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Contracts, Capital, Collaboration, Connections
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The Vault is Open!
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Tech Scouts, Investors, Research Institutions, the DoD and Military can review pitches until March, 31s!
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It is not to late to submit your pitch to be seen and contacted by leaders with capital and contracts.
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​Our Joint Military Pitch Day has broadened to
National Security.
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Companies seeking investment capital business opportunities will present their
capabilities to Angels, VC, Family Offices, Private Equity, the Military, DoD and Prime Defense Contractors.
Showcasing Hope for the Warriors-
A national nonprofit organization in the United States that provides assistance to combat wounded service members, their families, and families of those killed in action.
Happy Hour!
Please join us! Immediately after the National Security Pitch Day (Approx. 5:45pm ET) there will be a Happy Hour of Networking and Celebration sponsored by Meritorious.us!
The link will be in the chat.
**Please find instructions to pitch or evaluate pitches near the bottom of this page**
Investors greatly prefer the ability to evaluate pitches ASYNCHRONOUSLY
This is why we allow access to all the pitches in our vault at their convenience
Pitches are categorized by Ask, Technology and Technology Readiness Level
It is not too late to be seen and contacted by leaders with capital and contracts.
Morgan Plummer
NSIN
- Agenda -
All times are ET
Registration, Welcome, Networking and Acknowledgements
8:00am to 8:30am ET
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MG Boe Young
Peacemaker Partners, LLC
Greg Leman
Leman-Kennedy
Scott Murray
Murray Media
David Hamilton
The America's Future Series
Michelle Pearson
The America's Future Series
Fireside Chat
8:30am to 9:00am ET
The Honorable Patrick Murphy
Ankura
Col Nathan Diller
AFWERX
Roundblocks of University Research - University Can Be the Solution
9am to 9:10am ET
Greg Leman
Leman-Kennedy
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MG Boe Young
Peacemaker Partners, LLC
Case Study of Success:
University & Industry Collaboration
9:10am to 10:10am ET
Todd Buchs
Baylor University
David Coody
L3Harris
Rich Jarvis
Blueprint Labs
Allen Page
Waco Ventures
Why New Entrants are Crucial to the National Security Innovation Base (NSIB)
10:15am to 10:45am ET
Morgan Plummer
NSIN
MG Boe Young
Peacemaker Partners, LLC
Farooq Mitha
DOD Industrial Policy Office
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The Rationale For and Future of National Security Focused Venture Capital
Alex Harstrick
J2 Ventures
Heather Richman
BMNT
Eileen Tanghal
In-Q-Tel
Trae Stephens
Founders Fund
10:55am to 12:10pm ET
The Innovation Ecosystem at Catalyst Campus
12:15pm to 1:00pm ET
Patrick Barrett
Catalyst Campus
The Honorable Sue Payton
Col Ross Morrell
NORAD & US Northern Command
Tracey Manor
Catalyst Campus
Dr. Emily Bohner
Air Force Research Laboratory
KiMar Gartman
Catalyst Campus
National Security Technology Funding
1:10pm to 2:30pm ET
Colin Supko
Trusted Capital
DoD
Marcy Sanders
NSIN
Kevin Landtroop
Spark Cognition
Sam Riehn
SBIR Advisors
RADM Paul Becker
The Becker T3 Group
Sean Drake
Stony Lonesome
Peter Dixon
2nd Front
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Deploying New Tech Globally: Security, Investment, and Legal Considerations
3:00pm to 4:00pm ET
Adam Leslie
Levenhall
David Tressler
Waymo
Tanveer Kathawalla
Pioneer1890
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MG Boe Young
Peacemaker Partners, LLC
Lauren Bedula
Beacon Global Strategies
4:15pm to 5:25pm ET
Faster Innovation throughout the DoD
Gloria Choo
NSIN
LtGen Mike Dana
Dr. Casey Perley
Army Applications Lab
Col Harold Van Opdorp (ret)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
Col Alex Goldberg
DIU
Closing Remarks
Happy Hour : 5:45 to
Please join us! Immediately after the National Security Pitch Day there will be a Happy Hour of Networking and Celebration sponsored by Meritorious.us!
The link will be in the chat.
All event videos will be available within 10 business days at:
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Pitchers?
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Established small businesses with emerging technology for national security, looking to raise capital
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New startups with working prototype, looking to raise money, or get an initial defense contract
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Established firms looking for joint venture, licensing and merger & acquisition opportunities
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Pitch Evaluators?
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Angel and Seed investors
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Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors
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Family Offices
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Government contract friendly lenders
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Government agency innovation scouts
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M&A reps from defense contracting companies
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Premium event ticket attendees
Cost to participate?
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Solution providers pay $150 to be considered (Companies not accepted will be refunded)
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Investors/Partners/Scouts pay $150 to have access to view pitches private discussion rooms with pitching companies
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VIP All Access Registrants for the 4 event C.L.A.S.S Symposium pay $50. They do not have access to see pitches or the ability to pitch.
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How does it work?
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Registration deadline April 19th, 2021.
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You will receive an email with detailed instructions for submitting your pre-recorded pitch. This is a video less than 7 minutes in length
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All pitch videos must be hosted on YouTube as unlisted videos.
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Pitches must follow the format of
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Company team Intro
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Problem being solved
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Solution being offered
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Ask
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The “ask” can be for
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a capital raise
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pitch to prospective clients
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offer to team with other companies
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invitation to new end users
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advertise your availability for company acquisition
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All pitches that are accepted will be categorized according to the "ask" and other key criteria.
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Here is the link:
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https://joinmeritorious.typeform.com/to/XJYNAKbn
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Pitch Evaluators may review pitches before the pitch day. All pitches which include a brief video are housed in a "vault". Pitch companies may be contacted before, during and after the event.
**Please note: Registration for the National Security Pitch Day registers you for all 4 events for the CLASS (Cyber, Land, Air, Sea and Space) Symposium events in April 2021.
National Security
PITCH DAY
& Showcase
CAPT Benjamin Van Buskirk
Naval X
Alex Harstrick, J2 Ventures - confirmed
Eileen Tanghal, IQT - confirmed
Trae Stephens, Founders Fund (Palantir, Anduril, etc)