OCT. 14, 2026 - Phoenix Demo Day
You are invited to Project Phoenix Demo Day: an exclusive briefing on cutting-edge technologies engineered for warfighter survivability, lethality, and strategic overmatch. From Arkansas and across the country, these founders will be in Arkansas for this strategic event.
What Gives the Warfighter an Unfair Advantage?
Come See At Demo Day.
PROJECT PHOENIX ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE DEMO DAY FEATURING EARLY-STAGE DEFENSE INNOVATORS
The next decisive defense advantage won't come from legacy pipelines. It’s being built right now by non-traditional founders.
You are invited to Project Phoenix Demo Day: an exclusive briefing on cutting-edge technologies engineered for warfighter survivability, lethality, and strategic overmatch. From Arkansas and across the country, these founders will be in Arkansas for this strategic event.
Engineering America’s Next Strategic Advantage
Project Phoenix is opening the door to a vetted cohort of early-stage founders delivering next-generation defense capabilities. Ranging from pre-seed to second-round investment stage, these high-growth startups represent the next wave of defense technology.
These aren't just conceptual ideas—they are next-gen technologies built by agile teams addressing critical gaps across key domains:
Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Resilience
Advanced Manufacturing
Material Science
Join defense leadership, prime contractors, and private capital for a closed-door look at the emerging companies transitioning critical innovations from the lab toward the front line.
"What gives the warfighter an unfair advantage? The speed, adaptability, and fresh perspective of non-traditional innovators scaling tomorrow's defense tech today."
Event Details & Access
Event: Project Phoenix Demo Day (Private Briefing)
Company Stage: Pre-Seed through Second Round
Audience: Accredited Investors, Prime Contractors, & Defense Leadership
Format: Early-Stage Founder Briefings & High-Impact Technology Showcases
Attendance is limited to accredited investors, defense primes, and government stakeholders. Early registration is required for security vetting.
SEPT. 14-16, 2026 - Phoenix Capital Forum for Defense Investors
Learn how to invest in resilient, dual-use defense and national security startups. Join Phoenix Capital Forum this September in Little Rock.
The intersection of national security and private capital has officially reached a critical inflection point. As the Department of War accelerates its mandate for commercial, dual-use technologies to secure a decisive operational advantage, a massive structural challenge remains: bridging the notorious "Valley of Death" between early-stage innovation and secure government procurement.
For family offices, sophisticated angel investors, and private pools of capital, this landscape represents a fast growing asset class—provided you know how to navigate its unique complexities.
This September, the Phoenix Capital Forum will convene an exclusive, closed-door summit in Little Rock. We are bringing together a select group of regional investors, institutional leaders, and defense and national security officials to align private investment strategies with urgent national security priorities.
If you want to move past the theoretical pitches of coastal tech summits and deploy capital into a rigorous, risk-mitigated defense strategy, this room is where you need to be.
Event Rules/Security
All attendees must be U.S. Citizens
Event is Closed to the Press/Media
Chatham House Rules apply
Forge reserves the right to deny admittance to anyone for any reason. If we do, your ticket will be refunded.
This event is not endorsed by the federal government.