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Mar 2, 20232 min read

NASA Makes Space for Small Business

Are you an inventor, entrepreneur, startup, or small business looking to make a big impact in the world of space exploration and...

Creating communities around Blue Tech to navigate murky funding streams

Ellen Chang

May 9, 20224 min read

Creating communities around Blue Tech to navigate murky funding streams

Blue tech – changemaking technologies for oceans – is entering a golden age of innovation and opportunity. As startups tackle more...

Changing the way allies support allies: ‘It’s all about speed’

Ellen Chang

Apr 14, 20225 min read

Changing the way allies support allies: ‘It’s all about speed’

With the need for international cooperation among allied nations never more urgent than today, last week’s Hacking4Allies Norwegian...

Navigating the Blue Tech Ecosystem starts with the right relationships

Ellen Chang

Apr 5, 20224 min read

Navigating the Blue Tech Ecosystem starts with the right relationships

With the ocean being simultaneously the oldest and newest market on the planet, opportunities in blue tech are more broad and abundant...

In the innovation game, R&D is only half the battle

Ellen Chang

Mar 3, 20226 min read

In the innovation game, R&D is only half the battle

Road to market requires equal outlay of time and money By Ellen Chang Congress in December reached an agreement on the FY 2022 defense...

BMNT’s H4 Allies sets sights beyond Silicon Valley: ‘It’s about bridging the DoD and the World’

Tom Nelson

Jan 25, 20224 min read

BMNT’s H4 Allies sets sights beyond Silicon Valley: ‘It’s about bridging the DoD and the World’

By Tom Nelson It may feel intangible now, but there exists a future in which international cross pollination thrives among allied...

Ellen Chang

Jan 6, 20225 min read

H4XL Spotlight: Canvass Labs

Why a solid understanding of customer needs was a game-changer for this startup. This is one in an occasional series looking at the...

H4XL Spotlight: Seatrec’s energy innovations are changing the way we understand the ocean

Ellen Chang

Dec 7, 20215 min read

H4XL Spotlight: Seatrec’s energy innovations are changing the way we understand the ocean

One man’s idea to draw energy out of seawater may lead to the first seafloor map, but he wants other startups to know what he didn’t when...

Ellen Chang

Nov 9, 20214 min read

H4XLabs Spotlight: Anthro Energy

Power Play: Team’s Revolutionary Battery Design Has Life-Saving Potential This is one in an occasional series looking at the journeys of...

Ellen Chang

Nov 1, 20214 min read

H4XLabs Spotlight: Offset AI

Innovating a dual-use technology to do good in the world This is one in an occasional series looking at the journeys of startup teams...

Ellen Chang

Oct 26, 20213 min read

H4XLabs Spotlight: FLIP

How a startup poised to modernize Air Force fleet logistics got its start This is one in an occasional series looking at the journeys of...

Ellen Chang

Oct 19, 20214 min read

H4XLabs SPOTLIGHT: NeuroSmart

Stress testing: How added customer discovery led a budding startup to unexpected growth This is one in an occasional series looking at...

How A Training Program for Fighter Pilots Took Wing

Archie Japaridze

Oct 12, 20216 min read

How A Training Program for Fighter Pilots Took Wing

A look at what it takes to build a dual-use startup In the world of startups, moving fast is an advantage, but only if you are moving in...

How Analysis Paralysis Can Kill Space Tech Innovation

Ellen Chang

Oct 4, 20214 min read

How Analysis Paralysis Can Kill Space Tech Innovation

At H4XLabs’ Deep Tech Connect Summit, pioneering innovators discuss how to accelerate the aerospace tech industry Innovation in aerospace...

‘Innovation Agility: It's Not Just An Acquisition Problem. It's A Mindset Change’

Ellen Chang

Sep 27, 20213 min read

‘Innovation Agility: It's Not Just An Acquisition Problem. It's A Mindset Change’

Deep Tech Connect Summit gathers powerful problem-solvers to join forces for the greater good Now is the time to innovate – and fast – if...

How A Collaborative Mindset Is Forging A Pathway Into Future Innovation

Ellen Chang

Sep 20, 20216 min read

How A Collaborative Mindset Is Forging A Pathway Into Future Innovation

Deep Tech Connect Summit gathers powerful problem-solvers to join forces for the greater good What happens when you bring some of the...