ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)
Joins Esteemed Alumni Network
Greymatter.io, a microservices platform, meets the complex hybrid, multi-cloud, and on-prem needs of U.S. government and defense organizations. Greymatter.io proudly announces its graduation from MissionLink.Next, an exclusive nationwide network accelerating innovation and advancing solutions to National Security threats.
“Our objective is to seed and accelerate innovation across the country, from Washington DC to Silicon Valley, and bridge enterprise and national security missions with dual-use commercial capabilities – and the Spring 2022 cohort is certainly representative of the innovation and momentum happening in NatSec tech.”
Founded in 2010, MissionLink connects problem solvers with mission-critical capabilities in NatSec tech to the right resources. For over 10 years, MissionLink has led in National Security, capturing the timeliness and immediacy of security breakthroughs.
“We are proud to welcome Greymatter.io into MissionLink’s alumni network,” said Andy Lustig, cofounder of MissionLink.Next. Our objective is to accelerate innovation from DC to Silicon Valley, bridging national security and commercial capabilities.” Chris Holmes, Greymatter.io CEO
Mission Link’s World-Class Technologists and Thought Leaders
Greymatter.io was selected by world-class technologists and thought leaders that serve on MissionLink’s Board of Advisors. This includes Will Grannis, CTO of Google, and Ron Gula, co-founder of Tenable Network Solutions. Throughout the program, cohort members attended a series of events, led by notable speakers such as Dr. Michael Capps, CEO of Diveplane and former founder of Fortnite/Epic Games; Chris Gladwin, CEO of Ocient and former founder and CEO of Cleversafe; Dawn Meyerriecks, former Deputy Director of CIA; Gus Hunt, former CTO of CIA. And Michael Morell, former Acting Director at CIA.
Upon completion, cohort members now join a powerful alumni network of more than 500 CXOs. Many credit MissionLink with providing their company with the game-changing opportunity needed to drive meaningful growth to their industry. Greymatter.io now joins the ranks of successful MissionLink alumni. This includes the founders and CEOs of Rapid7, MAG Aerospace, Cofense, Altamira, Cloudera, Cylance, Crowdstrike, Novetta, and Dovel Technologies.
Jeremy King, cofounder of MissionLink, stated, “National security’s mission is broadening and evolving rapidly. This requires collaboration between government and the commercial sector. For decades, the solution was ‘public-private partnership.’ Now, it’s time to empower industry innovation through ‘private-public partnership.’ MissionLink has become the most exclusive space to learn, share, and contribute to thought leadership in innovative technologies.”
The Mission Link Organizing Board
The MissionLink Organizing Board includes Jeremy King of Benchmark Executive Search and Matt Devost of OODA Inc. Also, Andy Lustig and Katherine Ferguson of Cooley LLP. MissionLink is backed by an elite advisory board comprised of the brightest from the defense, Intelligence and NatSec sectors.
Including Sue Gordon, former NGA and CIA; Bill Crowell, former NSA; Charlene Leubecker, former CIA; Bob Gourley, former CTO at DIA; Bryan Ware, former DHS; Ron Ritchey, Chief Cyber Architect at JP Morgan Chase; Ellen McCarthy, former Department of State; Fran Landolf, former NSA; Cyndi Gula and Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures; Will Grannis, CTO of Google; Jen Sovada of Sandbox AQ; Lt Gen Rhett Hernandez, former Chief of Army Cyber Command; Peggy Styer and Jack Kerrigan of Razor’s Edge Ventures; Tim Newberry, Entrepreneur in Residence at TenEleven Ventures; Wes Blackwell, Partner at Scout Ventures; and Constantine Saab, Partner at Valor Equity.
About Greymatter.io
A venture-backed microservices platform provider, Greymatter.io is driving the next era of intelligent service mesh. Also, API management to solve complex challenges flowing from enterprises’ DevSecOps and NetSecOps pipelines through production operations. Led by a team of experts, the company builds infrastructure intelligence solutions to help its customers better manage, secure, and operate enterprise software. The platform has a rapidly growing user base that includes some of the largest, most security-conscious, globally decentralized organizations in the world.
About MissionLink.Next
MissionLink.Next is a non-profit trade association and exclusive network that includes decision makers, government leaders, top founders and CEOs from across the US who are building the most cutting-edge mission critical capabilities in cyber, AI, virtual reality, IoT, space and quantum science. MissionLink.Next companies are addressing the next generation of threats across national security, healthcare, financial services, ecommerce, social media, life sciences, automotive and transportation, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and critical infrastructure. Backed by an elite advisory board comprised of the best and brightest minds from defense, Intel and homeland security sectors, MissionLink’s trusted innovation ecosystem fosters access, insight and opportunity to bridge enterprise and national security missions with dual-use commercial capabilities. For more information, please visit the MissionLink.Next website.