Dcode Capital Brings on Key Strategic Investor J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Dcode Capital Brings on Key Strategic Investor J.P. Morgan Asset Management, to Further Accelerate Investments in Companies Improving the US Government Dcode Capital, a premier women-led venture capital fund, today announced a strategic investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management Project Spark that will further Dcode Capital’s mission of investing in tech companies that can improve […]

Air Force selects Dcode to provide training, advisory services for technological innovation

Washington, D.C., September 26, 2022 — Today Dcode, the premier advisory firm connecting the tech industry and government to drive commercial innovation in the federal market, announced that Air Force Ventures awarded a Strategic Funding Increase Program (STRATFI) to scale technology development over the “valley of death.” Dcode will help accomplish this by capitalizing on […]

Dcode awarded DoD-wide $45M IDIQ for innovative advisory services

Washington, D.C., July 8, 2022 — Dcode, the premier advisory firm connecting the emerging tech industry and government to drive commercial innovation in the federal market, today announced the award of a $45M Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle to support the DoD in driving technological innovation at scale, and in building an intentional, unified […]

Want To Scale Innovation at the DOD? Strengthen the SBIR Program.

As published in Next Gov. Though a popular option for startups, the Small Business Innovation Research program still faces a valley of death challenge from pilot to program of record.   Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s recent remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum made it clear he intends to drive the DOD to ramp […]

Dcode Resource Round-up

Dcode connects the tech industry and government to drive commercial innovation in the federal market. Dcode’s mission is to improve the way the government runs by helping emerging tech companies, federal agencies, and industry partners understand each other and work together. Getting the best tech into government requires thorough vetting to ensure its security, compliance, […]

How To Guide Government Innovation from Within

Government innovation efforts may look different in 2021. 2020 brought a shift to widespread remote work, cybersecurity challenges, a remarkably swift reallocation of budget to address urgent needs, and a new normal for many federal workers. All of these factors and more make innovation and modernization a necessity — and a tall order. The good […]

Connecting Tech & Gov from Home

Who could have seen this year coming? 2020 was a year unlike any other. Marked by a global pandemic and a hasty shift to remote work, every industry ran into some unprecedented obstacles. Dcode’s unique position at the intersection of tech, government, and industry partners meant we were able to help when federal agencies and […]

Wickr Is the Way to Communicate Securely

Infamous data breaches like Equifax in 2017 and company abuses of data like Snapchat in 2019 highlighted the significant risks posted by inadequate security protocols. These incidents have illustrated the value of tools like Wickr, a secure, end-to-end encrypted collaboration platform delivering to the enterprise and federal sectors with world-class security and compliance capabilities. Unlike […]

Where Government Leaders Get Started with Commercial Tech

Tech innovation in the government is tough. The federal government gets a perhaps unfair share of heat when it comes to tech acquisitions. We’ve heard it all: long timelines, complicated compliance regulations, dated processes, a culture of risk aversion, and dreaded IP disputes that can topple contracts. The government is used to buying everything from […]

Helping Federal Agencies Discover the Art of the Possible

As the head of Accenture Federal Services’ federal technology business, Tom Greiner is constantly exploring “the art of the possible.” To Mr. Griener, this means establishing a tone from the top that encourages experimentation with a range of new technologies to make internal processes more efficient, from mixed reality to IoT. Tom Greiner joined our […]