Vannevar Labs was proud to participate in yesterday’s United States Senate Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum hosted by Senate Majority Leader Schumer. During the Forum, Vannevar CTO Scott Philips shared our vision of how AI can enhance national security missions. To learn more about Vannevar's vision, you can read Scott's written testimony before the Forum here: https://lnkd.in/gagFreiA If you are passionate about national security and want to make a difference, we're hiring. If you're interested in joining our team visit this link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTy4UJZ4
Vannevar Labs
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Palo Alto, California 9,759 followers
Silicon Valley technology for the country's most critical national security problems
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Defense for the digital age.
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- 51-200 employees
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Our co-founders Brett Granberg and Nini Hamrick recently joined Noah Sheinbaum on Crossing the Valley to share what they have learned while building the company. When asked how Vannevar turns customers into champions, Brett explained: “That kind of relationship you only build by being really useful to start.” “That is what we do – we orient to support that person’s mission and help [their] team push the boundaries of what they’re able to accomplish.” Learn more about how our team is building the first non-kinetic defense prime, and tune into the whole podcast episode here:
Vannevar Labs is aiming for $1 billion in revenue by 2030. 💰 They are one of the fastest-to-profitability defense tech stratups... ever. 🚀 And their founders, Brett Granberg and Nini Hamrick, are two of the most candid, caring, and driven in the industry. This week's #CrossingTheValley is an absolute masterclass in what separates innovation theater from mission-impact. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, and read on for some top takeaways 👇 1. Peers are the real support network of a business school… not (necessarily) the professors. Outside of the Hacking for Defense ecosystem, Brett got an icy reception from professors when he spoke about dropping out of Stanford. One went so far as to say, “if you drop out, I’m not going to help you.” 2. You can fundraise with problems and users… you don't (necessarily) need product. The world was different in 2018… but the Vannevar team didn't have a prototype. They had a deep background and extensive network of end users because they chose to solve a problem that they had experienced personally their previous lives. This made it easy for them to pick up the phone and get together with users who understood the problem deeply. 3. The best "first" deal is the first (real) deal you can get. “Whatever you can get, the fastest you can possibly get it, is what you should go after.” But crucially (and this will stand out from the typical deftech startup), they deprioritized SBIR, innovation money, and anything that sounded like innovation money or research funds. If it wasn't real money, it wasn't an important enough problem. 4. "Selling" in defense isn’t about sales… it’s about solving a problem with a customer who lacks existing capability. Many of the areas the team focused on were new to the government; they didn’t have to focus on competitors, and they didn’t have to obsess over a business model - they had to figure out what it would take to make the problem go away, and then deliver. Check out the full case writeup on Frontdoordefense . substack . com for the complete list of lessons and some 🌶 quotes!
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"Venture-backed defense tech companies take nearly a decade to be profitable." Tomorrow's guests on Crossing the Valley shot a hole right through that accepted wisdom. MASSIVE episode incoming tomorrow with Brett Granberg and Nini Hamrick, the rockstar cofounders of Vannevar Labs. The team is building the first "non-kinetic prime." They're doing it fast. And they're doing it profitably. Subscribe now on YouTube, Substack, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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At Vannevar Labs, we work closely with both Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), and we welcome this new collaboration between the two organizations, which will help deploy the technologies necessary to meet critical mission objectives.
Yesterday, the DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) at the DIU headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The MOA was signed by Dr. Radha Plumb, the CDAO, and Douglas Beck, Director of DIU and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. This partnership paves the way for rapid adoption of commercially-available data, computation, software, and AI technologies to meet mission objectives! https://lnkd.in/eu5tmDp8 #CDAO #DIU #Partnership #Innovation #AI #Data #Commercial #Technology
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By spring of 2023, the massive popularity of apps like ChatGPT had prompted a mass scramble among businesses trying to implement the latest advances in generative artificial intelligence. One year later, the craze continues. Introducing Forbes’ sixth annual AI 50, produced in partnership with Sequoia and Meritech Capital, which recognizes the most promising privately-held artificial intelligence companies. SEE #ForbesAI50 LIST: https://trib.al/CVf4Kqv
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At Vannevar Labs, we’re passionate about delivering mission critical tools that support public servants on the front lines of the country's most important national security problems.That’s why we’re proud to support the National Security Hackathon this May – hosted by the Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, the Stanford Defense Club, and Cerebral Valley – along with our other co-sponsors Shield Capital, In-Q-Tel, Founders Fund, and Anduril Industries. Over the course of multiple days, this Hackathon will bring together a wide group of engineers, founders, and government leaders who want to solve the toughest tech problems in national security.If you’re interested in joining the hackathon, you can register here: https://lnkd.in/eNyYFaQ4
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As Women's History Month draws to a close, Vannevar Labs proudly acknowledges the incredible women who have dedicated their lives to national security throughout our Nation's history, and in particular the women who carry on that legacy today at Vannevar Labs. Defense technology is an intersection of two industries traditionally lacking diversity. At Vannevar, we believe diversity is a strategic advantage that enables the innovation necessary to solve the toughest problems in national security. We are creating cutting-edge technology for the future and empowering the next generation of women leaders to solve the challenges of today and tomorrow. The stakes couldn't be higher. Authoritarian regimes are ascendant globally, and women and girls disproportionally suffer when freedom is in retreat. To all the remarkable women at Vannevar, thank you for dedication, passion and unwavering commitment to the defense of freedom!
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Excited to have Nini Hamrick's story featured in Costanoa Ventures's BuilderOps Blueprints series. If you're interested in contributing to the mission, we're hiring across a number of roles. #defense #defensetech #BuilderOpsBlueprints
Vannevar Blueprints: Mission Driven: AI at Work for National Security
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