What is CIT
What is CIT?
CIT is not an accelerator.
CIT is the Delta-V needed to clear the Valley of Death…
To organize America’s bleeding edge innovation into execution-focused teams that can move critical technologies from cradle to capture to deployment – strengthening the nation’s infrastructure, economic resilience, and national security.
We partner with accelerators, incubators, universities, laboratories, investors, government stakeholders, and industry leaders to increase the speed of capture, commercialization, production readiness, and technology deployment.
We do not replace accelerators; we extend and amplify their work.
A national-security-focused teaming and execution platform
Unlike a traditional association or networking organization, CIT is structured around execution. We identify market opportunities, assemble complementary companies, establish teaming structures, support capture and proposal efforts, develop go-to-market strategies, and connect emerging capabilities with customers, capital, partners, and mission requirements.
What CIT Means to
Key Stakeholders
For National Security
CIT is an accelerant – increasing the speed at which needed technologies can be organized, validated, captured, produced, and deployed.
For Member Companies
CIT is a necessary span in the bridge across the Valley of Death – helping promising capabilities become funded, deployable, and scalable solutions.
For Investors
CIT provides a form of “portfolio insurance” by improving the odds and speed of success for emerging companies during their highest-risk stages of development.
How We Work
From Connection
to Execution
CIT does more than introduce people. We organize opportunity-specific teams, align companies around customer and mission requirements, and help turn relationships into capture, contracts, and deployment.
From Capability to Mission Impact
CIT helps move technologies beyond pilots and demonstrations into production-ready, operationally relevant solutions that can be adopted by government, defense, infrastructure, and commercial users.
CIT is PENTAFORGE
Five Super-Verticals.
One National Security Engine.
Within these Super-Verticals, CIT organizes specialized Member companies around specific opportunities and mission needs. The objective is to create integrated teams capable of delivering national-security solutions – not simply individual products or services.
CIT is ACCESS, SUPPORT, & RESOURCES
CIT extends its Super-Vertical model through three dedicated platforms that support production readiness, business execution, and access to experienced expertise.
CASPR
CIT Advanced Systems Production & Readiness Hub
NEXUS
Business Services Marketplace
BRAIN TRUST
Network of SMEs and the expertise required to get business across the finish line.
CIT is VALUE CREATION FOR ALL
A path to revenue, deployment, and national impact
Through this integrated model, CIT creates a pathway from emerging capability to market opportunity, team formation, capture, production readiness, and operational deployment.
Technology companies gain access to opportunities, partners, expertise, and customers. Government and infrastructure stakeholders gain access to coordinated, execution-ready teams. Accelerators and investors gain a stronger path for portfolio companies to reach revenue and deployment. Strategic partners gain a scalable way to engage with emerging technologies across multiple sectors.
Together, these stakeholders have a clearer path to revenue, value creation, and to the delivery of the technologies our Nation needs at this important time.
READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?
Let’s Talk!
CIT is a member organization with a success-fee focus that ensures alignment at every level.
Whether you are building technology, seeking solutions, investing in
innovation, or helping companies scale, CIT is designed to help move
critical capabilities forward
at the speed of need.
BUILDING THE FUTURE.
SECURING OUR NATION.