Chris Lay Speaking on the Commanding Altitude Panel at IMPACT 2025
Leonid Capital Partners Co-Founding Partner Chris Lay joined the Commanding Altitude panel at IMPACT 2025, where leaders across aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing discussed how public and private collaboration is shaping the future of the U.S. industrial base.
James Parker Featured on Austinpreneur Podcast
Leonid Co-Founder James Parker joined the Austinpreneur podcast to discuss how Leonid turns government contracts into liquidity, helping companies scale and deliver on defense missions. He shared their data-driven risk model, 75% financing, and how stacked contracts support acquisitions.
Leonid Capital Partners Featured on Building the Base Podcast
Co-Founding Partners Chris Lay and James Parker discuss how Leonid funds defense and dual-use startups and the importance of trust, transparency, and private capital in national security investing.
James Parker on Manifest Space with Morgan Brennan
James Parker discusses how Leonid Capital Partners fuels space and defense innovation by helping government-backed companies access flexible capital on Manifest Space with Morgan Brennan.
Capital Fueling Defense
James Parker discusses avoiding the “Valley of Death” for startups, leveraging government contracts for non-dilutive funding, and the importance of maintaining equity.
James Parker on The StartUp Defense
James Parker joins The StartUp Defense podcast to share how Leonid Capital Partners helps defense and dual-use startups scale faster with credit-based financing aligned to government contracts.
Chris Lay Featured on Slice of Finance Podcast
Chris Lay joins the Slice of Finance podcast to share how Leonid Capital Partners helps dual-use and national security startups scale through flexible credit solutions built around government contracts.
Chris Lay on The Innovators Podcast
Chris Lay shares how Leonid Capital Partners is redefining financing for defense, dual-use, and government technology companies through flexible credit solutions built for contract-backed innovation.
James Parker Joins War on the Rocks
James Parker joins War on the Rocks for a special series on the defense industrial base, discussing how private capital and credit are reshaping national security innovation and bridging the gap between government and commercial scale.
