Innovation showcase

AMROK

AMROK is building autonomy infrastructure for the next generation of military and commercial space missions.

Selected for live stage pitch

Bandelier Technologies

Bandelier builds long-range quantum detection and imaging systems that operate below the detection threshold of adversary sensors. Our memory-free quantum architecture enables sensing and imaging in contested and GPS-denied environments where traditional radar cannot operate.

Selected for live stage pitch

ProDex Labs

ProDex is an AI-powered production intelligence platform that replaces manual  production meetings with real-time, automated decision support. It integrates  demand, materials, capacity, and labor data to optimize scheduling, routing,  and flow. The system provides a holistic, zoomable view of operations,  reducing uncertainty and enabling faster, higher-confidence manufacturing  decisions.

Selected for live stage pitch

Skyline Nav AI, Inc.

Skyline Nav AI's Pathfinder Edge and Copilot deliver GPS-independent navigation, resilient autonomy, and precision targeting, fusing onboard vision, global  datasets, and mission control tools to keep drones and aircraft on-course and on-target, even in jammed or denied environments. This is a proven capability (TRL-8) deployed worldwide.

Selected for live stage pitch

VectorWave

VectorWave is an MIT spinout that built the first AI hardware accelerator, the analog processing unit (APU), specifically to enhance edge compute & AI for  wireless applications. We believe the APU will enable every connected device to have Gigabit speeds without  wireless interference through instantaneous, continuously running, automated spectrum management.

Selected for live stage pitch

Allkemie

Allkemie is an advanced materials startup specializing in the tunable, scalable, ultra-low-cost production of high-quality nanomaterials that improve the performance of common-use materials for applications ranging from advanced Chemical and Bio (CBRN) fabrics, to high resistance polymers and fuels (having demonstrated a 10% increase in diesel fuel efficiency and a 13% reduction in NOx emissions). Allkemie’s technology consists of a patented method of tuning graphene oxide at a mass scale.

Archaius, Inc.

Archaius, Inc. designs, develops, and deploys advanced electronic protection technologies for the world's wireless systems, ensuring uninterrupted operation of GPS, communications, and critical infrastructure. Our products provide a shield around GPS and radar systems, ensuring reliable positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in GPS-degraded, denied, or contested environments and safeguarding system integrity when the spectrum is under attack.Engineered to meet the toughest operational challenges, our Grale C2, Grale GPS, and Talon platforms are lightweight, low-energy, and interoperable across critical infrastructure and both manned and unmanned vehicles.

CerberusAI

CerberusAI is building the runtime trust infrastructure for the agentic era, enforcing identity and intent before autonomous systems execute high-impact API actions.

Endox AI

Converting the industrial supply chain from replace only to repair anywhere by employing robots powered by physical AI to execute cold spray to heal metal.

Gander Robotics

Gander Robotics builds robotic and autonomous solutions for non-kinetic military problems. Our flagship product, Autonomous Rescue Swimmer, is a hand-throwable autonomous underwater vehicle for man-overboard and maritime search & rescue situations.

Hotwash

After action review software to capture and codify lessons for critical response.

Hyperios Technologies

Hyperios’s physics-aware sensor fusion platform detects space and missile threats by unifying fragmented sensor data into a single, real-time picture. We combine diverse sensors to detect threats that others miss.

Kairox Systems

Kairox Systems is developing the future of unmanned warfare - amphibious drones capable of seamless air-to-underwater transition. Designed for attrition warfare, forward deployment, and rapid payload reconfiguration. Purpose-built for the contested battlespace.

LARX

Larx is the decision intelligence platform for a world defined by overwhelming data and accelerating timelines. We unify visual, geospatial, and multi-source intelligence into a single operational layer that delivers clear, actionable answers—so humans can make faster, more confident decisions. In an era where speed and clarity determine outcomes, Larx becomes the infrastructure for decision advantage.

Mithril Technologies, Inc.

We're building a floodlight for space that works in every orbit - whether you need SDA or resilience against electronic warfare, our electrostatic actuation technique can achieve it.

MotionAnalytics

MotionAnalytics develops MotionID — AI that identifies individuals by their unique movement patterns from standard video.By converting motion into biomechanical signatures, MotionID enables reliable identification across ground and aerial sensors, even when faces, clothing, lighting, or distance make traditional biometrics ineffective.Designed for defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure, MotionID introduces a new layer of identity intelligence for real-world operational environments.

Six Tango

AI-powered tactical mission planning for front-line units.

Spotlight security

Spotlight Security builds agent-based software that enables secure issue detection and remediation inside legacy, regulated infrastructure. We can automatically command and control 2000 devices out of the box.