Yes, our first company (Ksplice) got an NSF SBIR Phase I. We had bootstrapped the company, and the grant was definitely helpful! (Having said that, the applica

Yes, our first company (Ksplice) got an NSF SBIR Phase I. We had bootstrapped the company, and the grant was definitely helpful! (Having said that, the application process is pretty onerous and so are the bookkeeping/timetracking requirements.)