Accelerate your Startup.
Our programs are designed to accelerate the translation of new ideas into sustainable enterprises.
Join one of our startup programs to accelerate translating your idea into a sustainable enterprise through our unique combination of connections, resources, and funding.
All program graduates – our Alumni – gain access to the Larta Institute ecosystem for life, to support your future growth and scaling.
Let’s feed, fuel, and heal the world.
Our Programs
Our programs are open to aspiring & underserved entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds who are seeking to accelerate science & technology innovation for a sustainable planet.
We help inventors & startups utilize SBIR/STTR government grant funding to move their idea from early-stage R&D to a sustainable enterprise for global impact.
Since 2004, we have partnered with government agencies to offer leading cohort-based Commercialization Assistance Programs (CAP) and a robust menu of Technical & Business Assistance (TABA).
Heal.LA’s Bioscience & Healthcare Accelerator Program is committed to nurturing and scaling innovations that positively impact the health and wellness of communities in the Los Angeles region.
The 6-month program offers entrepreneurs a unique combination of guidance and education backed by world-class experts in the life sciences industry.
Do you have an idea to make your community more resilient, equitable & sustainable?
The Ventures Fellows program is a 9-month hands-on experience – we invest in diverse innovators to pilot good ideas that help communities become more resilient in response to the impacts of climate change.
We invest in promising founders and startups who are working to feed, fuel, & heal the world.
Our co-creation studio model invests resources and expertise in sustainability-focused ventures to prepare them for seed or Series A funding.
We invest capital into impact-driven startups alongside our active funding network.
Amercia's Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR)
Larta are the contracted agency for SBIR/STTR Commercialization Accelerator Programs (CAP) in partnership with the DOE, NOAA, and USDA.
We also provide a robust menu of Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) for SBIR/STTR grant awardees across various agencies including NSF, DofEd, NIST, NIH, and NASA.
Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) – for DOE SBIR Phase I Grant Awardees
Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) – for DOE SBIR Phase II Grant Awardees
Commercialization Assistance Program (NOAA-CAP)
USDA-CTABA
USDA Phase I SBIR Awardees
Commercialization Assistance
Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) – for SBIR Phase II Awardees
Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) – for SBIR Phase I and II Awardees
Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) – for SBIR Phase I and II Awardees
Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) – for SBIR Phase I and II Awardees
Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) – for SBIR Phase I and II Awardees
Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) – for SBIR Phase I and II Awardees
Our Innovation Platform & Ecosystem
Our innovation platform & ecosystem power our startup programs to accelerate new science & technology – by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding.
Alumni Profiles
We support aspiring & underserved entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to translate their ideas into sustainable enterprises.
