National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF), established in 1950 and located in Alexandria, Virginia, is an independent federal agency dedicated to advancing fundamental research and education across all scientific and engineering disciplines. With an annual budget of approximately $7.8 billion, the NSF operates America's Seed Fund, which allocates nearly $200 million each year to support startups and small businesses through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This initiative provides non-dilutive funding of up to $1.5 million to assist in research and development efforts, thereby facilitating the transformation of scientific discoveries into commercially viable products and services. By helping to de-risk technology, the NSF plays a crucial role in fostering innovation and addressing societal challenges through scientific advancements.

James Donlon

Program Director

Sean L. Jones

Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Sethuraman Panchanathan

Director

Ben Schrag Ph.D

Program Director and Policy Liaison, SBIR / STTR

Past deals in Visual Search

Eyes in Sync

Grant in 2020
Eyes in Sync is a company based in Oakland, California, focused on developing innovative technologies aimed at enhancing vision. The company specializes in creating virtual reality games that improve eye coordination and facilitate reading and other essential tasks. Its cloud-based, data-driven gaming app tracks players' performance and provides insights into their progress in areas such as reading fluency, sports performance, and e-gaming. By combining entertainment with practical benefits, the platform appeals to children while also satisfying parents who seek measurable improvements in their children's reading skills.
Wildlife Imaging Systems is focused on providing advanced machine vision solutions to the research community. It develops a machine vision platform to help the research community conserve wildlife through video capture.

BassInSight

Grant in 2019
BassInSight develops fishing visual detection technology to estimate the visibility of objects to fish in complex aquatic environments. The company's headquarters are in Champaign, Illinois.

Choosito

Grant in 2019
Choosito is a developer of a search engine tool that enhances learning by providing personalized search capabilities tailored to students' reading levels. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Choosito analyzes human language to identify and deliver quality educational resources that align with individual comprehension abilities across various subjects. This innovative approach transforms the web into an effective learning tool, allowing users to easily access resources while also facilitating class management and analytics. By focusing on the unique needs of each learner, Choosito aims to optimize educational experiences and improve learning outcomes.

Vidrovr

Grant in 2019
Vidrovr Inc. specializes in video processing technology that organizes and enhances video content through advanced multimodal computer vision and machine learning systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers solutions that automatically index, tag, and understand videos, allowing users to efficiently search and retrieve specific content. Its platform includes a Metadata API that facilitates direct video uploads and provides time-stamped metadata for improved searchability. Additionally, Vidrovr features a Clip Generator that creates social media-ready clips, seamlessly integrating them back into content management systems. The company's technology is particularly tailored for various domains, including sports, government, and media, enabling users to link video content with other media such as photos and text.

GrokStyle

Grant in 2018
GrokStyle Inc., founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in visual search recognition software. The company developed an innovative app that allows users to automatically identify furniture and home decor from images taken from various angles. This technology enhances the consumer experience by providing visual search capabilities, inspiration, and tailored recommendations. As of February 2019, GrokStyle was acquired by Facebook, further expanding its potential for integration within broader technology platforms.

Vifant

Grant in 2017
Vifant is focused on creating a digital platform aimed at identifying vision acuity impairment in preverbal children. The company has developed a mobile application that can assess vision impairment in both verbal and non-verbal patients. This application leverages the principle of optical-kinetic nystagmus, which refers to the eyes' natural reflexive response to moving patterns. By utilizing this method, Vifant's solution facilitates the early detection of vision problems, providing a cost-effective approach for parents and healthcare providers.

ViSOAR

Grant in 2017
ViSOAR provides multidimensional data arrays for platform-independent collaborative analytics and visualization. The ViSOAR Explorer software solutions, powered by ViSUS, were designed with the primary philosophy that massive data visualization does not require specialized hardware or infrastructure. To put it another way, a large data visualization environment can be designed to be lightweight, highly scalable, and run on a variety of platforms or hardware.

Shopagon

Grant in 2016
Shopagon is a Visual intelligence for real-time retail personalization.

Vidrovr

Grant in 2016
Vidrovr Inc. specializes in video processing technology that organizes and enhances video content through advanced multimodal computer vision and machine learning systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers solutions that automatically index, tag, and understand videos, allowing users to efficiently search and retrieve specific content. Its platform includes a Metadata API that facilitates direct video uploads and provides time-stamped metadata for improved searchability. Additionally, Vidrovr features a Clip Generator that creates social media-ready clips, seamlessly integrating them back into content management systems. The company's technology is particularly tailored for various domains, including sports, government, and media, enabling users to link video content with other media such as photos and text.

ViSOAR

Grant in 2015
ViSOAR provides multidimensional data arrays for platform-independent collaborative analytics and visualization. The ViSOAR Explorer software solutions, powered by ViSUS, were designed with the primary philosophy that massive data visualization does not require specialized hardware or infrastructure. To put it another way, a large data visualization environment can be designed to be lightweight, highly scalable, and run on a variety of platforms or hardware.

Ghodousi

Grant in 2015
Cost effective Sonar Glasses for blind people. It enables them to detect obstacles around them and to develop a mental picture of their surrounding based on echo-location principle. It protects them against overhanging objects and low ceilings, as well as running into traffic poles. Finally, it expands their detection space beyond the tip of their walking canes.

Choosito

Grant in 2013
Choosito is a developer of a search engine tool that enhances learning by providing personalized search capabilities tailored to students' reading levels. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Choosito analyzes human language to identify and deliver quality educational resources that align with individual comprehension abilities across various subjects. This innovative approach transforms the web into an effective learning tool, allowing users to easily access resources while also facilitating class management and analytics. By focusing on the unique needs of each learner, Choosito aims to optimize educational experiences and improve learning outcomes.

EyePredict

Grant in 2012
EyePredict is a developer of commercializing predictive attention software which is intended to improve health commonly for neurological and psychiatric conditions to allow marketplaces to optimize commercial displays. The company intends to improve decision making for attention development which reflects upon patterns in mental dysfunction using neuroscience based software technology to predict visual attention. EyePredict was established by Ran Carmi in Los Angeles, California.

Vivisimo

Seed Round in 2003
Vivisimo is a provider of advanced search solutions designed to optimize information access for enterprises. The company offers a web meta-search engine platform that organizes and clusters search results, employing a comparative ranking system to enhance the relevance of information retrieval. This technology enables various sectors, including government, life sciences, manufacturing, electronics, and consumer goods, to efficiently locate and leverage pertinent information, regardless of its source or format. Vivisimo's offerings include standalone search applications and OEM versions that can be integrated into partner solutions. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, USA, and collaborates with partners globally to deliver its innovative products, which incorporate user-friendly interfaces, flexible security management, and a modern architecture for rapid deployment.

Vivisimo

Seed Round in 2001
Vivisimo is a provider of advanced search solutions designed to optimize information access for enterprises. The company offers a web meta-search engine platform that organizes and clusters search results, employing a comparative ranking system to enhance the relevance of information retrieval. This technology enables various sectors, including government, life sciences, manufacturing, electronics, and consumer goods, to efficiently locate and leverage pertinent information, regardless of its source or format. Vivisimo's offerings include standalone search applications and OEM versions that can be integrated into partner solutions. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, USA, and collaborates with partners globally to deliver its innovative products, which incorporate user-friendly interfaces, flexible security management, and a modern architecture for rapid deployment.
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