We help defense and technology companies enter U.S. and allied markets, pursue the right contracts, and prepare for investment. Your team keeps building. We take on the agreed work, with one partner responsible for the engagement.
The Guild brings together people with experience in defense, intelligence, technology, public policy, international markets, and capital. We learn your capability properly, then put the relevant experience to work. Different perspectives help us test the options before recommending a course.
One partner stays accountable. We agree the scope, responsibilities, and reporting rhythm with you. You see what has moved forward, what remains uncertain, and what needs your decision.
DEFENSE & ACQUISITION
INTELLIGENCE & SPECIAL OPERATIONS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
LEGISLATIVE & POLICY
TECHNOLOGY & AI
CAPITAL MARKETS
U.S. & allied markets
Across the Atlantic.
In both directions.
We believe lasting commercial relationships strengthen the alliance. We help companies assess where their capability fits and build the partnerships needed to pursue it, in both directions.
Allied companies
Enter the United States.
Understand the customer need, identify a suitable buying route, and establish the partners and operating position the opportunity requires.
U.S. companies
Expand into allied markets.
Work with people who understand local customers, institutions, and business conditions. Assess where your capability fits and build the partnerships needed to pursue it.
The firm, connected
One firm.
Many ways forward.
The Guild brings the people. Advisory, Capital, and the Foundry put that experience to work.
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It starts with the people
Experience that
travels together.
A customer conversation can change a company’s investment case. A partner can open a market. We bring those perspectives into the same room, with one partner accountable for the work.
Market entry, customer development, contracting, and delivery need to fit together. The Four C’s keep that work connected as we test the options and carry out the agreed plan alongside your team.
We connect the investment case to customer need, a credible route to adoption, and the ability to deliver. That operating judgment informs sourcing, diligence, and support after investment.
Capital should fit the company you intend to build. An advisory engagement does not imply an investment.
The Foundry starts with an operating need. We test whether it warrants a business, then bring together the technology, founding team, and support to build it. Ignition and SkyWatch Labs are portfolio companies of the Foundry.
Customer, contracting, partner, and capital decisions affect one another. We bring the right people together, test the options, and take on the agreed work alongside your team.
The Four C’s
01
Contracting
Identify the buyer, the requirement, and a credible acquisition route. Prepare the evidence and pursuit plan the opportunity calls for.
02
Commercial
Test the market case, develop customer and partner relationships, and connect that work to the company’s growth priorities.
03
Compliance
Bring ownership, export, security, and other operating requirements into the plan early. We coordinate with qualified advisers where required.
04
Capital
Define what funding needs to accomplish. Prepare the company’s evidence, investment case, and investor conversations accordingly.
You get a defined scope, a responsible lead, and decision points to judge progress. If the evidence changes, we recommend a change in course.
02 / PFP Capital
Investment judgment.
Operating context.
The right capital should fit the company you want to build. We connect the investment case to customer need, a credible route to adoption, and the ability to deliver. That operating judgment informs sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support.
Before investment
Test who needs the capability, how it can be bought and used, and what must happen for the business to grow.
After investment
Assemble support around the portfolio company’s agreed priorities: market entry, customer development, contracting, and preparation for further capital.
We start with a customer problem, test whether it warrants a business, and bring together the technology, founding team, and operating support needed to build it.
Foundry portfolio
Ignition and SkyWatch Labs are portfolio companies of the PFP Defense Foundry.
Ignition turns fragmented information into reviewed intelligence for decisions in legal work, law enforcement, defense, and investment diligence. A named professional reviews the evidence and controls its release.
Inside the Foundry
The need
A decision depends on fragmented information. Define the question and the evidence needed.
The work
Organize and examine the evidence. A named professional reviews the assessment and controls its release.
The decision
Provide reviewed intelligence with its limitations clear, so the responsible decision-maker can act.
SkyWatch connects site assessment, existing sensors, people, and response planning. It helps organizations understand airspace risk, improve installed systems, and define how information reaches authorized responders.
Inside the Foundry
The need
An organization needs to understand its airspace-security exposure. Start with the site and its operating needs.
The work
Assess existing sensors, people, and response arrangements. Identify gaps and practical improvements.
The decision
Clarify how information reaches authorized responders and who is responsible for the next action.
Tell us what you have built, the opportunity you are considering, and the decision in front of you. We will talk through where PFP can help and what a useful first engagement would involve.
