WASHINGTON, DC—March 31, 2025—MissionLink, an exclusive nationwide community that serves as a force-multiplier and gateway to accelerating innovation and advancing solutions to National Security threats, announces the kickoff of its 2025 Cohort.
Founded in 2010 by a board and advisory board comprised of the best and brightest minds from the defense, intelligence and NatSec tech sectors, the Organization’s mission is to connect passionate problem solvers with next-gen, mission-critical capabilities to the right resources, customers, investors, advisors, and partners to solve national security challenges. For 15 years, MissionLink has been on the cutting edge of NatSec tech and is recognized as the organization that has most captured the timeliness and immediacy of the latest national security tech developments, discoveries, and breakthroughs.
“The exciting companies in this cohort exemplify the disruptive innovation that can address critical national security mission requirements, and we look forward to continuing to bridge the innovation gap between the public and private sectors” said Matt Devost, MissionLink Organizing Board Member.
The 2025 Cohort encompasses top founders and CXOs from across the United States who have advanced capabilities in critical and emerging fields such as cyber, artificial intelligence & machine learning, analytics, biotechnology, autonomy, microelectronics, quantum science, space, UAS/drones, virtual and augmented reality, synthetic environments, and other emerging technologies. This diverse and potent mix of companies is set to spearhead innovations that could potentially shape the future of technology and society.
MissionLink’s dedication to bridging the gap between groundbreaking technological concepts and their practical application is more evident than ever. With this latest cohort, we stand at the precipice of a new era of innovation, ready to tackle global challenges and usher in a future where technology and human ingenuity converge to create unprecedented opportunities for growth and advancement.
“Critical and emerging national security demands will shape the next wave of technological breakthroughs and require adoption and integration of innovative solutions, at scale. MissionLink remains at the forefront and nexus of innovation, connecting startups and entrepreneurs to advisors, investors, and key military and intelligence community stakeholders. I’m grateful for the opportunity to join the organizing board and it will be a privilege for us to work together to serve mission” Constantine Saab remarked on joining the MissionLink Organizing Board.
The 2025 Cohort includes:
· 2Q AI
· Altana
· Amaero (ASX:3DA)
· AON3D
· AppOmni
· Available Networks
· Beacon Photonics
· Blacklake
· Blue Water Autonomy
· Chitra Productions
· Clearspeed
· Conductor
· CORAS, INC
· CrunchAtlas Inc.
· Cryptic Vector, LLC.
· DarkOwl
· Darkweb IQ, Inc.
· Data Machines
· Decision-Zone USA Inc.
· DevSec
· Extropic Corp
· Fermata Discovery, Inc.
· FibreCoat GmbH
· Fillmore AI
· Fortra, LLC
· Govly, Inc.
· Grist Mill Exchange
· JaxonAI
· Kinnami Software Corporation
· Kovr AI
· Lauretta AI LLC
· Lazarus Enterprises Inc.
· Lonestar Data Holdings Inc
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· Lumetec
· Obviant
· Omni Federal
· Permion Inc.
· Phoenix Semiconductor Corporation
· Precigenetics, Inc.
· Privateer Space
· Pryon Inc.
· Quantifind
· Quzara LLC
· RangeForce, Inc
· Reality Defender
· Red Alpha
· Red Vector, Inc.
· Rilian Technologies
· Sciencelogic
· Sentenai
· SigmaxAI
· Snorkel AI
· Ultisim Inc
· Vaire Computing Inc
· Verterra Energy
· Virati
· Vollebak
· Voltron Data
· VoxCroft
· WireScreen
· Zignal Labs
“Given the pace and scale at which our nation’s enemies are pursuing technological advances to weaponize against us, our nation’s ability to defend itself on the global stage is increasingly coming down to our ability to innovate more rapidly and effectively than our adversaries – especially as it relates to maintaining our superiority in offensive and defensive cyber, data analytics and AI,” commented Andy Lustig MissionLink cofounder and Organizing Board member. He continued, “This year’s MissionLink cohort is yet another testament that 61 of our nation’s best and brightest entrepreneurs and innovators are answering that call and I couldn’t be more excited about leveraging the MissionLink network of world class advisors to accelerate the pace at which they are doing so.”
