Stealth partners with federal agencies, defense customers, sovereign funds, and economic development authorities to spin up new operating companies that solve government mission needs while building durable commercial businesses.
Most government dollars chase commercial-first startups that pivot reluctantly into the mission. Stealth's model is reversed: we build companies designed from incorporation to serve dual-use customers — agency and commercial — without rebuilding the company twice.
JV structure or stand-alone, capitalized to fit SBIR/STTR Phase II + commercial revenue from day one. Avoids the "commercial pivot" problem that kills 70% of agency-funded ventures.
Our 600+ company alumni network includes operators with active security clearances (Secret + TS), former DoD program officers, and ex-defense primes ready to step into founding CEO roles.
Every Stealth-built defense venture deploys with CMMC-aware infrastructure, FedRAMP-compatible cloud, ITAR-aware data handling, and DFARS-compliant payroll. No 18-month compliance retrofit later.
Stealth maintains an in-house proposal team that supports portfolio companies through SBIR, STTR, BAA, OTA, and Direct-to-Phase-II responses. Faster cycle times than any portfolio company could run alone.
Government contracts produce non-dilutive revenue at industry-leading rates. Stealth ventures average $3 in committed agency revenue per $1 of equity capital deployed — a structural advantage when raising follow-on commercial rounds.
The studio model can carry a company across the 18–36 month government adoption curve without the VC pressure to pivot. Government customers reward this — and reciprocate with multi-year contracts.
Stealth's defense and federal practice is aligned with the agency programs where the studio model has structural advantages. Our team has experience navigating each.
Stealth Government structures engagements differently depending on the customer's mandate and procurement vehicle. All four profiles run through a version of the Stealth Method, adapted for the specific compliance and pace constraints of the buyer.
For agencies funding dual-use companies via SBIR, STTR, BAA, or OTA mechanisms. Stealth incorporates a venture, applies to the relevant solicitation, and deploys the operating infrastructure to execute against the contract.
For tier-1 defense primes seeking commercial-grade venture builds as adjuncts to their main programs. Stealth runs the venture under joint sponsorship with the prime as anchor commercial partner + co-investor.
For sovereign wealth funds and international economic development authorities funding strategic technology builds with national-priority implications. Stealth deploys the Method under multi-year framework agreements.
For state, county, and city economic development authorities funding regional venture creation as a public infrastructure investment. Stealth produces companies that stay in-region and hire local talent.
Stealth-built government ventures inherit a compliance starting position that is years ahead of a typical commercial startup attempting to enter the government market. The Studio absorbs the operational burden so the venture can focus on the mission.
Detailed compliance documentation available under NDA · gov@stealth1000.com
Government engagements are subject to standing confidentiality and contract-vehicle disclosure rules. The profiles below describe scope and outcomes without identifying specific programs or customers.
Stealth-built venture won an SBIR Phase II following a competed Phase I award. The company is now executing against a 24-month, $1.7M Phase II contract while simultaneously closing a $4M commercial seed round. Compliance posture inherited from Stealth at incorporation.
Stealth structured a JV with a tier-1 defense prime to spin out a sensor analytics company. Stealth contributed operating infrastructure and founding team, the prime contributed legacy IP and anchor customer relationships. Company is in Year 2 with $3.2M in prime-anchored commercial revenue.
Three-year framework engagement with a MENA sovereign fund to produce dual-use industrial technology companies. Currently in Year 2 of 3. One company spun out with $42M post-money outside round, two more in active build.
Stealth Government is a small, focused practice — we run a limited number of agency, prime, and sovereign engagements per year. Reach out for a confidential briefing on whether the studio model fits your program structure.
All inquiries treated under NDA · gov@stealth1000.com