OUR PROGRAMS

On 19 November 2020 we announced that the Common Mission Project would deliver a national security entrepreneurship program in Australia from 2021 - and we did. During semester one, two UNSW teams applied the “Hacking for” approach to complex problems and helped us refine the methodology within an Australian context.

The outcome is “Hacking for National Security” or H4NS™ is the official Australian version of the highly successful Hacking for Defense® program in the United States and Hacking for MOD in the United Kingdom. H4NS™ is delivered in partnership with Defence under the D.Start Catalyst program.

If you are interested in joining with us as we the change how we solve big complex problems, as an educator, student, problem sponsor, or industry mentor - please contact us.

Participating Universities

Hacking for Defense® (H4D) is a university course sponsored by the Department of Defense that enables students to rapidly address real-world emerging threats and security challenges facing the United States.

It is a program of the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), powered by BMNT, Inc. and the Common Mission Project.

ADIN

An investor network for Australia's security and prosperity

The Australian Defence Investors Network (ADIN) exists to facilitate knowledge exchange, access to expertise and networking amongst relevant stakeholders. Meeting every other month, the group is comprised of investors and thought leaders committed to the ideal that the use of capital is a national service that contributes to our collective wealth, prosperity, and security.

The meetings follow a sequence of two meetings centred on presentations by national security industry experts speaking followed by one meeting of emerging companies pitching. The group abides by Chatham House Rules where participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.

The ADIN in a voluntary effort and is administered by the Common Mission Project.

ADIN is closely affiliated with the US Chapter of the Defense Investor Network (DIN) that is made up of over 120 top tier / national security-focused investors and engages with high level government officials to enable ongoing and coordinated conversation between the national security and private capital sectors to better enable rapid innovation with clean capital.

Now, more than ever, efforts to more closely couple commercial companies, venture capital / private equity, and Defence are of the highest priority.