The Defense Ventures Fellows program is an immersion program for active military and civilian members of the Department of Defense who spend two weeks in cohort-based training and development, then six weeks embedded in a venture capital firm or portfolio company. Insight Partners participates in the program, hosting multiple cohorts. Participants return to government service with new insights about the innovation economy and commercial technology. The program creates knowledge exchange between VC, defense, and startup communities to address national security challenges.