They are not quite angels on their shoulders-it is more like angel investors looking over their shoulders. Suddenly venture capital appears to be invading the Western aerospace and defense (A&D) sector. From relatively quiet private investment stakes to new corporate venture capital funds to a technology incubator and "Shark Tank" style investor-entrepreneur matchmaking events devoted to A&D, the deep-pocketed and sometimes enigmatic financiers associated with the dot.com era are increasingly showing up in an industry long dominated by OEMs and prime defense contractors that move little faster than the speed of government.
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