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NATSEC100 Demonstrates Private Capital Interest in Defense Sector Email not displaying correctly? View in browser. Trouble accessing links? https://www.nsin.mil/resources/ Monday, July 22, 2024 Reading time: 2 minutes FEATURE SVDG NATSEC100 Shows Increased Private Capital Funding for Defense Startups Silicon Valley Group’s NATSEC100 list, which shares the top venture-funded startups and non-traditionals with evidence of their technology’s use in national security, highlighted the growth in the dual-use and defense-focused sectors. This year’s cohort has collectively raised more than $52 billion in private funding to date–up nearly 20 percent from 2023. NSIN alumni company Shield AI again cracked the top ten to take the number three spot, bringing them up from the number nine spot in 2023.   Learn more >> NSIN NEWS Learn Commercial Acquisition from DIU, DAU AUG. 7, 2024 The 12-month Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program (ICAP) fellowship will help acquisition professionals harness commercial technology innovation. Participants will train and learn about Other Transactions (OTs), which can be beneficial for acquiring technologies from nontraditional defense contractors. Learn more >> Apply now >> DEFENSE INNOVATION EVENTS DARPA Connect: Understanding OTs JULY 31, 2024 Join Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to learn more about Other Transaction (OT) agreements and discover how they differ from more traditional DoD contracting vehicles. Speakers include James "Mac" Ritch, Ali Etedali, and Scott Ulrey, DARPA Contract Management Officers.  Learn more >> Directed Energy Symposium SEPT. 11-12, 2024 Join the Defense Strategies Institute for the 7th Annual Directed Energy Symposium to explore the latest advancements and applications in directed energy technologies adapted for the warfighter. Learn more >> FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Follow the NSIN Defense Innovation Funding Opportunities Series on LinkedIn to find funding from across the defense innovation space.  Funding Available for Expeditionary Hydrogen On Ship and Shore JULY 25, 2024 Companies with the ability to prototype an integrated, electrolysis-based hydrogen production, storage, and distribution system may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to receive an OT award. Learn more >> If you were not the original recipient of this email and would like to sign up for the NSIN Newsletter please register here. About the National Security Innovation Network NSIN is a program office in the U.S. Department of Defense, nested within the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). We are set up to collaborate with a wide variety of innovators to include universities, researchers, students, entrepreneurs and start-ups. We create opportunities for collaboration across communities and connect those that might not traditionally work in national security. Together, we help drive national security innovation and develop technologies that directly support the individuals responsible for protecting our country.   National Security Innovation Network | 2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202 | USA You are receiving this email because you indicated interest or participated in an event of the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN). Unsubscribe ♥ POWERED BY TWILIO SENDGRID