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

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415768

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Coe
  • David R. Graham
  • Gregory N. Larson
  • James P. Bell
  • Michael S. Nash

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emerging Technology
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Property Rights
  • Small Business
  • Test And Evaluation

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