Emma Bates
Co-founder and CEO of Cachai, building distributed software infrastructure to enable resilient, cloud-independent coordination among autonomous systems and drones; former defense modernization and strategy researcher.
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May 21, 2024 • 39min
Finding Success in Defense as a Dual-Use Startup with Emma Bates
Emma Bates, founder of Cachai and a DoD strategy thinker, discusses tackling coordination challenges in defense tech. Topics include human connections, SBIR STTRs, translating military requirements, collaboration, and modernizing defense technology.
Nov 8, 2025 • 1h 18min
Why True Drone Swarms Don't Exist Yet | Emma Bates
Emma Bates, co-founder and CEO of Cachai, dives into the complexities of true drone swarming. With a background in defense modernization, she explains why many so-called swarms, like light shows, don’t qualify and discusses how her team's software empowers distributed systems without a single point of failure. Emma elaborates on the challenges of achieving real-time consensus and the ethical implications of advanced autonomy in warfare. She also shares insights on government procurement and the potential for her technology in various sectors beyond defense.
