Built for hard government problems.

BMNT got its start in 2013 on a driveway near Stanford by military veterans determined to change the way Silicon Valley and the Department of Defense work together.

Since then, we've built:

  • A way to curate national security problems so entrepreneurs will work on them.
  • Tools government organizations use to innovate at speed and scale.
  • Hacking for Defense® — an international academic program at 67 universities.
  • Coaching for dual-use startups, from prototype to exit.
What makes us different
Our methods
Problem Curation® and the Innovation Pipeline®. Repeatable, published, open. Born on the battlefield, not the whiteboard.
Our networks
2,460+ curated problems. A vendor network of 20,000+ non-traditional companies. 200+ defense funds with $60B+ in private capital ready to follow government traction.
Our model
Fixed-price since 2013. Small senior teams. You pay for outcomes, not hours. A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business reachable through GSA, OTAs, IDIQs, and standard contracting.
BMNT works from Palo Alto, Washington DC, and London.

Operators, engineers, makers, veterans, and policy wonks.

Linked by one purpose: helping government solve the right problems, fast.

Peter Newell

Peter Newell

Cofounder & CEO

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Brian Miller

Brian Miller

President

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William Treseder

William Treseder

Cofounder

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Ali Hawks

Ali Hawks

CEO, BMNT UK

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Steve Weinstein

Steve Weinstein

Strategic Advisor

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Joe Felter

Joe Felter

Cofounder

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Daniel Marrujo

Daniel Marrujo

Strategic Advisor

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Mark Peterson

Mark Peterson

Strategic Advisor

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Jackie Space

Jackie Space

Cofounder

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Ellen Chang

Ellen Chang

Strategic Advisor

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Abby Tran

Abby Tran

Program Analyst

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Adelina Hernandez

Adelina Hernandez

Jr. Program Analyst

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Alyssa Sutton

Alyssa Sutton

Program Manager

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Anthony Santos

Anthony Santos

Project Lead

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Bea Heratsch

Bea Heratsch

Program Analyst

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Beth Vaccarezza

Beth Vaccarezza

Program Manager

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Chris Lesley

Chris Lesley

Jr. Program Analyst

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Daniel Anaforian

Daniel Anaforian

Project Lead

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Daniel Villalobos-Campos

Daniel Villalobos-Campos

Financial and Operations Analyst

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Emma Kortebein

Emma Kortebein

Project Lead

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Erin Lemus

Erin Lemus

Jr. Program Analyst

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Geraldine Decker

Geraldine Decker

Business Ops. Support Specialist

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Hannah Joudi

Hannah Joudi

Program Analyst

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Harper Casey

Harper Casey

Program Analyst

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Isaiah Lewis

Isaiah Lewis

Sr. Program Analyst

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Jasgagandeep Singh

Jasgagandeep Singh

Program Analyst

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Jesse Marek

Jesse Marek

Project Lead

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Jessica Caterson

Jessica Caterson

Program Analyst

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John Petkosek

John Petkosek

Director

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Joseph May

Joseph May

Project Lead

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Maicie Jones

Maicie Jones

Project Lead

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Mariam Makki

Mariam Makki

Sr. Program Analyst

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Matthew Bailey

Matthew Bailey

Program Analyst

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Oran Farkas

Oran Farkas

Sr. Program Analyst

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Paris Grabeel

Paris Grabeel

Project Lead

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Robert Leonard

Robert Leonard

Sr. Program Manager

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Sabra Horne

Sabra Horne

Entrepreneur in Residence

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Sam Peterson

Sam Peterson

Project Lead

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Sammy Jennings

Sammy Jennings

Jr. Program Analyst

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Serdar Turac

Serdar Turac

Program Manager

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Stevan Youssef

Stevan Youssef

Project Lead

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Steven Peterson

Steven Peterson

Director, Finance and Operations

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Susan Young

Susan Young

Director, People Operations and Culture

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Tim Donoghue

Tim Donoghue

Director

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Tyler Chung

Tyler Chung

Program Analyst

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Tyler Foley

Tyler Foley

Sr. Program Analyst

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Waleed Omer

Waleed Omer

Program Analyst

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