Bailey Baumbick traded a career as a national security consultant to build tech solutions for the challenges she saw at the Pentagon. Elias Rosenfeld left a job in social impact consulting to start a career aimed at revitalizing America's industrial base. Lee Kantowski spent eight years in the Army before switching to defense tech, where he hopes to fix the military's outdated tools.
On your first day at a new tech company, you can probably expect one thing: a hefty package of company swag waiting at your desk. This merch - hats, T-shirts, the branded Patagonia vest of Wall Street's past - usually comes in drab navy, with an embroidered sans serif logo. As defense tech has risen in favor among venture capitalists and job seekers alike, some companies are pushing the concept further, designing cheeky swag that blurs the line between marketing and meme.
