Defense Startups: New Paths to a Huge Customer
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Southern California is home to large parts of the Defense, Space and Aerospace industries. It has seen startup companies like SpaceX and Relativity Space go from small startups to major Defense players.
The landscape for building startup companies in the Defense market has changed for Investors, the Government buyers, and new pool of serial Defense entrepreneurs. Companies like Anduril and Palantir have shown startups with traditional equity funding paths can scale and sell products directly to DoD.
Our speakers will look at the new landscape and the opportunities it has created for entrepreneurs. This program will provide researchers and entrepreneurs with insights for navigating among the Government and Prime Contractor gatekeepers in commercial efforts. Join us to hear advice from expert speakers from the Department of Defense, industry insiders and entrepreneurial startups. After the panel discussion there will be audience Q&A along with plenty of networking.
Speakers:
Steven Moon
Co-Head of Global Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services (ADG) Investment Banking
Kroll Securities, LLC
Jenna Bryant
Co-Founder & CEO
Embedded Ventures
Captain Whitney Hessler
Branch Lead Space Spark
U.S. Space Force SpaceWERX
Andrew Singletary, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and CEO
3Laws Robotics
Producers:
Scott Sugino
Corporate Partner
O’Melveny
Lynn Foster
Co-Founder & CEO
Z-Field Technologies LLC.
Ticket Sales:
General Admission: $30.00 ($40.00 at door)
Full Time Students: $20.00* ($25.00 at door, must be full time student)
Caltech Students - No Charge with Current ID*
Advance Ticket Sales end on Friday, February 14th at 1:00 PM PST.
*Current Valid ID required for all student admissions. Full admission price will be charged without ID.
Coffee and Networking begin at 8:00 am.
Free Parking Underground: Right turn at signal on east side of Cahill (turn right at tennis courts); parking lot entrance 75 yards on right.