Strider Technologies Launches “Strider Impact,” Empowering Academic Research on National Security

Salt Lake City, August 15, 2024

Strider Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of Strider Impact, a philanthropic partnership program with leading universities and research organizations to support the utilization of open-source intelligence and help develop the next generation of intelligence analysts.

To date, Strider Impact has partnered with Florida International University’s (FIU) Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Utah State University’s (USU) Center for Anticipatory Intelligence. Strider is providing data to support FIU’s research of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, Strider’s upcoming partnership with Utah State will equip the next generation of intelligence analysts with the skills to detect state-sponsored risks facing the United States and its allies.

“Open-source data is growing at an exponential rate and is now a factor of production in today’s digital economy,” said Greg Levesque, CEO and co-founder of Strider Technologies. “Collaborating with academia and think tanks to better leverage open-source intelligence is a core part of our mission as an organization and critical to expanding understanding amongst policy makers and the general public on the opportunities and threats facing our country. We are proud to launch Strider Impact and look forward to supporting our university partners at Florida International and Utah State as they continue this important work.”

A core part of Strider Impact is to deliver unique datasets and analytical resources based on the partner’s strategic research objectives at no cost. Additionally, Strider will share best practices for open-source intelligence research, data collection, analysis, and storage.

Specific datasets could include:

• Supply chain data
• Foreign ownership & investments
• Procurement data
• Talent recruitment
• Research collaboration
• Funding

Initial Impact: Tracking PRC Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean with Florida International University.

In one of the program’s first projects, Strider is providing data to power the Chinese Activities Dashboard launched by FlU’s Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy. The dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of PRC investments and projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in sectors including mining, energy, space, and ports. Strider’s data identifies connections between private sector organizations and the PRC government and military.

“We are thrilled to partner with Strider Technologies to enhance our capacity to deliver detailed and timely analysis of the PRC’s maneuvers in the Western Hemisphere,” noted Brian Fonseca, Director of the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy. “The Chinese Activities Dashboard serves as an invaluable tool for decision-makers, providing real-time intelligence crucial for understanding and addressing geopolitical threats. We look forward to further developing this partnership and continuing our work together.”

Founded in May 2019 by Utah State University Alumni and brothers, Greg Levesque (CEO) and Eric Levesque (Chief Strategy Officer), and by Mike Brown (CTO), Strider Technologies, Inc. is the world’s first subscription-based SaaS intelligence commercial software platform designed to respond to nation-state-directed activities targeting their personnel, intellectual property (IP), and supply chains.

TechBuzz profiled South Jordan, UT-based company in November 2020 when it raised a $10 million Series A and in 2022 when the company closed a $45 million Series B investment. The Series B was led by Valor Equity Partners (Chicago), with participation from existing investors DataTribe (DC area), Koch Disruptive Technologies (Wichita, KS), and One9 Ventures (Ottowa, Ontario).

To learn more about Strider Impact, visit www.striderintel.com/strider-impact.