Christina Drake, Ph.D., founder and owner of Kismet Technologies, shares how funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program supported her high-tech company's growth in Central Florida. Christina is a role model for other women business owners seeking SBIR funds through the Florida High Tech Corridor's SBIR Catalyst program, which provides access to a structured network of mentors and role models, and resources to help women entrepreneurs develop competitive SBIR grant applications and streamline commercialization pathways for their resulting STEM innovations. She is also a member of Cenfluence, The Corridor's Central Florida Cluster Initiative.

Kismet, a woman-owned small business, is focused on how to mitigate pathogen spread, through the use of safe nanotechnology innovations.

Learn more:
Kismet: https://kismet-technologies.com
Florida High Tech Corridor: https://floridahightech.com
Cenfluence: https://cenfluence.com/