DSL connects startups/scaleups with investors and customers hailing from the government and business worlds that have a stake in national security. Such clients include governmental and corporate end-users looking to counter a vast array of threats. This clientele also includes corporate partners/buyers and more specifically the large corporations currently providing solutions to the defence/security market and are looking to either partner or acquire startups/scaleups to remain competitive. These major suppliers providers include large traditional defence firms as well as Big Tech companies that are increasingly assuming a greater role in the natsec innovation base.  

As an entrepreneur, you want to be able to access these stakeholders which is typically difficult to do.