Global Security Challenge

GSC Blogs from September 2007 (5)



Challenges remain for security/defense startups despite sector growth

Recent research, conducted by the independent Venture Business Research (VBR) group in London shows growing investment activities in the security space. "Total investment in private security (IT and homeland) and defense companies has exceeded over $4.7 b...

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Ex-President of BND to speak at GSC in Munich

We are very happy to announce our keynote speaker for the GSC conference next Tuesday in Munich:Dr. Hansjörg Geiger was the President of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (Federal Intelligence Service, BND) from 1996 to 1998. The BND is the foreign...

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Munich Semi-Final on October 2nd

Join us for our European Semi-Final, held at the Technical University of Munich on October 2. Our speakers come from: European Commission, Federal Intelligence Service (BND), Ministry of Defence of the U.K., Siemens Venture Capital, BWI (a priva...

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Selection of Top-5 European Security Startups

Our judging committee just finished its tough selection process to arrive at the five European Semi-Finalists that will go to Europe's GSC Semi-Final in Munich on Oct 2nd. Here they are: Aigis Blast Protection (UK) - dramatically minimizes damages of e...

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The GSC joins the blogger community!

It was about time for the GSC to start a blog as well. So here we are, our team just returned from our regional semi-finals in Asia and the US. Here is a quick summary:North AmericaOur North American Semi-Final in Washington DC, hosted together with Missi...

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