Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures taps into America’s collective ingenuity by investing in software, hardware, and emerging tech startups that are developing differentiated technologies that can be applied to our platform strategy needs and client use cases.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures
Fueling Technology to Change the World
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures is commemorating the two-year anniversary of itsÌýinvestments in early-stage technology poised to transform mission outcomes for the public sector.ÌýÌý
As a strategic investor, we are hyper-focused on accelerating private sector software innovation and capabilities positioned to disrupt the federal technology market. Through our venture capital fund, we aim to jumpstart the development and deployment of new solutions for critical mission applications.
In addition to investment funds, founders gain access to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen’s decades of experience as one of the largest and most trusted solutions providers to federal agencies. Collaborating with our executive team and leading engineering talent empowers startups to reduce technology risks, identify near-term applications, and achieve fluency in the federal marketplace. This unique partnership translates into faster access to emerging technologies for the agencies we serve across sectors and missions.
Investing on the Front Lines of Mission Impact
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures seeks out emerging solutions that demonstrate clear potential to be deployed in the field where our clients need them most.Ìý
With an inherent aim of generating mission outcomes, we back founders who are innovating at the center of AI and machine learning (ML), cybersecurity, and core areas to advance Joint All-Domain Command and Control technologies. Our focus is on early-stage companies (Seed, Series A, and Series B) where we can provide technical and strategic support, client and contract access, and where there is potential to build joint intellectual property as part of a far-reaching collaboration with our engineering and client teams.
Spotlight Investments
We have invested in technology startups that dramatically streamline and transform how federal agencies carry out critical processes central to their missions. To increase speed to deploymentÌýand eliminate traditional barriers to moving research and development out of the lab and into the field, our team connects startups with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen's developers, who areÌýskilled in delivering innovation for mission impact.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures identify startups to invest in?
We invest primarily in Seed, Series A, and Series B stage U.S.-based startups with mission-driven founders and strong technical teams working on innovative products that can improve the speed and scale with which we support our federal clients’ mission capabilities.
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We primarily focus on technologies aligned with DOD’s JADC2 efforts and the firm’s digital battlespace vision, artificial intelligence/machine learning, cybersecurity, and deep tech. We back founders building technologies with mission-specific applications demonstrating clear potential to outperform the industry standard.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures allows us to use our existing Tech Scouting capability sources to recommend technology companies for our federal clients. This provides a unique source of deal flow and insight and enables Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen to gain upside potential from our promising startup partners.
Are there geographic requirements for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures—for example, a requirement to invest in U.S. companies only?
Yes, there are requirements for this. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen investments willÌýundergo a rigorous financial and legal due diligence process to ensure that we are not investing in companies that may have ties with foreign adversaries.
How do you help companies once you invest in them?
Leveraging Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen's unique scale and reach, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures helps companies identify and execute various federal opportunities through executive sponsorship, teaming agreements, marketing, co-development, and compliance support.
- Executive Sponsorship: For each deal Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures invests in, we find a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen executive to support the investment case. This executive sponsor serves as an advisor to the company, connecting the company with opportunities and offering guidance about the relevant market.
- Teaming Opportunities and Access to Federal Contracts: The most important aspect of value creation through Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures is helping portfolio companies win federal revenue. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures helps companies in the near term by finding subcontracting opportunities to support existing client efforts and, in the longer term, by proposing teaming agreements for various proposals.
- Marketing and Conferences: Public announcements and promotions of our strategic investments mutually benefit the startup and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen, driving interest and demand.
- Co-Development and Software Purchases: In some cases, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen teams may co-develop products with our portfolio companies. In other instances, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen developers may purchase software licenses to access a portfolio company’s technologies.
- Compliance Related to Authorities to Operate and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures can help our venture-backed partners achieve the security requirements necessary to work with federal clients more quickly.
Learn More About Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures
Whether you’re in government or Silicon Valley, contact us to learn more about Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen Ventures, subscribe for email updates about emerging technology, or speak with our investment team.
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