by Kristen Stanley | Jun 10, 2025 | FirstIn
By Renny McPherson, Managing Partner of First In Special thanks to Capt Jake McGraw, USAF Skillbridge Fellow, for his research Which founder is capable of building a venture scale business from scratch: one dedicated to vision or one dedicated to reality...
by Kristen Stanley | Apr 14, 2025 | FirstIn
14 April 2025 Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) are entering their operational era. As capital flows back into core defense technologies, we see this category as a fast-converging frontier.
by Kristen Stanley | Jul 16, 2024 | FirstIn
16 July 2024 By Arthur Karell and Renny McPherson Systems thinking is a central element of military leadership. The challenges our operational forces face downrange belie simple categorization and linear approaches. Warfighters must make sense of complex...
by Gabby Fong | Feb 13, 2024 | FirstIn
13 February 2024 By Renny McPherson and Arthur Karell At First In, we invest in entrepreneurs who are building companies that secure our freedom. That encompasses cybersecurity software businesses, defense technology companies, and extends to companies automating...
by Gabby Fong | Nov 30, 2023 | FirstIn
The Human Aspect of Mergers and Acquisitions with Arthur Karell – Today on All Quiet, Tyler is joined by Arthur Karell, a seasoned expert in corporate development. Arthur delves into the complex world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), emphasizing the...
by Gabby Fong | Nov 9, 2023 | FirstIn
In honor of Veterans Day, in this special episode of Women on the Move Podcast Host Sam Saperstein talks with Lenore Karafa, Marine Corps veteran, venture capitalist, and chair of Bunker Labs. Lenore discusses her military career and her transition into the finance...
