DARPA Seeks Info on Investors for Venture Horizons Initiative

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information to identify top-tier investors that could be invited to participate in Venture Horizons, an initiative that seeks to provide them an opportunity to engage with DARPA’s subject matters and invest in the agency’s portfolio of technologies.

According to the RFI initially published in September, Venture Horizons advances DARPA’s Commercial Strategy to link investors to the agency’s research and development performers, program managers and other personnel.

Under Venture Horizons, DARPA will establish partnerships with investors to help scale, productize and transition agency-funded technologies for the Department of Defense, commercial or dual-use markets.

RFI Focus Areas

The RFI seeks responses that address investment goals, history and domain expertise, commitment of service and unique capabilities.

DARPA wants information on respondents’ expertise in technology categories aligned with at least one of the agency’s six technical offices: Biological Technologies Office, Defense Sciences Office, Information Innovation Office, Microsystems Technology Office, Strategic Technology Office and the Tactical Technology Office.

Respondents may include angel investors, family offices, venture capital firms and private equity or buyout firms with experience in technology commercialization and that are interested in working with DARPA to advance the agency’s tech portfolio.

Responses to the RFI are due Nov. 25.

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