Endeavour Approved as a Department of Defense Trusted Capital Provider
The U.S. Department of Defense matches critical technology companies with Endeavour as a vetted source of private, domestic capital.
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LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Endeavour, a leading Accounts Receivable Funding firm for National Security and Space government contractors, is extremely pleased to announce their acceptance as a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Trusted Capital Provider.
Over the course of the past year, the DoD has developed the Trusted Capital initiative, a program designed to foster investment in critical technology companies by cleared and vetted investors. In December 2020, DoD announced the Trusted Capital initiative and noted that applicants to the Trusted Capital program will be reviewed for national security risks, including for connections to China and 36 other Countries of Special Concern and described as count
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Paul McLeary on April 12, 2021 at 6:01 AM
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