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Funding strategies, product updates, and ideas from the ActionStarters team.
AI & InnovationMarch 15, 2025
How AI Is Transforming Grant Discovery for Researchers
Traditional grant hunting takes months. We built an AI engine that surfaces the right opportunities in seconds — here's how it works.
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Funding GuideFebruary 28, 2025
The 2025 SBIR Program Guide: Everything You Need to Know
A plain-English breakdown of SBIR Phase I and II requirements, timelines, and what reviewers actually look for in winning proposals.
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StrategyJanuary 12, 2025
Building a Winning Research Team: Lessons from 100 Funded Projects
After analyzing 100 successfully funded projects on our platform, we found five patterns that separated the winners from the rest.
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Product UpdateJanuary 3, 2025
Q1 2025 Platform Update: New Genie Features & Campaign Tools
We shipped major improvements to the Genie AI assistant, real-time campaign dashboards, and multi-language support. Here's the full rundown.
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