GetChkd Inc. announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.9MM focused on Blockchain Infrastructure to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
GetChkd Inc announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.9MM focused on Blockchain Infrastructure to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and on September 27, 2025, GetChkd Inc started its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.
"The opportunity to extend the use of our Blockchain Infrastructure Platform, while also accelerating commercialization in the private sector, is a significant milestone for GetChkd,"
said Michael Caplovitz, Founder and CEO of GetChkd.
"We are honored to collaborate with SpaceWERX to advance this technology."