of 50% or more finally may be able to access funds under the Small
Business Innovation Research program. A compromise between House and Senate
versions of an SBIR reauthorization bill could come this month.
Both versions contain
provisions to include majority venture-owned companies in the SBIR program,
although the precise percentages differ. In the House version, up to 45% of
SBIR