Ellen Chang
Founder & Managing Partner
Syndicate 708

Today, much of the A&D industry is at risk from disruption. The democratization of technology, digitalization, globalization, the atomization of security threats, and other factors are disrupting many A&D markets in ways not seen for years. These forces are opening the door for more nimble competitors and new entrants able to compete in different ways - leveraging commercial trends that originate from other sectors.

Making incremental choices to run faster just to keep up will become increasingly insufficient. To outperform, companies will need to scale innovation by not only making internal investments but also through building new partnerships with new found partners, largely startups, whose ambitions know no boundaries.

About the speaker...

Ellen is founder/managing partner of Syndicate 708, a deep tech focused investment syndicate that looks to invest in and accelerate Deep Tech companies @ LightSpeed. Syndicate 708 is especially focused on investing in and fostering startups in the aerospace sector. She also is director at BMNT, a defense innovation consultancy, and leads H4X Labs, an accelerator and venture studio for deep tech/dual use startups.

Ellen’s career spans from the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer to JP Morgan where she focused on exploring and facilitating investing in start-ups. She later founded her own start-up in the aviation industry where the team focused on building a B2B aviation part sourcing and brokerage focused on business jets.