UK DEFENCE, SECURITY AND RESILIENCE
The veteran-rooted operating layer for sovereign defence-tech.
Our purpose is to develop founders and help build defence-tech companies, connecting operational experience with people, intelligence and capital.
For veterans and reservists who want to start a company or help build one, and the civilians who build alongside them.
The purpose
Why Artificer exists
Britain is rearming. The people who know the operational problems should help build the companies that solve them.
Understanding the problem
Veterans and reservists bring first-hand knowledge of user needs and the conditions technology must work in.
Building the company
Turning that knowledge into a company takes technical talent, commercial judgement, customers and capital. A service career does not automatically provide those connections.
Artificer is building a veteran-rooted community and pathway to develop founders and turn operational insight into companies.
Companies built to scale.Technology in operational use.Stronger UK sovereign capability.
Participation
More than one way in.
You do not have to start a company to help build one.
Founders
Create ventures.
Explore an idea, find co-founders or build your company.
Operators
Make them work.
Turn plans into delivery across product, commercial work and operations.
Specialists
Bring depth.
Apply technical expertise or deep knowledge of an operational domain.
Advisors
Guide and open doors.
Help teams make better decisions and build useful relationships.
Veterans and reservists are the operational core. Civilians are welcome across all four roles.
Get involved
Help build the next generation of UK defence-tech companies.
We are bringing together Artificer's first members to help build venture-scale defence-tech and dual-use companies.
Artificer is being built to help people test demand, find complementary talent and develop routes to customers in the UK and allied markets.
We'll email you about relevant conversations and opportunities to get involved.
Investor, partner, institution or supplier?
Contact us for a briefing