GSC Blogs from May 2008 (21)MOD's Outreach and Support Component Kicks Off2020-05-29 Yesterday, your faithful correspondents visited the kickoff meeting for the UK's new Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) outreach effort. As reported before on our blog the CDE is a new creation stood up to not only increase the supply... Exclusive Interview with a UK Security VC - how to raise funds for your startup?2020-05-29 Exclusive Interview with Richard Leaver, the CEO of PegasusBridge Defence & Security Fund Limited, one of the first defence & homeland security funds in Europe and sponsor of the Global Security Challenge 2008. In our interview, Richard talks ab... UK's QinetiQ is eyeing acquisitions in US defence market2020-05-28 The US market for homeland security technologies never seems out of favour. QinetiQ, a spinout of the UK government and now a defence contractor funded in part by Carlyle Group, said today "it was eyeing more acquisitions in the US after seeing a su... VCs are Hungry for Security Startups (deals roundup / may 08)2020-05-26 Here is another roundup of recent funding rounds in security startups. We publish this list of recent VC deals regularly to inform entrepreneurs about active investors in the security space. Read here about our April deal roundup. Company ... I'm your Angel - Tips of Dealing with Angel Investors2020-05-23 The owner of a two-year old, Lijit Networks, had some wise words to say about angel funding. It dealt with the issue finding angels if you don't already have an established network as a really early stage company - a stage many innovators are when t... Siemens VC to Mentor Winner of the GSC Ideas Award2020-05-22 As we mentioned a couple weeks ago on our blog, the GSC has added competitions for people with good ideas for security technologies. This is meant to support innovators who haven't yet formed a business or finished their prototype. We are happ... Straight from the Under Secretary's Mouth: $$$ for security innovation2020-05-21 DHS Under Secretary for S&T, Jay Cohen, spoke on the hill about how his directorate gives out money. The main goal is to invest in science and technology that protects against catastrophic events -- making the Nation safer. The S&T Directora... Carlyle Back on Form: $2.5 billion defense private equity deal2020-05-20 The Carlyle Group is going back to its roots by buying into the US Government portion of the splitting Booz Allen Hamilton for $2.54 billion. According to the Washington Post, Carlyle - with about $81 billion in assets and recently known for acquisi... Part II: Exclusive Interview with Winner of GSC 2007 - How to win $500K in the Global Security Challenge?2020-05-18 This is Part II of our exclusive Interview with Phil Davies, Vice-President Sales & Marketing of NoblePeak Vision, which won the Global Security Challenge 2007. In our interview, Phil reveals tips for winning our $500K startup competition. GSC: F... Exclusive Interview with Winner of GSC 2007 - How to win $500K in the Global Security Challenge?2020-05-16 Exclusive Interview with Phil Davies, Vice-President Sales & Marketing of NoblePeak Vision, which won the GSC 2007. In the 1st part of our interview, Phil talks about life of a security startup. In the 2nd part, he reveals tips for winning our $500K s... Placebo Effect in Security Solutions?2020-05-15 The Economist reported about a council in London that uses voice-risk analysis (VRA) as a way of identifying fraudulent claims for social-security benefits. "VRA is not new. The version used in this test at Harrow was developed by an Israeli company, Neme... GSC Guides UK's New Enterprise Framework2020-05-14 On 12 March 2021 the UK Government launched a new Enterprise Strategy:"The Strategy's central vision is to make the UK the most enterprising economy in the world and the best place to start and grow a business. The strategy has been informed by extens... National University of Singapore hosts Asian Semi-Final of GSC2020-05-13 We are happy to report that our partner university for the Asian leg of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) is again the National University of Singapore. National University of Singapore (NUS) consistently ranks amongst the top universities world... Startup Competitions Pay-Off2020-05-12 There was a nice write-up about startup competitions in the FT last week. Here are the main points why entrepreneurs should enter competitions according to Emma Jacobs' article in the Financial Times: Winning is good for business; Companies that enter... *New* Crowded-Places Award Launched Today - Win $10,000 for Your Idea2020-05-08 New competition taps into inventiveness of entrepreneurs and universities as 71% of security start-ups originate there. The Global Security Challenge and Secure Futures, a UK based national security innovation firm, announced today their commitment to a... London's CCTV Needs Facelift2020-05-07 Britain claims to be the country with the highest concentration of CCTV cameras, and certainly every time there is a big profile crime we are shown video footage of the victim and or perpetrators. When a suspected terrorist was shot dead in a tube... Instead of VC - Alternate Ways to Finance your Startup2020-05-06 If you are tired of bootstrapping your firm, an equity investment by a VC might not always be the best option for you. With the average cost of starting a business in the area of $70,000, entrepreneurs should also look at alternate ways of financing. ...; How to Pitch to a VC?2020-05-05 Having spent a lot of time with leading venture capitalists as part of our competitions, we put together a few tips for how to effectively pitch to a VC: 1. Get "Screened"Every VC has his own screening tool to source deals. Many rely on their networ... Hyper-Competition Has no Place for Prejudice2020-05-02 Michael Arrington wrote a great article about the attractiveness of Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurs and we absolutely agree with his sentiment that "hyper-competition has no place for prejudice", as it also perfectly applies to the various com... How to Contract with the Pentagon the Wrong Way2020-05-01 According to DefenseTech.org, there is still too much fat built into the defense procurement system. It appears that the pentagon is still paying more for products than they should. The Washington Post also put a spotlight on the GAO r... |