Red Cell Partners

It was a pleasure being a part of the #MIGlobal Middle East and Africa (MEA) Summit this week, where our Founder, Chairman, and CEO Grant Verstandig took the stage in Abu Dhabi to discuss the impact of AI on today’s society and how it will continue to reshape every industry as we know it. Looking forward to future engagements with the Milken Institute!

The U.S. government is fraught with longstanding policies and bureaucratic processes that can make rapid innovation an ongoing challenge – but, according to our Cyber Practice President, George Barnes, startups have the unique ability to apply pressure to the status quo in order to keep pace with the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. Want to hear more from George? Watch his recent interview Brew Markets’ Ann Berry on the state of cybersecurity and his hope for future solutions: https://lnkd.in/eJgbr5yz #cyber #cybersecurity #ImpactThroughInnovation #vc #incubator #startup #entrepreneurship IT Brew

Next Thursday, our Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Grant Verstandig, will take the stage at the Milken Institute’s Middle East and Africa Summit to discuss the impact of AI on today’s society and how to get ahead of its foreseeable challenges, including how it should be applied, controlled, consumed, and governed. Along with Grant, John Tiernan and David Silverman will be on the ground connecting with those at the forefront of worldwide innovation and, in line with this year’s theme of Investing in a Shared Future, collectively developing strategies to ensure healthy, safe, and secure lives for all. Hope to see many of you there! https://lnkd.in/eyuifqKA #milkeninstitute #MEA 

In a world where having scale and large swaths of data seems to be the path to winning, what role can startups play in fueling our nation’s innovation engine? In a live interview with Ann Berry from Brew Markets, our Cyber Practice President, George Barnes, recently discussed the cybersecurity challenges keeping him up at night, his hope for future solutions, and the importance of public-private collaboration in creating a more secure tomorrow for the next generation. Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eJgbr5yz IT Brew #cyber #cybersecurity #nsa #startup #entrepreneur #vc #incubator #redcellpartners #itbrew

In case you missed it, our Healthcare Practice President, Naimish P., joined fellow experts on The Bright Spots in Healthcare podcast this summer discuss how to grow and scale healthcare companies to improve health outcomes, cost savings, and operational efficiencies. Watch a clip from the episode below! #healthcare #podcast #startup #healthcarestrategy

We are excited to introduce the latest member of the Red Cell Platform, Timothy McKeever! As our Legal Counsel, Tim is responsible for providing legal guidance and strategy to our incubations, freeing up founders and their teams to do what they do best: develop innovative technologies and build the mission-critical companies of tomorrow. When he's not working, Tim enjoys spending time outdoors around Apex, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and their two chocolate labs, Dixie and Mabel. It’s a pleasure you having you on the team, Timothy McKeever! #teamswin #newhire #legal #ImpactThroughInnovation

In October, our incubations won competitions and continued to secure partnerships, while our team invested in new projects and shared their deep expertise on healthcare, cyber, and national security across the nation. Here’s what you may have missed! - Trase topped Hugging Face’s GAIA (General AI Assistants) leaderboard, outperforming AI agent systems by Meta, Microsoft, and others in a worldwide competition. - DEFCON AI announced that the Department of the Air Force has exercised a second option year on its previous Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. - Red Cell invested in Valinor, a “haven for builders” connecting the world's best technologists with government missions to build innovative products for the modern national security landscape. - We created a new national security incubation led by Brennan Grignon, focused on optimizing capacity planning across industrial ecosystems. - Our Founder, Chairman, and CEO Grant Verstandig joined Ted Leonsis and Tammy Haddad to discuss healthcare in the age of AI. - Red Cell Advisor and Andesite CEO, Brian Carbaugh, released a MasterClass with fellow former CIA executives. - Our Cyber Practice President, George Barnes, spoke with fellow experts at IT Brew about the evolving threat landscape and how to maintain the tactical expertise required to keep systems secure. Want to learn more about the companies and people behind our success? Visit redcellpartners.com to read our blog and stay on top of our latest press coverage. #RedCellPartners #ImpactThroughInnovation #teamswin #vc #incubator #incubation #startup #healthcare #cyber #cybersecurity #nationalsecurity

⏰ Don’t miss your chance to apply to Red Cell Go, our discovery program for early-stage entrepreneurs leveraging their deep domain expertise to solve real cybersecurity challenges in the government and commercial sectors. Successful applicants will secure up to a 3-month, paid 1099 contract to validate their concept and build a pre-seed pitch deck to present to Red Cell’s Investment Committee (IC) and potentially become our next cyber incubation. Discover how we evaluate submissions in the slides below, and learn more or apply by visiting https://lnkd.in/eD3XR6YY.

Don't miss out on the Business Growth and Innovation Summit, “Why Didn’t I Know That?”—tickets are selling fast, so reserve yours now! https://lnkd.in/efhKCBCK This is an incredible opportunity to explore government contracting and cybersecurity with industry experts. Join us for insightful discussions, including: How AI is transforming the future of cybersecurity and GovCon Valuable insights from CEOs about what they wish they had known pre- and post-sale Why tech executives may not be purchasing your products or services Plus, network with industry leaders and connect with carefully selected vendors! Featured speakers include: Gary Daigle from RealmOne Bruce Howard from Synergy Laura Nelson Laura Nelson from National Cryptologic Foundation George Barnes from Red Cell Partners John B. from Anomali Ken Kurz from COPT Defense Properties Reserve your seat today—we can’t wait to see you there! P.S. Discount tickets are available for a limited time. Message us to see if you qualify!

Our Cyber Practice President, George Barnes, recently joined Cityforum podcast host Mike Steinmetz and fellow cyber experts Elisabeth Braw and Jim Langevin to dive into the evolving cybersecurity landscape, spotlighting the rise of ransomware, supply chain attacks, and how artificial intelligence fits into the picture, among other topics. Listen to the episode: https://lnkd.in/dJiBcUTP #cyber #cybersecurity #ransomware #nsa #supplychain #ai