American AI

The AI-native federal engagement firm.

Eli Morin

Principal

Matt Argall

President

Zack Larson

Federal Market Strategist

"Unquestioned and unchallenged global technological DOMINANCE."

— President Donald J. Trump
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Q3 2026 applications are open. Deadline: July 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM PT. Decisions sent by August 1, 2026. Apply now →

$681B
Annual federal contracts
40%+
YoY growth in AI/ML
90+
AI Action Plan directives
$85.5B
Awarded in Sept FY25 alone

Positioned to Win. A Federal Engagement Firm for the AI Era.

American AI positions frontier AI companies to compete and win in the $793B federal market — at the moment the White House AI Action Plan has directed every agency to buy. We deliver the intelligence, government affairs, and principal-level access most companies spend years trying to assemble alone.

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Action Plan

The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence. Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set the global standards and reap broad economic and security benefits. Under President Trump, our Nation will win, ushering in a new Golden Age of innovation, human flourishing, and technological achievement for the American people. America's AI Action Plan has three policy pillars – Accelerating Innovation, Building AI Infrastructure, and Leading International Diplomacy and Security.

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How we're advancing

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Executive Orders

The White House AI Action Plan, signed in July 2025, directs every federal agency to procure AI-capable solutions at scale. The procurement window is open. The companies inside it — with the intelligence, relationships, and access already in place — are the ones that capture it.

The American AI Engagement

  • Single, integrated engagement. Steptoe LLP for government affairs and requirement shaping, Sunstone Advisory Group for federal market intelligence, Life Force Global Alliance for principal-level access. Three capabilities, one coordinated effort.
  • Foundation Build delivered in 60–90 days. Clients define target agencies and contract objectives at the outset.
  • Apply directly — no prior introduction required. If there's no fit, we say so clearly.
  • Selective by quarter. Foundation is the entry point. Clients continue month-to-month with ongoing intelligence, Steptoe relationship maintenance, and Life Force introductions for the life of their federal pursuit.

The Three-Part Ecosystem

Steptoe LLP — Government Affairs

Outcomes are decided before the solicitation is written — by who shaped the requirement and who knows the decision-maker. Steptoe LLP, founded in 1945 with 500+ attorneys across DC, New York, London, and Brussels, operates at the highest levels of federal government affairs.

American AI's principal at Steptoe is a Partner in Government Contracts and Government Affairs — former Deputy Assistant to the President, Acting White House Cabinet Secretary, and Trump-Vance Transition Team Policy Advisor, appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council by President Trump and Secretary Noem. The value: direct access to the officials and senior staff who determine procurement outcomes.

Sunstone Advisory Group — Intelligence

Federal market data is fragmented, miscoded, and unreliable. Sunstone applies the CCCALS method — Critical, Comprehensive, Contextual, Analytical, Logical, Skeptical — and delivers AI-powered intelligence dashboards built around your target agencies and contract objectives. Clarity where others have noise. Targeting precision where others guess.

Life Force Global Alliance — Access

Federal priorities are shaped in conversations that happen outside the contracting process. During your 90-day engagement, Matt Argall personally curates and schedules private 1-on-1 meetings with former Cabinet officials, agency directors, senior investment bankers, and global investors — each selected for direct relevance to your federal objectives. The relationships compound for the life of your federal pursuit.

The Engagement Arc

The federal government concentrates over 23% of its annual contract spend in September — FY25 set a record at $85.5B in a single month. Awards flow to vendors who are already known, vetted, and positioned. Positioning is built months before any solicitation drops.

  • Phase 1 — Foundation Build. Sunstone establishes the intelligence baseline, SAM.gov profile, capabilities documentation, and engagement roadmap. Infrastructure is activated.
  • Phase 2 — Active Intelligence. Intelligence dashboards delivered. Targeted business development outreach launched. Steptoe onboarding initiated. Life Force Global Alliance introductions commence.
  • Phase 3 — Requirement Shaping. Steptoe is engaged with agency decision-makers, carrying Sunstone intelligence as the brief. Requirement shaping underway.
  • Phase 4 — Capture. Proposal readiness assessed and confirmed. Political and procurement intelligence feeding capture strategy in real time.
  • Phase 5 — Response. Proposal responses developed, reviewed, and refined. Steptoe maintains agency relationships through the quiet period.
  • Phase 6 — Award. Contracts flow to companies that are known, vetted, and positioned. That positioning was built here.

Enter at any time. The earlier you start, the greater the compounding advantage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

