Defense Venturing Process: A Model for Engaging Venture Capitalists and Innovative Emerging Companies

摘要

To maintain technological superiority, DoD needs to access and insert innovative technologies from all available sources. Recently, several DoD organizations have explored the use of venture capitalists (VC) and VC methods to gain access to innovations at emerging companies. This paper examines the rationale for defenses venturing, identifies some alternative approaches and outlines a plausible, end-to-end venturing process.