Step 7
Funding Strategy
This is where the big vision starts. A phased capital plan moving from community grants to SBIR, manufacturing funding, and a seed round — backed by pilots, families, and research.
Roadmap
Four phases of funding
Each phase builds the evidence base needed to unlock the next.
Immediate (0–6 Months)
Goal: $5,000 – $50,000
- •Local grants
- •Community foundations
- •Family foundations
- •Autism grants
- •Food allergy grants
Mid-Term (6–18 Months) — SBIR
Goal: $250,000 – $400,000+
- •QR Child Safety Platform
- •School Safety Technology
- •Medical Information Systems
Manufacturing Grants
Goal: $500,000 – $2M+
- •USDA
- •Food innovation grants
- •Manufacturing grants
- •California food production grants
Investors — Seed Round
Goal: $500K – $2M
- •Engineering
- •Manufacturing planning
- •School pilots
- •Regulatory work
Long-Term Story
A safety and nutrition ecosystem
A lot of founders make the mistake of pitching a food company or a QR code app. Our story is bigger.
“Sentinel Biosystems is building a safety and nutrition ecosystem for families affected by food allergies, autism, and special healthcare needs. We provide safe food manufacturing, school safety technology, family resources, advocacy, and research.”
That’s the kind of mission that attracts schools, nonprofits, grants, corporate sponsors, and eventually investors.
What's next
Build the evidence base
Funding unlocks as we collect families, pilots, advisors, and research.