Pryzm

Friends - the Pryzm team is beyond excited to announce our oversubscribed $2M pre-seed round from a world-class group of investors including XYZ Venture Capital, Amplify.LA, First In, and strategic angels like Scott Sanders of Forterra! We are so grateful to everyone who has supported us so far on this journey to accelerate the government acquisition ecosystem, starting with the #DefenseIndustrialBase and #FedCiv landscapes that we know from deep personal experience. Ultimately, the Pryzm opportunity is about ensuring that the best technology gets in the hands of those who serve - and this community is what will drive total mission success. From the team of Nick, Matt, David, Justin, Raj, and Ray: this journey is just getting started - so let’s get to work! 🇺🇸 Check out our exclusive feature in TechCrunch (thanks to preeminent #DefenseTech journalist Margaux MacColl) to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dwv_6iNM _________ About Us: Founded by alumni of Palantir Technologies and Lockheed Martin, Pryzm is enabling technology companies to ‘connect the dots’ of complex public sector business development. The company provides its customers unparalleled access to the tools, data, and context required to proactively navigate the intricacies of government contracting. Special additional thanks to the long support and trust in our vision from the Forum Ventures family that has been with us since the beginning. #GovCon #DefenseTech #GovTech #Procurement #Acquisition #NDAA #AI

Pryzm's first podcast shoutout + an all-around electric conversation! For the topic of building in the #NationalInterest, few know it more intimately in the modern context than Scott Sanders at Forterra - and that is why we are so grateful to call him a trusted partner and advisor. What's most clear from his conversation on #DroneWars with Steven Simoni of Allen Control Systems is the #CultureShift happening in #DefenseTech for building what is "Needed" versus what is "Asked for"... As discussed around [18:07], the reality is that the relationships required to bring technology out of the lab and into the field are dynamic, non-linear, and opaque - but making sense of them is what enables companies to understand what contract-winning technology actually looks like. Simply put: Managing that relationship complexity in order to field technology faster is why Pryzm exists. Check out the episode now and comment your favorite take(s) on the future of autonomous systems, DoD Procurement, and/or extraterrestrial life. This is the way. 🇺🇸 __________________________________ [Link to Drone Wars Podcast]: https://lnkd.in/exuT9eMT #AcquisitionReform #DefenseTech #BrighterFuture #DroneWars #Podcast #UFO https://lnkd.in/gkCvfZBG

Pryzm’s engineering team is growing FAST and we're looking for our next batch of superheroes... 🔮 Full Stack #Software Engineers: To deliver novel workflows and data experiences to the most critical businesses in the world 🔐 #Security Engineers: To fortify a platform designed for the data that drives national economies If you or someone you know is ready to reimagine the way the Free World solves its hardest problems, we’d love to meet! Join here: https://lnkd.in/gUA6zGFQ 🇺🇸 ___________________________________________________ #DefenseTech #Hiring #Team #Growth #Gotham #Boston #CityOfChampions

The Fall Roadtrip continues! This week, Justin is on the ground with the Association of the United States Army - AUSA at their annual technology symposium, which is one of the largest gatherings in the global #DefenseTech industry. 🛰 It's first clear that #earlystage technology companies are increasingly taking advantage of the access to end-user insights that today are only available live at these events but which are crucial meeting the complex and evolving mission needs of the United States Department of Defense. 🚁 We also cherish the opportunity to participate in this community because it allows us to reconnect with old friends like Bob Joyce and learn the perspectives of how leading companies in the AUSA domain continue to shape the immediate future of #NatSecTech. ... The week is far from over, but it's off to a great start so far. 🇺🇸 #AcquisitionReform #NDAA #DefenseTech #Army #Hypersonics #RotaryWing #Network #BoysOfFall #KennyChesney

