The Program

A guided path into federal contracting.

Launcher Capital is for companies that have the capability to serve government buyers, but need the strategy, paperwork, proposal engine, relationships, and operating discipline to turn that capability into contract revenue.

Why It Exists

Most companies do not lose because they lack capability.

They lose because federal contracting is its own operating system. Registration, eligibility, capture, compliance, pricing, teaming, proposal writing, and delivery readiness all have to move together.

01

Find the right lane

We identify agencies, contract vehicles, NAICS codes, set-asides, partners, and bid paths where your company has a credible right to win.

02

Build the federal machine

We help assemble the compliance, registrations, certifications, capability statements, evidence, and pursuit workflow needed to compete professionally.

03

Pursue contracts with discipline

GovSeek and the operating team support opportunity discovery, capture planning, proposal development, review, and post-award execution planning.

Benefits First

What changes for your company

The program is designed to give selected companies a real federal contracting function, not just advice or software access.

Less guesswork

You stop trying to decode the market alone and start operating from a prioritized capture plan.

More complete submissions

Proposal work is organized around compliance, evidence, pricing, and review readiness before submission.

Stronger execution support

The goal is not merely to bid. It is to win work your company can perform well and grow from.

Aligned incentives

The model ties Launcher Capital's upside to measurable federal contract outcomes for participating companies.

Who Runs It

Meet the team inside the program story.

Launcher Capital is operated by people who have built government technology companies, defense contractors, dual-use growth networks, financial structures, and procurement intelligence tools.

The team matters because federal contracting is not a generic marketing channel. The program combines GovSeek AI, defense-sector operating experience, capital strategy, compliance judgment, and procurement relationships into one hands-on accelerator.

Lane Campbell

Lane Campbell

Government technology entrepreneur and founder of US Defense Group.

Ali Mahvan

Ali Mahvan

Defense technology executive and builder of GovSeek.

Sara Hand

Sara Hand

Dual-use growth strategist with defense innovation networks.

The Model

How the economics work

After you understand the program, the economics are intentionally simple: no upfront cash fee, shared upside, and a performance guarantee tied to federal contract outcomes.

Program Cost

25%

Company equity

10%

Government contract revenue share

ALIGNED UPSIDE

Timeline

18 Months

Program window

$1M

Federal contract target

CLEAR MILESTONE

Guarantee

100%

Equity returned if the guarantee is not met

$0

Upfront cash fee

PERFORMANCE TESTED
Guarantee

What happens if the program works, and if it does not

The guarantee is meant to make the model understandable before a company applies.

Success scenario

Launcher Capital helps deliver $1M or more in federal contracts inside the program window.

What you keep building

  • Contract revenue and delivery experience
  • Federal compliance operating muscle
  • GovSeek-supported capture workflow
  • Repeatable pursuit process

Guarantee scenario

If the $1M contract milestone is not reached, the equity component is returned according to the program terms.

What you still keep

  • Any contracts won during the program
  • Setup work completed for your company
  • Learned federal contracting process
  • Revenue share only on delivered contracts
Equity Returned
Roadmap

The 18-month journey

The program moves from readiness to active pursuit to award and delivery support.

Months 1 to 3

Federal readiness

Confirm fit, registrations, certifications, positioning, compliance gaps, target agencies, and capture priorities.

FOUNDATION
Months 4 to 12

Active pursuit

Use GovSeek and the operating team to identify opportunities, build capture plans, assemble proposals, and submit disciplined bids.

EXECUTION
Months 13 to 18

Award and scale

Support contract awards, delivery planning, project management, follow-on bids, and a repeatable federal revenue motion.

GROWTH
Application

Apply after the model makes sense.

If your company has a real product or service, can support government-grade delivery, and wants a hands-on partner for federal contracting growth, apply for consideration.