What’s Offered
Complete package for high tech startups seeking validation, customers and investment
In the cafe celebrating 4s3's $20,000,000 Series A
Business Mentoring and Connections
Get one-to-one business launch support from a team with repeated, successful experience in venture-backed high tech startups. We'll help you achieve product and customer validation and develop a business model that can convert the opportunity into revenue. When you reach the point of being fundable, we'll get you in front of the right investors.
Dedicated Laboratory and Office Space
Plug in and get to work in furnished and serviced wet and dry labs and offices, ready for immediate use. The wet labs are equipped with benches, fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, and ultra-low temperature freezer, and served by a RO/DI water system, and complete safety training, chemical and biological waste pick-up.
Team and Support Space, Lounge and Coffee Bar
Hold impromptu conversations, team meetings as well as formal board meetings in our multiple, flexible and technologically sophisticated collaboration spaces. Retreat to the cafe, the heart of the Venture Development Center, for informal exchange with other members and their guests.
Sales, Marketing and Product Development Interns
Leverage skilled product development, sales and marketing interns to keep your team's focus on strategic tasks. They are available for Web Development; User Interface Design; Technical Writing; Software Engineering; Quality Assurance; IT Support; Market Research; Marketing; and Sales. We do the screening, delivering finalists for you to interview.
Technology and Business Services
Focus on building your company without worrying about operations which our team runs smoothly and continuously. Services include shipping, receiving, reception; WiFi and Internet; access to e-journals, databases and indexes, and more. Run jobs or develop applications on our 48 Core, 384 GB RAM, 3 node shared-memory Linux server with 6 TB storage. Get reliable, on-premises server hosting behind a firewall in our rack space with UPS. We also offer a discount on AWS on-demand compute, storage, database cloud servers.
Competitive, Flexible Terms
Enjoy unmatched flexibility and savings through our ready to move in solution, all inclusive pricing and month to month terms. There is no per person charge.
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