The National Security Initiative (NSI) announces the inaugural American Security Challenge, a business plan competition for innovators with ideas and technologies aimed to bring edge technology to the market. The challenge seeks to bring American innovation together with the free market by providing critical bridge capital to start-up companies.
“Our free market economy is the foremost accelerator in the world for innovation,” says NSI Chairman Roger London. “We believe that providing a forum for great minds to bring their ideas to fruition by providing access to that market will contribute greatly to our nation’s long term security.”
Innovators are invited to submit executive summaries of their technology for the opportunity to receive $100,000 or more in investor financing. Six finalists will be chosen to present their full business plans at the American Security Challenge event on June 5 at The Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington D.C.
The deadline for executive summaries is April 10. The challenge will be held in conjunction with the annual U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate’s Annual Stakeholder conference, June 2-5.
For more information, visit www.americansecuritychallenge.com.
