A2D3 — Deep Tech · Dual-Use · Defense Tech
True North for Dual-Use Innovation.
We advise founders building breakthrough deep-tech companies with real commercial traction, and connect them to the corporate partners, non-dilutive capital, and government-adjacent pathways that turn a scientific breakthrough into a scalable, dual-use business.
Start a Conversation What We DoGo-to-market and capital strategy for deep-tech, dual-use founders: non-dilutive funding strategy, cap-table development, raise readiness, and the corporate, government-adjacent relationships that turn a lab-grade breakthrough into a business with real commercial and institutional customers.
See Founder ServicesAccess a pipeline of deep-tech and dual-use founders sourced through an underrepresented-talent thesis, backed by operator-level technical diligence and a working network of 100+ investors, engineers, and counsel who show up when it matters.
Start a ConversationFractional go-to-market and capital strategy for deep-tech and dual-use founders: non-dilutive funding strategy (SBIR/STTR and equivalent programs), cap table, SAFE, and priced-round readiness, and pitch and data-room construction built for both venture and corporate-venture audiences.
FOR EARLY-STAGE DEEP-TECH FOUNDERSStructured introductions between mission-ready founders and Fortune 500 and prime supplier-diversity offices, helping large organizations meet sourcing and subcontracting goals while positioning advised founders as audit-ready, high-impact partners.
FOR CORPORATES & SUPPLIER-DIVERSITY TEAMSRelationship-building with family offices, mission-aligned capital, and strategic co-investors, building syndicates and warm introductions for founders raising priced rounds.
FOR FAMILY OFFICES & CO-INVESTORSTechnical diligence for VCs and corporate venture arms without in-house materials, aerospace, or deep-tech program expertise, plus paid workshops for accelerators, founder programs, and university tech-transfer offices.
FOR FUNDS, ACCELERATORS & PROGRAMSA2D3's sector focus tracks the fourteen critical technology areas the U.S. government has identified as central to national competitiveness; nearly all of them are also among the fastest-growing categories in commercial deep tech, giving founders a single roadmap that speaks to government and commercial buyers alike.
Our team's venture experience was built from prime aerospace and defense corporate venture — sourcing deals, running diligence, and closing SAFEs, convertible notes, and equity rounds alongside internal and external counsel. That includes direct ownership of NDA and proprietary-information-agreement execution, and standing relationships across venture, M&A, engineering, and supply-chain functions throughout the sector.
A background in materials and process engineering for aerospace, followed by supplier-quality leadership across an entire major aircraft program, managing supplier profiles across its full supply base. That's first-hand knowledge of how a small or nontraditional supplier actually wins and sustains a prime contract, not just how to pitch one.
Standing relationships from associate to partner level across leading venture and growth-stage law firms — Gunderson Dettmer, Cooley, Fenwick, Goodwin, Perkins Coie, and counsel specializing in veteran-owned businesses, plus a working index of 100+ investors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who show up when it matters.
A track record of building things people show up for. That includes partnering with executive-sponsored professional resource groups, founding and hosting exclusive dual-use technology events, and taking the stage at defense and national-security conferences alongside operators, primes, and government stakeholders. Each of those rooms feeds the next — turning conversations into the kind of standing relationships that move a deal, a hire, or a contract forward when it counts.