Yes, I would say that additional funding is required for entrepreneurs who want their technology to reach maturity, be demonstrated, and then be commercialized. It is always hard to get the last chunk of funding for commercialization. To complete all the stages for approval, certification and standards, in particular, additional highly targeted funding would be beneficial since innovation also has to meet a need, as Ms. Jackson pointed out.
As to venture capital, money is available. What is lacking is private funding. The funding phase also has to be completed so that demonstration projects can reach technological maturity and commercialization. That is the crux of the matter. A lot of projects do not make it that far precisely because they are lacking that extra boost, which is not a huge amount of funding, but is still essential.