INVITATION ONLY  •  WESTERN DEFENCE

Defence doesn't scale alone.

Get warm introductions to the people, capability and opportunities that move defence companies forward.

Built for the defence ecosystem

  • BAE Systems
  • Leonardo
  • QinetiQ
  • Babcock
  • MBDA
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Airbus Defence & Space
  • Thales
  • Saab
  • Rheinmetall
  • Anduril
  • Helsing
  • Quantum Systems
  • Tekever
  • Hadean
  • Faculty AI
  • ARX Robotics
  • Kraken Technology
HOW IT WORKS

Four steps from joining to outcome.

01 · JOIN
Apply to the network.

Tell us who you are, what you need and what you bring. Every application is reviewed personally.

VETTING
THE PLATFORM

Built for the way
trust actually moves.

Curated membership

Every member is vetted for signal, judgement and reach.

Warm introductions

The right person at the right moment, brokered by someone who knows both sides.

Capability growth

Hiring, partnerships and revenue, accelerated through trusted relationships.

Signals that matter

Procurement and funding intelligence, filtered by people who understand defence.

WHY GRIDLINE

A network built on trust.

The people who matter in defence rarely respond to cold outreach. They move through trusted relationships.

01

The network is the product.

Software scales trust, it does not replace it. Every relationship is real, warm and vetted.

02

Every introduction carries a reputation.

Founders and defence companies, operators and capability leaders, and investors and strategic partners are introduced by people who already know them.

03

Outcomes, not listings.

Not a marketplace. Introductions that change hiring, capital, capability and revenue.

MEMBER OUTCOMES

One network.
Three sides.

FOUNDERS AND DEFENCE COMPANIES

Hire the operator you cannot find on LinkedIn.

The senior engineer or programme lead who has done this before, introduced by someone they trust.

OPERATORS AND CAPABILITY LEADERS

Meet the founders shaping the next decade.

Advise, invest or join the companies defining Western capability, before they are public.

INVESTORS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS

See the ecosystem before the deck lands.

Warm access to founders and technical experts across UK, US and allied defence.

THE NETWORK IN MOTION

The network in motion.

EXAMPLE INTRODUCTIONILLUSTRATIVE
UAS founder
Former military capability leader
Relevant experience confirmed · Both sides opted in
CAPABILITY NETWORK

Depth on tap,
across every
domain.

Operators and capability leaders with real operating experience. Introduced when you need them.

Systems engineering
Autonomy and AI
RF, sensors and EW
C-UAS
Space and ISR
Manufacturing and supply chain
Procurement and MoD strategy
Programme management
MARKET SIGNALS

Only the signals
that reach the room.

Every opportunity is reviewed by people who understand defence, before it reaches you.

EXAMPLE · WHAT MEMBERS SEE
DASA
Novel counter-UAS effectors call
Innovation call
CONTRACTS FINDER
ISR data exploitation framework
Framework
DIANA
Autonomous maritime systems
Innovation call
FIND A TENDER
Secure comms modernisation
Tender

Invitation only,
by design.

Request access. Every application is reviewed personally.