Allied
Operator-Founder Mission:
U.S.-Israel
Across the United States and Israel, a new generation of warfighters-turned-builders is redefining defense technology. This bilateral fellowship brings them together, driving allied defense innovation
April 2026
This exchange will strengthen the operational and investment bridge between two of the world’s most combat-tested and innovation-driven ecosystems. It brings together American and Israeli operator-founders; warfighter entrepreneurs who are building and scaling defense companies that translate battlefield experience into deployable capabilities.
It is a bilateral engagement focused on connecting:
U.S. operator-founders moving proven concepts through acquisition pathways toward programs of record
Israeli technologists whose systems were built and fielded under real operational need, from Iron Swords forward
Investors on both sides who back warfighter-led companies from first check through scaled fielding