Cameron Hamilton is one of our grIP Venture Studio active members and he serves as the Managing Director of the Defense and Government Services Group at FON Corporate Finance. Prior to joining FON, he spent 19 years at The McLean Group, where he was instrumental in more than 75 successful sell- and buy-side M&A and capital formation engagements. Stout’s Investment Banking group provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory, capital market financing, and other financial advisory services to portfolio companies of private equity firms, closely held or family-owned businesses, and divisions of large corporate parents. They have donde a very good job at outlining key takeaways From the Army’s Project Convergence Capstone 4

Fast Company has named YETI one of this year's most innovative companies in advertising. Let's explore what they are excelling at and how these strategies can be applied to grow other businesses. This Austin, Texas-based retailer founded by the Seiders brothers has been in the market since 2006 but they recently boomed into a fast growing multi product company specializing in outdoor gear. Best known for its ice chests, vacuum-insulated cups and coolers, YETI is now gaining market share in luggage too. In 2023 the company reported sales for $1.6BB (10X growth in the last 10 years).

Our grIP Senior Advisor, Liz Powell shares some insights on helping startups accelerate growth with non-dilutive government funding and advocacy. Founded by Liz in 2007, G2G Consulting finds non-dilutive funding, builds relationships, and influences policies and regulations for changemakers from across the country on the federal, state and local levels of government. She has raised over $528 million in non-dilutive funding. Her team crafts and shapes policies and regulations, influences funding levels both among agencies and with Congress, and develops relationships with key decision-makers for clients. G2G also tracks grants on a daily basis with their Monthly GBG Report (government bioscience grants report).