Venture capitalists and angel investors are not the only ones engaged in investing in early-stage companies. To spur entrepreneurship, CB Insights also track state-run innovation grant programs which are ‘investing’ in early-stage, scalable companies. The investment from these state-run programs comes in the form of grants primarily since the goals for these state-driven programs is job creation and local economic development versus equity investment returns.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Top Five States Providing Grants to Entrepreneurs to Spur Early-Stage Innovation (And Many are Off the Beaten Path) » CB Insights – Blog
Author: CB Insights
