Systemic Security Investing: A First In Framework

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...

Emerging Themes in Security Technology in 2024

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...

Generative AI and Security Technology

05 June 2023 By Maggie Engler, Technology Advisor at First In   No area of technology has attracted more attention over the past six months than generative AI. That fertile period, sparked by OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in late November 2022, included major...