New cohort members will attend a series of events led by notable speakers who are former or current Senior Officials from the Intelligence Community, Flag Officers from Department of Defense, industry CEOs, and leading investors. At the conclusion of the year-long program, cohort members will join over 800 CXO/founders who have previously gone through the program and now make up the MissionLink Alumni Network, including the founders and CEOs of Rapid7, MAG Aerospace, Cofense, Cleversafe, Altamira, Cloudera, Cylance, Crowdstrike, Novetta and Dovel Technologies. Many of them credit MissionLink with providing their company with the game changing access, insight, and opportunity needed to drive meaningful growth and impact to their industry and customers.
Jeremy King MissionLink cofounder and organizing board member, commented, “We are proud of building MissionLink, a proven and trusted innovation ecosystem. We refer to it as the five C’s: a community connecting companies, customers, and capital.”
The Board of Advisors is at the core of MissionLink’s trusted innovation ecosystem and includes industry veterans who are committed to its success. Newly appointed Advisory Board members Christy Abizaid Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center; Stephanie Bellistri, General Partner at New North Ventures; Joe Carvill, Vice President Strategy at Hadean and Andy Black, CEO Kovr. Our Advisory Board members includes industry and National Security veterans who are committed to its success to include: Major General Charlie Cleveland, Palantir and former NGA; SOCOM; Lt General Mike Groen, former Marine Corps /JAIC; Tim Reardon, NextFed; William “Mac” McHenry, DIU; Kevin Higgins, former CIA; Andy Boyd, former CIA. Major General Aaron Prupas, former Air Force / MAVEN; Lt. General Scott Howell, former JSOC Commander and Deputy Commander SOCOM; Lt General Bob Ashley, former DIA Director; Dawn Meyerriecks, former CIA; Chris Gladwin, Ocient; Mike Kushin, Parsons; Dr. Michael Capps, Diveplane; Scott Herman, Maxar; Sue Gordon, former ODNI, NGA and CIA; Bill Crowell, former NSA Deputy Director; Charlene Leubecker, former CIA; Bob Gourley, former DIA CTO; Bryan Ware, former DHS; Ellen McCarthy, former Department of State; Fran Landolf, former NSA; Will Grannis, CTO of Google Cloud; Jen Sovada, CEO Boadicia Solutions; Peggy Styer and Jack Kerrigan at Razor’s Edge Ventures; Tim Newberry, co-founder of BlackHorse Solutions; Jim Hunt, Lavrock Ventures; Tim Estes, CEO AngelAI; Jamie Dos Santos, former Cybraics Defense Corp; Gus Hunt, former CIA CTO; Brian Hibbeln, former DoD; Alan Wade, former CIA CIO; Dov Levy and Elma Levy, co-founders of Dovel Technologies.
Newly appointed Mission Partners for the 2025 Cohort include KippsDeSanto and Capitol Meridian Partners They join existing Mission Partners Amazon Web Services, Carahsoft, and Noblereach About MissionLink
MissionLink is a non-profit trade association and exclusive network that includes decision makers, dual-use investors, current and former government officials, top founders and over 800 CEOs from across the US and UK who are building the most cutting-edge mission-critical capabilities. After 15 cohorts and 800 companies who have participated in MissionLink in the US and UK, collectively these companies have raised over $20B in investment capital from over 600 investors and been instrumental in delivering cutting mission-critical capabilities and solutions. As an exclusive private forum, MissionLink connects passionate problem solvers with the right resources to solve national security concern. Our members are companies with capabilities that national security seeks as their key priorities such as: cyber, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomy, microelectronics, quantum science, hypersonics, space, CUAS, drones, 5G, virtual reality, and emerging technologies.
MissionLink companies are addressing the next generation of threats in national security, healthcare, financial services, social media, life sciences, automotive and transportation, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and critical infrastructure. Backed by an elite advisory board comprised of the best and brightest minds from defense, Intel, and homeland security sectors, MissionLink’s trusted innovation ecosystem fosters access, insight and opportunity to bridge enterprise and national security missions with dual-use commercial capabilities. For more information, please visit the MissionLink website
Contact: Rebecca Floyd Rebeccafloyd@missionlink.us
