Analysis · Capital & Ownership · Influence · Information Exposure
What Primes and Investors Will Ask Defense Founders
The diligence questions that catch defense founders off guard, and why to answer them first.
Naledi Group · August 28, 2026 · 5 min read
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Defense tech founders increasingly face the same scrutiny from investors that they will later face from primes and government customers.
Three areas
Foreign ownership, control, or influence. Clean chain of title to IP. And the backgrounds of the people closest to sensitive work. Answer these yourself first.
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