FUZE casts a wide net beyond the defense sector, scouting emerging startups, academic institutions, and non-traditional performers, while leveraging private-sector speed and ingenuity to deliver mission-ready solutions and make calculated investments in fast-evolving technologies.

Once a technology demonstrates technical maturity, operational relevance, and transition potential, it advances quickly through an integrated portfolio of complementary innovation programs. FUZE ensures that promising solutions don’t stall – they scale.

High-potential technologies receive deeper investment and transition support to accelerate delivery to Soldiers and maximize return on calculated risk. FUZE manages its innovation portfolio with performance metrics, milestones, and a clear focus on mission outcomes.

Efforts that don’t meet mission requirements are quickly pivoted away from, allowing resources to be reallocated toward higher-value technologies. In a rapidly changing threat environment, agility is as critical as ingenuity.

By thinking like a venture capitalist, FUZE doesn’t just fund innovation, it invests in it. It builds strategic relationships, shares risk with partners and drives scalable solutions that deliver operational advantage. This approach ensures that innovation is not just fast, it’s focused, resilient, and ready for the battlefield.