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During Demo Day, the final event of the program, Warren Katz, Managing Director of the Air Force accelerator powered by Techstars interviewed Dr. Will Roper. The Air Force is taking a strong stance that supporting new innovative startups is critical for the future, and actively seeks to be the earliest funding source. Dr. Roper recounted an incredible transformation in the relationship between startups with Air Force contracts and the investment world: “Two and a half years ago: ‘crickets’ from the world of private investment”