The Startup & Entrepreneurship Initiative Supporting Minority Institutions & Communities (SEISMIC) program is a growth ecosystem partnership and accelerator formed by a collaboration between Starburst, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, University of Central Florida, Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL), Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and National Reconnaissance Office Commercial Systems Programs Office (NRO CSPO), and SpaceWERX (Air Force Research Laboratory) aimed at supporting entrepreneurs originating from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) developing technologies critical to National Security.
 
The SEISMIC Partnership’s shared vision is to bring about a thriving and dynamic A&D ecosystem populated by a highly diverse community of innovators, entrepreneurs and professionals, that, when brought together and given reliable access to growth enabling supports, can rapidly build and deliver advanced technologies to fulfill technology capability gaps in the US national security enterprise and contribute towards creating an inclusive and prosperous economy.