Defense and dual-use technology strategic advisory
*Securities offered through USQ Securities LLC
A strategic catalyst for the innovators & investors empowering those safeguarding our national security
Tactical Edge Ventures provides bespoke strategic solutions for innovative companies & sophisticated investors by identifying the most promising growth opportunities and accelerating adoption & scaling of critical defense & dual-use technologies while facilitating successful outcomes for operators, investors and our national security
Focus Areas
Artificial Intelligence
UxS & CUAS
Autonomy
Assured Communications
Advanced Sensors
Critical Minerals
Critical Supply Chains
Electronic Warfare
Successful innovation and technology adoption in the defense and national security sectors require an integrated understanding of relevant technologies, military acquisition priorities & key levers, defense prime integration and collaboration opportunities, financial needs & forecasting, and capital sourcing Expertise encompassing these interdependent domains is extremely rare Tactical Edge Ventures uniquely leverages decades of deep experience & broad networks spanning these intertwined disciplines to provide bespoke advisory services to operators & investors in order to access and accelerate attractive opportunities in the rapidly evolving national security technology sector
Services
Operators
Corporate Development Enhancement Business Development Enhancement Customer Ecosystem Development International Growth Opportunities Legislative Strategy Coordination Non-Dilutive Funding Capital Planning & Forecasting Financial Capital Solutions
Investors
Comprehensive Due Diligence Support DoD Budgetary Dynamics & Priorities Technology Applicability Assessment TAM/SAM & Valuation Analyses Competitive Landscape Analysis Investment Opportunity Sourcing
Services
Investors
Comprehensive Due Diligence Support DoD Budgetary Dynamics & Priorities Technology Applicability Assessment TAM/SAM & Valuation Analyses Competitive Landscape Analysis Investment Opportunity Sourcing
GARY LAWSON
Gary brings decades of relevant experience and broad networks in the pursuit of winning outcomes for clients and partners. For nearly the last five years, he has advised US military & government stakeholders on a range of complex engagements to accelerate technology solutions for our warfighters by providing in-depth commercial and technology research & defense/dual-use tech ecosystem outreach. A native of Coronado, CA and from a military family, Gary’s dedication to robust national security began at an early age, and continued through his years at Annapolis and active duty service as a US Marine Corps infantry officer.
Following active service with the US Marines and completion of graduate school, he joined the Investment Banking Division at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he focused on the aerospace & defense, industrials, and natural resources (metals & mining) sectors. Later, he worked as a senior member of the Merrill Lynch M&A team where he continued to focus on those sectors and broadened his reach to include energy, enterprise software and tech-enabled services companies. He has completed over $35 billion (enterprise value) in aggregate transaction volume, to include M&A, IPO, venture investments, and other private placements as an investment banker & while serving as the CFO of an early-stage energy tech company where he successfully closed a $25 million Series A. Gary is a graduate of the US Naval Academy (BS, Honors History) and holds a JD/MBA from the University of Virginia School of Law and Darden Graduate School of Business. He maintains an active Series 79 & 63 through his affiliation with USQ Securities LLC.
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