FirstIgnite helps researchers connect with companies interested in funding or licensing their research. Researchers enter descriptions of their research and receive the companies and email addresses of those most interested in partnering.

Hello, Product Hunt! Our goal at FirstIgnite is to speed up the pace at which scientific breakthroughs get to market. We do this by making it really easy to identify and connect with companies interested in your scientific research. When we started this project a few years ago, it seemed like an impossible mission. Fast-forward 18 months and we’ve helped 20 universities connect with over 500 companies for feedback, funding, and licensing. This includes technologies like bioengineered organs, new drugs, and energy storage solutions; all of which have the potential to increase human longevity and planet sustainability. Now, we’re launching our software publicly. Our users can upload any piece of scientific literature and receive a tailored list of companies and contacts to connect with. When you’re working with scientific research, sometimes you’re just one conversation away from changing the world, and we hope that more scientists and inventors will turn to our solution to start the conversations that will help them advance their research. We want to thank our team who has been dedicated to our mission, as well as Gustaf and YC! We hope you will share with any scientist, professor, inventor, or researcher that you know. We’re looking for feedback and guidance on what’s next. Thank you, @chase_bonhag & @codyp

@chase_bonhag @codyp Congrats on the PH launch!

@alikafridi Thanks, Ali!

Hi PH! Really excited to launch today. We build tools for the scientific community because although our team can’t cure cancer, our customers can, so we want to provide them with the tools necessary to get their research out of the laboratory and into the market.

This is huge for the science community! Congrats on the launch.