AI Crosscutter
Weaving next-gen AI solutions into the core of every project.
Our Leadership
We bring experience from both the commercial sector and the joint force.
Matt Cook
Chief Materiel Officer
Tabitha Kinchen
Director of Portfolio Operations
Laura Hunnewell
Chief of Staff, DC
Cullen Greenfield
Chief of Staff, Mountain View
Portfolios
Dr. David Payne
Kill Web
Jarred Conley
Autonomous Warfare
Chris Murphy
10x
Maria "Masha" Danilova
AI Crosscutter
Technology Areas Where We Overmatch Threats and Deliver Capability at Scale.
From Commercial Breakthrough to Warfighter Reality
Autonomous Warfare
Overwhelming the adversary with unmanned mass.
Kill Web
Out-sensing and out-targeting the adversary through AI-integrated space architecture.
10x
Speed and radical cost reduction fielding solutions 10x faster and 10x cheaper.
Bridge Program
Raising the probability of adoption by deepening transition.
"DIU is the Department's innovation pointman...the primary interface with the non-traditional ecosystem. Its mission is to convert entrepreneurial products into tangible combat power." — Pete Hegseth, 57th Secretary of War
Scaling at the Speed of Relevance.
We move in months by leveraging Other Transaction (OT) authority, we bypass legacy "drag" to award prototype contracts in as few as 60 to 90 days.
Our Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) isn't a science fair, it is a fast lane designed to turn commercial breakthroughs into fielded military power.
Get the CSO PlaybookProblem Curation Phase
Receive, understand, and evaluate DoW partner problem sets.
CSO Phase
Solicit, evaluate, and select proposals.
Prototype & Scale
Execute and award.
Removing the Friction from Innovation.
Fast-Track Awards
Evaluation to contract in a fraction of the time of standard acquisition. We operate at commercial tempo to outpace the threat.
Built for Non-Traditionals
We use 5-page solution briefs and virtual pitches, not 100-page proposals.We lower the barrier to entry for the world's best tech.
A Clear Path to Production
Successful prototypes have a direct, non-competitive "on-ramp" to full-scale production contracts.We solve for the 'Valley of Death' with direct-to-field pathways.
Submit Your Solution
The mission is urgent, and we are your pathway. Whether you're a startup with a breakthrough or a warfighter with a gap, let's deliver the overmatch our warriors deserve.
Have a solution for our most critical gaps?
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