Securing Our Future

Securing Our Future

Share this post

Securing Our Future
Securing Our Future
National Security Needs a Clock, Fundings: Corelight, Assert AI, Blaize
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
User's avatar
Discover more from Securing Our Future
A newsletter focused on accelerating innovation through the collaboration of commercial and national security sectors by New North Ventures.
Already have an account? Sign in

National Security Needs a Clock, Fundings: Corelight, Assert AI, Blaize

1 May 2024 - A Weekly Publication by New North Ventures

May 01, 2024

Share this post

Securing Our Future
Securing Our Future
National Security Needs a Clock, Fundings: Corelight, Assert AI, Blaize
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Hubble Network has again demonstrated its groundbreaking potential by clinching the prestigious award at the inaugural Space Symposium: Innovate pitch competition. With its myriad commercial and defense applications, Hubble Network's revolutionary communication technology has captured the industry's imagination. Its capability to track the location of objects worldwide using a simple Bluetooth sensor, devoid of traditional connectivity constraints, heralds a new era of IoT innovation. 

Hosted by the Space Commerce Institute and Starburst Aerospace, the Space Symposium: Innovate provided an exclusive platform for pioneering aerospace and defense firms to showcase their ingenuity and forge collaborative ties within the space sector. 

We are immensely proud of Hubble Network's achievement, as it not only underscores their technical prowess and visionary leadership but also highlights their potential to shape the future of space technology. Congratulations to Alex Haro and the entire team at Hubble Network for their well-deserved success. We look forward to witnessing their continued growth and impact in the industry.

Time—The Forgotten Dimension In Defense

Like it or not, speed has a critical role in the competitive landscape of technology and defense industries. There is a great advantage to being the first to market or swiftly adapting to emerging technologies, drawing examples from leading tech companies.

However, bureaucratic structures within certain organizations often impede quick decision-making and implementation processes, potentially endangering national security by delaying the adoption of critical technologies.

There is a paradigm shift towards recognizing speed as a pivotal competitive dimension and advocating for measuring the actual time taken for various processes. Prioritizing speed enables a balance between adhering to processes and ensuring efficient resource utilization.

The discussion highlights historical examples and contemporary contrasts, underlining the importance of speed in addressing the dynamic challenges of modern warfare and national security. By prioritizing speed, organizations can foster innovation and ensure timely capability delivery, aligning with security threats' evolving nature.

Quick Links:

  • FTC bans contracts that keep workers from jumping to rival employers.

  • The AI Accelerator Story

Corelight

Founded: 2013

Key People: CEO Brian Dye

Elevator Pitch: A network visibility software platform designed to solve cybersecurity problems.

Funding: The company raised $150 million of venture funding in a deal led by Accel on April 30, 2024.


Assert AI

Founded: 2019

Key People: CEO Job Philip

Elevator Pitch: Real-time insights and actionable intelligence software designed to provide computer vision with artificial intelligence.

Funding: The company raised $4 million of venture funding in a deal led by Arya.ag, Prashant Purker and Ramesh Hariharan on April 29, 2024.


Blaize

Founded: 2010

Key People: CEO Dinakar Munagala

Elevator Pitch: Computing technologies designed to make artificial intelligence (AI) broadly accessible to enterprises and people.

Funding: The company reached a definitive agreement to acquire BurTech Acquisition (NASDAQ: BRKH) through a reverse merger for $894 million, resulting in the combined trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange as of December 24, 2023.


Look for a new episode of Securing the Future Podcasts wherever you listen. In our most recent episode, general partner Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with John DeVito, a seasoned law enforcement professional with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), for an engaging conversation about his ongoing efforts to create safer neighborhoods and uphold justice across the nation.


Subscribe to Securing Our Future

By Jeremy Hitchcock · Launched 4 years ago
A newsletter focused on accelerating innovation through the collaboration of commercial and national security sectors by New North Ventures.

Share this post

Securing Our Future
Securing Our Future
National Security Needs a Clock, Fundings: Corelight, Assert AI, Blaize
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Dual-Use Tech Roundup - Security, Flight, AI, Drones & Quantum Computing
21 February 2022 - Featuring Non-Dilutive Funding Sources, Evolv, ORB Aerospace, Reveal, Auterion, D-Wave & MSBAI
Feb 21, 2022
2

Share this post

Securing Our Future
Securing Our Future
Dual-Use Tech Roundup - Security, Flight, AI, Drones & Quantum Computing
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
2025 Boston Innovation Summit: Shaping the Future of Dual-Use Innovation, Fundings: Comand AI, Droneway, Sublime Security
18 December 2024 - A Weekly Publication by New North Ventures
Dec 18, 2024

Share this post

Securing Our Future
Securing Our Future
2025 Boston Innovation Summit: Shaping the Future of Dual-Use Innovation, Fundings: Comand AI, Droneway, Sublime Security
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
SBA & DoD Announce $2.8 Billion Investment in Critical Tech—Our Firm Joins First Cohort!
23 October 2024 - A Weekly Publication by New North Ventures
Oct 23, 2024

Share this post

Securing Our Future
Securing Our Future
SBA & DoD Announce $2.8 Billion Investment in Critical Tech—Our Firm Joins First Cohort!
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Ready for more?

© 2025 New North Ventures
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Create your profile

User's avatar

Only paid subscribers can comment on this post

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in

Check your email

For your security, we need to re-authenticate you.

Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in.