Roadtrip season is upon the #DefenseTech world again, so here's our first of many #postcards... We had an incredible experience this week attending the Second Annual Stanford Defense Conference, hosted by Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. Front-and-center in almost every conversation were the pains of navigating the complex web of DoD #TechTransition. ... Good thing there's a tool for that 😉 See y'all at the next stop! 🇺🇲 #AcquisitionReform #NationalSecurity #GovCon #BayArea #NormAugustine #UnitX #FallTravel #PumpkinSpiceLattes

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The future of government contracting is bright! Our team is grateful for the opportunity to learn from so many Defense Tech leaders this past weekend during an industry retreat, and we’re excited to apply those lessons into our product that to builds better pathways between the federal government and critical technology companies. Thanks to Scott Sanders, Michelle Volz, Ryan Solís, Allison J. Jadallah, and so many others for hosting! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

This is how public sector tech actually works... While Matt was on the road this week with the Air & Space Forces Association meeting with some of our customers, the Pryzm story was also made very clear: ➡ Because US-made products like #LoyalWingman Autonomous Aircraft are really, really cool (Image 1)... ➡ And the R&D budget to get them flying *next* year was appropriated at least 2 years ago (Image 2)... ➡ Having appropriations friends on #CapitolHill is a requirement for anything substantial (Image 3)... ➡ But engaging all the required stakeholders in the right way is why Pryzm really exists - because if you build, buy, or use technology for government missions like #NationalSecurity, your success depends on the ability to make sense of how this ecosystem behaves. ... and when the companies with the best technology - from fighter jets and nuclear reactors to cancer drugs and eco-friendly cement - can smoothly navigate this complex acquisition world, we all win. 🇺🇸 __________________ ... and here's the Bonus story for the #AvGeeks and #AcqNerds: The United States Air Force Loyal Wingman program is one of the most-watched government projects these days because of it's mission criticality (see source 1 below) and also the fact that- according to Pryzm's analysis direct from congressional records - the CCA program #Budget is set to #TRIPLE by 2027 and then #DOUBLE again by 2028 to about $3 Billion/year. The vehicle in image 1 is Anduril Industries' horse in the race and it's called Fury. While it was revealed this summer that Anduril had been a winner of the first tranche of #AgileAcquisition awards from the CCA program (alongside General Atomics), the world first learned of Fury when Anduril announced the acquisition of a small, unassuming business called Blue Force Technologies (BFT, see source 2). As a small snapshot of Pryzm’s capabilities (image 4), we're able to quickly see that BFT won an award for $44 Million earlier this year (post-Anduril acquisition) and that there were 5 subcontractors for engineering services. We also see that this work is adapted from 2018 work on a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) #SBIR, indicating that the program offices were able to successfully coordinate a tech transition campaign from early prototyping to full-scale platform development. 🤠 Sources: "The Need for Collaborative Combat Aircraft" (Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, 2024): https://lnkd.in/gAaFsxVD "Anduril Acquires Blue Force Technologies" (TechCrunch, 2023) _____________ #DefenseTech #AcquisitionReform #GovCon #CCA #AFA #DIB #Autonomy

We've had fun with this story so far, and we feel it's time to peel back the curtain a little more over the coming weeks. Introducing the "Mini-Series": This fall will trace the deeper meaning behind Pryzm and why this is a mission worth participating in, even if only through passive following on a social media site. Here's to 🇺🇸 ____________________ #DefenseTech #AcquisitionReform #SaaS #GovCon #AI #HackBureaucracy Nick Justin Matt Raj David #BruceWillis

"Sunsets and Fighter Jets"... that's the vibe for our event at this year's TECH WEEK by a16z on October 17th in #LA. Since Pryzm is all about "connecting the dots" of government technology and our team's roots are at Palantir Technologies and Lockheed Martin, we're bringing the #DefenseTech ecosystem under one roof to build the relationships that allow America to field critical technology faster. Together, we'll be making the #ValleyOfDeath a little thinner. RSVP for more details on attendees, speakers, party favors, and more! Link: https://lu.ma/uidkpy4p _________ XYZ Venture Capital Amplify First In Justin Deckert Nick LaRovere #DefenseTech #GovTech #AcquisitionReform #GovCon #AI 🇺🇲