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Founded by David Belt on Jun 2016.1
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Technology center in Brooklyn, New York
Newlab opened in June 2016, as a multi-disciplinary technology center. Housed in Building 128 of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the $35 million project serves as a hardware-focused shared workspace, research lab, and hatchery for socially oriented tech manufacturing.2 It was founded by David Belt.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Newlab opened in June 2016, as a multi-disciplinary technology center. Housed in Building 128 of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the $35 million project serves as a hardware-focused shared workspace, research lab, and hatchery for socially oriented tech manufacturing.2
Founded by David Belt on Jun 2016.1
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Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
| Year | Federal grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.0M | $5.0M |
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2024–2024, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
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