Callye Keen (Kform) talks with TFX Founder Brandon Shelton about the latest needs and trends in the defense industry and how startup companies are driving innovation and change. From concept…
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Eight years ago this month in October 2015 we made our very first investment at TFX Capital: GoodUnited. While I didn’t fully understand the nuances of being a small, emerging…
Mental health has rarely been discussed in the venture capital community but the issue has garnered more attention recently, particularly among startup founders finding themselves under increased pressure in the…
The idea of the workaholic entrepreneur is so common that it is a cliché. To be a success, entrepreneurs must be devoted to their business, especially if they are working…
The increasing dependence on technology and interconnected infrastructure—spanning transportation, communication, energy, and more—has amplified the importance of cybersecurity in ensuring national security. We witnessed a prime example of this in…
Entrepreneurship is hard and requires guts, sacrifice, and a willingness to endure. This is one of many reasons why Brandon Shelton is bullish about investing in veteran-led startups. Our guest…
TFX Capital Founder Brandon Shelton on How Military Experience Prepares Veterans for Startup Success
In this episode, Michael Conniff sits down with Brandon Shelton, founder and managing partner of TFX Capital, an early-stage technology venture capital firm that invests in service-driven, high-performing, and commercially…
The Defense Industrial Base is still quite vast, but it’s steadily shrinking. The latest edition of an annual report by the National Defense Industrial Association suggests that even though thousands…
If an artificial intelligence program were to engineer a human with the potential to destroy it—or at least slow its march to global domination—it might create Edward Tian. Tian, a…
Over the last decade or so, many venture capitalists have built vast personal fortunes. Some of the money has been made through investments in companies that have outperformed. But much…
