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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is organizing an invitation-only Pitch Day scheduled for November 2, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, held in conjunction with the MXO Spark Tank event. The primary objective of this initiative is to fund short-term scientific discovery solutions that advance technical understanding, generate innovative concepts, and reduce uncertainty to pave the way for future groundbreaking programs. To achieve these goals, the agency is implementing an acquisition strategy specifically designed to lower barriers of entry for entities new to the national security space. Priority is placed on attracting non-traditional organizations, small businesses that have not previously served as prime performers for the agency, and universities with Principal Investigators who have not previously led a funded award.

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DARPA Pitch Day funds short-term scientific discovery for non-traditional organizations and small businesses.

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Department of Defense → Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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561920 - Convention and Trade Show Organizers

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The Multi X Office (MXO) will host an invitation-only, in-person Pitch Day on Nov. 2, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, in conjunction with the MXO Spark Tank event.The goals of the MXO Pitch Day are toFund scientific discovery solutions for short-term efforts with the intent to advance scientific understanding, generate new concepts or methods, reduce technical uncertainty, and create future groundbreaking DARPA programsEmploy an acquisition strategy to encourage participation by non-traditional organizations and small businesses that have not previously received a DARPA-funded award as a prime performer and universities whose Principal Investigator has not previously served as a Principal Investigator under a DARPA-funded awardBroaden DARPA’s goals to break down barriers of entry for performers new to DARPA and the national security spaceLearn more

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