E54 – Pryzm: AI to understand the Pentagon

<p>Mike sits down with Matt Hawkins and Nick LaRovere,co-founders of Pryzm.</p><p><br></p><p>Pryzm is building an Operating System for defense innovation—software that uses AI to generate capture intel to make sense of Pentagon budgets, Congressional legislation, program offices, and much more. </p><p><br></p><p>It’s AI to understand the Pentagon.</p><p><br></p><p>They help connect the dots between missions, markets, andpeople to power the future of national security.</p><p> </p><p>Links</p><p>• Sign up for the <a href="https://www.themerge.co/">newsletter⁠</a>! </p><p>• Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/the_merge">⁠Patreon⁠</a>!</p><p>• <a href="https://pryzm.io/">Pryzm</a> homepage <a href="https://pryzm.io">https://pryzm.io</a>  </p><p> </p><p>----</p><p> </p><p>Follow us on...</p><p>• <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerge">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/merge_newsletter/">• Instagram⁠</a></p><p>• <a href="https://x.com/MergeNewsletter">⁠X⁠</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/themergenews">⁠Facebook⁠</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.themerge.co/">⁠Website⁠</a> </p><p><br></p><p>----</p><p> </p><p>00:00</p><p>01:43 intro</p><p>02:30 origin story</p><p>05:57 disclosure</p><p>07:07 2 PMs</p><p>08:47 Air Force tanker program</p><p>21:47 Golden Dome</p><p>28:12 sales vs business development</p><p>33:04 proactive vs reactive</p><p>34:59 intel to flip the script</p><p>37:56 a bubble?</p><p>41:18 flat toplines</p><p>43:05 requested vs executed</p><p>46:38 fundraise</p><p>48:27 DIU project</p><p>50:58 2026 outlook</p><p>55:29 outro</p>