Partner with TopicScout

SBIR consultants, university TTOs, SBDC networks, accelerators, and grant writers: TopicScout pays you to help your clients find SBIR/STTR topics faster. Three tiers, depending on how you work with your client roster.

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The three tiers

Affiliate

30%

recurring revenue share, life of subscription

  • Unique ref link + 90-day cookie
  • Stripe payout monthly
  • Best fit: solo consultants, accountants, accelerator alums
  • Sign up: /affiliate (auto-approve, 24h)

Consultant white-label

$200–500/mo

flat, unlimited clients on your book

  • One TopicScout license, your firm’s brand on weekly digests
  • Up to 25 (Lite) or 100 (Pro) client cap statements
  • Drop-in workflow inside your existing intake
  • $50 launch credit when you onboard first client
  • Best fit: SBIR consultancies with 5+ active clients

Institutional

$500–2k/mo

flat, full portfolio + co-marketing

  • Single dashboard for entire cohort/portfolio
  • One digest per cap statement in your network
  • ITAR/CUI pre-filter, per-cohort topic history
  • Co-hosted webinar quarterly, partner directory listing
  • Best fit: state SBDC networks, university TTOs, accelerators, FAST hubs, innovation hubs

How partnership works

Apply. Fill the form below. We respond within 1 business day with a 30-min onboarding call invite.
Onboard. We set up your dashboard, brand the digests (white-label tier), and walk your team through the matcher. Usually one call, no contract gymnastics.
Refer or roll out. Affiliate: share your ref link. White-label: add client cap statements to your dashboard. Institutional: we import your cohort and the weekly digest starts firing the next Monday.
Co-market. Once you have 3+ clients live: joint webinar, blog cross-link, partner directory listing on topicscout.io/partners. Quarterly cadence.
Get paid. Affiliate: 30% recurring via Stripe on the 1st. White-label/Institutional: you bill your clients separately; your TopicScout license is the floor.

Why partner with TopicScout vs the alternatives

ToolPartner programCoverage White-label?Co-marketing?
TopicScout 30% affiliate + white-label + institutional All 11 SBIR/STTR agencies + Grants.gov + NSF Yes ($200–500/mo) Quarterly co-hosted webinars, partner directory
HigherGovReseller program (enterprise only) SBIR + 7k+ SLED sourcesNoNo
InstrumentlPartner program (foundation grants only) Foundation grants, not SBIRNoYes (webinars + CFRE credits, nonprofit audience)
SBIR.gov / Grants.govn/a (government source) All federaln/an/a

FAQ

Can I run all three tiers at once?
Yes — affiliate refers clients who pay TopicScout directly ($29/mo each), white-label covers clients you manage in your book, institutional covers your full portfolio. They’re additive, not exclusive.
What’s the difference between affiliate and white-label?
Affiliate: your client signs up at topicscout.io, pays us, you get 30% recurring. White-label: you pay one flat license fee, manage your own client list inside your firm’s dashboard, brand the digests with your logo. White-label is better if you don’t want your clients to know about TopicScout by name, or if you’re bundling the digest into your consulting fee.
Is there an exclusivity clause?
No. You can partner with HigherGov, GovWin, etc. at the same time.
What does the co-hosted webinar look like?
One hour, recorded, posted to your YouTube + ours. We bring the SBIR topic-of-the-week data; you bring the audience and the case study. We have a template deck. CFRE-equivalent credits aren’t available for SBIR, but state SBDC CE credits often are.
Who do I email if I just have a question?
james@topicscout.io. Solo founder, no SDR layer.

Apply for partnership

No application fee. 24h response. The form is intentionally short; specifics get sorted on the call.