Trusted Capital Marketplace
DOD nudges innovative startups toward ‘trusted capital’ with new digital marketplace
In what was likely her last press conferences at DOD, Ellen Lord announced the creation of the Trusted Capitol Digital Marketplace.
‘Adversarial capital’ remains a threat to defense industrial base, DOD leader warns
The Pentagon continues to warn young companies, especially tech firms, against taking investments from U.S. adversaries, Undersecretary Ellen Lord says.
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"It's critically important that we understand that during this crisis the [Defense Industrial Base] is vulnerable to adversarial capital, so we need to ensure companies can stay in business without losing their technology," said Ellen Lord.
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Lord also detailed a first event next month focused on drones for the department's new Trusted Capital Marketplace.
Pentagon plans drone event for new VC, startup matchmaker program
Ellen Lord said there's a Trusted Capital Marketplace Program outreach event planned for October looking to bring together UAS startups and investors.
DOD to launch Trusted Capital Marketplace of startups, investors
The marketplace is meant to help "small, innovative companies that, frankly, don't either have the resources or the sophistication in terms of the contacts to reach sources of capital."
