Mission Matters Podcast
Mission Matters Podcast
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The Mission Matters podcast from Shield Capital explores the intersection of technology, national security, and startups through in-depth conversations with early-stage founders and government technologists. Each episode reveals the opportunities, technical challenges, and innovations shaping the future of national security, offering insights from those on the front lines of technological evolution and national defense.
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The podcast covers essential themes related to AI in national security, such as the evolution of AI in the Department of Defense, infrastructure challenges, success stories in AI adoption, and innovative solutions for cybersecurity and electronic warfare. Examples include episodes focused on the AI infrastructure with Unstructured and discussions on autonomous cyber operations with Autonomous Cyber.
The Mission Matters podcast from Shield Capital explores the intersection of technology, national security, and startups through in-depth conversations with early-stage founders and government technologists. Each episode reveals the opportunities, technical challenges, and innovations shaping the future of national security, offering insights from those on the front lines of technological evolution and national defense.
🚨EMERGENCY POD! The DoW has officially released a new AI strategy, and along with it a whole slew of new reforms to the Defense Innovation Ecosystem. In the newest episode of the Techquisition Edition of the Mission Matters podcast (link below), David and I break down the DoW’s new AI strategy, the major changes to the defense innovation ecosystem, and what all these new initiatives mean for startups.
We discuss:
- What it means for DIU and SCO to be designated as “field activities”
- What new major AI projects the DoW is starting
- How DoW is investing in data and compute infrastructure to enable rapid AI adoption
- New initiatives in the services and PAEs designed to bring innovation into the hands of warfighters
- And more!
As always, please let us know your thoughts, and please reach out if you or anyone you know is building at the intersection of commercial technology and national security.
DoW AI Strategy: https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/12/2003855671/-1/-1/0/ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-STRATEGY-FOR-THE-DEPARTMENT-OF-WAR.PDF
Transforming the Defense Innovation Ecosystem to Accelerate Warfighter Advantage memo: https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/12/2003855657/-1/-1/0/TRANSFORMING-THE-DEFENSE-INNOVATION-ECOSYSTEM-TO-ACCELERATE-WARFIGHTING-ADVANTAGE.PDF
Transforming Advana to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence and Enhance Auditability Memo: https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/12/2003855671/-1/-1/0/ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-STRATEGY-FOR-THE-DEPARTMENT-OF-WAR.PDF
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