TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Connecting Innovation to Washington and Alabama’s Defense Hubs.
Innovative companies often reach a point where government becomes part of the growth strategy—through regulation, public-sector adoption, funding, partnerships or market access.
Fideo helps startups, technology companies and suppliers navigate that environment and get in front of the people who decide.
HOW WE HELP
From Startup to Federal Partner
Washington & the Department of War
We help emerging companies understand how federal agencies and the Department of War identify needs, fund research and buy technology—and we make the introductions to the offices, program leaders and policymakers whose support matters.
Lobbying & Political Introductions
We represent companies before congressional offices and state leaders, building awareness of a company’s technology and the role it can play in federal and state priorities.
Grants & Non-Dilutive Funding
We identify federal and state grant, research and contracting opportunities, and help align a company’s strategy, partners and timing to compete for them.
ALABAMA’S DEFENSE HUBS
Getting Suppliers Closer to Huntsville, Mobile and Birmingham.
Alabama’s defense economy is growing. Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville has been named the permanent home of U.S. Space Command headquarters, Mobile’s shipyards build vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, and the U.S. Coast Guard is establishing a new training center on the former Birmingham-Southern College campus in Birmingham.
For Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers, that growth creates opportunity—if they can get in front of the right prime contractors, programs and decision-makers.
WHERE WE FOCUS
Three Hubs, One Supplier Strategy
NORTH ALABAMA
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenal, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and one of the country’s densest concentrations of aerospace, missile defense and space programs.
GULF COAST
Mobile
Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding at Austal USA, port-driven logistics and a growing heavy-industrial base on the Gulf Coast.
CENTRAL ALABAMA
Birmingham
Home to the U.S. Coast Guard’s new training center, with first students expected in late 2026, and a deep manufacturing, metals, engineering and logistics base positioned to supply programs in Huntsville and Mobile.
THE SUPPLIER PATH
How We Move a Supplier Forward
01
Assess
Understand the company’s capabilities, certifications and readiness for defense and federal work.
02
Map
Identify the programs, prime contractors and agencies whose needs match those capabilities.
03
Introduce
Make the introductions and build relationships with primes, program offices and policymakers.
04
Fund & Compete
Pursue grants, research awards and contracts with a clear strategy and the right partners.
05
Expand
Help companies locate or grow operations near Alabama’s defense hubs.
Building Technology Government Should Know About?
Whether you are a startup seeking federal partners or a supplier looking to grow near Alabama’s defense hubs, start with a conversation.