American AI engages companies that have a credible AI product or service, demonstrated commercial traction, and the operational capacity to deliver on a federal contract. We consider companies at varying stages of revenue — growth trajectory and market positioning carry more weight than existing federal revenue. The Foundation Build exists precisely to close the gap between commercial readiness and federal positioning. If your company has built something the government will want to buy, that is the relevant threshold.
No. The application is the right first step regardless of timing certainty. If your company is selected for a direct conversation, that assessment clarifies positioning and readiness in ways that are useful independently of next steps. Companies that engage earlier build infrastructure and relationships that compound across procurement cycles — an advantage not available to those that wait.
Applications are reviewed by Eli Morin personally. Companies that meet the threshold for a direct conversation will be contacted to schedule a private call — this is not automatic, and not all applicants will advance to this stage. For those that do, the call is a direct, substantive assessment: your target agency alignment, set-aside eligibility, positioning gaps, and what a realistic engagement path looks like. If there is not a fit, we will say so clearly. We do not extend conversations that are not in a company's interest.
Yes. The federal government writes significant contracts across a broad range of sectors — technology, defense, energy, space, ocean and maritime, frontier technologies, biotechnology, healthcare, construction, logistics, professional services, financial products, and telecommunications. The CCCALS intelligence methodology applies wherever the government spends at scale. Life Force Global Alliance spans every domain where senior federal procurement decisions are made. If your company operates at the frontier of any field the government is actively investing in, the engagement is relevant.
It provides access to conversations that would otherwise take years to develop and are not available through standard channels. A private meeting with a former CDC Director changes how your company is understood in federal health procurement. A session with a former White House Cabinet Secretary provides political and budgetary context that no database can supply. A conversation with a senior investment banker clarifies how your company is perceived in the capital markets that surround major government programs. Each introduction is curated by Matt Argall to your specific situation, objectives, and active pursuit. These are not events. They are strategic assets.
The two components are designed to work together. The intelligence and assets produced in the Foundation Build are the brief that Steptoe carries into agency meetings — the specific data, positioning analysis, and capability documentation that gives their government affairs team something substantive to work with. The architecture of the engagement reflects how federal procurement actually works: intelligence informs relationships, and relationships inform outcomes.
Clients do. You specify your target agencies, contract vehicles, set-aside eligibility, and growth objectives. We build the engagement infrastructure around your goals and provide feedback on what is realistic given timing and the AI procurement landscape. Think of your stated objectives as the bar: the more ambitious the target, the more precise the work required.
The Foundation Build is the entry point — not the ceiling. After the Foundation, clients may continue on a month-to-month basis. Ongoing support includes intelligence dashboard updates, dedicated office hours, Steptoe relationship maintenance, Life Force Global Alliance introductions, and quarterly engagement reviews. The infrastructure stays active for as long as you are pursuing the federal market.
Email eli@americanai.capital directly, or reach Eli Morin on Signal or WhatsApp at +1 (626) 817-3440. Every inquiry is reviewed personally by Eli Morin.

Life Force Global Alliance

Private 1-on-1 meetings with individuals who operate at the highest levels of American business and government — curated specifically to your goals.

Christian F. Berger
Christian F. Berger Managing Director, Private Equity — McGuireWoods
Managing Director within McGuireWoods' Private Equity, M&A, and Debt Finance practice. Business development at the intersection of private equity and capital markets. Recognized as Legal Sales & Service Executive of the Year, 2019.
Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Former Director of the CDC (2018–2021) and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Virologist with 30+ years in infectious disease research. Co-founded the University of Maryland's Institute of Human Virology.
Steven Marder
Steven Marder Managing Director, TMT Investment Banking — BTIG
25+ years in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications investment banking. Managing Director at BTIG guiding TMT deal-making. Board roles at WideOpenWest (NYSE: WOW) and InvestorPlace Media. J.D., St. John's University; B.A., Columbia University.
Robert Wasinger
Robert Wasinger Co-Founder & Partner, The Ragnar Group
30+ years of political and strategic experience. Former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Sam Brownback. Senior member of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Director of Senate and Gubernatorial Outreach.
Governor James Hodges
Governor James Hodges President & CEO, McGuireWoods Consulting
Former Governor of South Carolina. President & CEO of McGuireWoods Consulting; advises on public policy and business strategy nationwide. National co-chair for Obama's 2008 campaign. Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Government Relations.
Evan "Thor" Torrens
Evan "Thor" Torrens Emmy Award-Winning Media Strategist & Former SAPO
Emmy Award-winning media expert and former Special Assistant to President Donald Trump. Known for crafting influential narratives at the highest levels of politics. Advises leaders, corporations, and startups on strategic communications and public perception.
Shahal M. Khan
Shahal M. Khan Executive Chairman & CEO, BurTech (NASDAQ)
Strategic investor with 30+ years spanning telecom, real estate, energy, and technology. Has syndicated over $25B in equity financing. U.S. Council on Competitiveness Commissioner. Namesake of the Shahal M. Khan Institute for Cybersecurity at American University.
Brock Pierce
Brock Pierce Chairman, Bitcoin Foundation · Co-Founder, Tether
Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and Co-Founder of Tether. Pioneer and early architect of the digital currency ecosystem, also co-founding Blockchain Capital and Mastercoin (the first ICO). Has raised over $5B for companies he's founded.
Matthew J. Flynn
Matthew J. Flynn Partner — Steptoe LLP
Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Acting White House Cabinet Secretary. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics. Trump-Vance Transition Team policy advisor. Appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council by President Trump and Secretary Noem.
Andrey Lazorenko
Andrey Lazorenko CEO, ADI Foundation
CEO of ADI Foundation, founded by Sirius International — the digital arm of IHC ($240B+ UAE holding company). Building enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure to position the UAE at the forefront of digital systems. Former CEO and Co-Founder of IdeaSoft, with 250+ Web3 and fintech projects delivered worldwide.
Prince Anthony Bart-Appiah
Prince Anthony Bart-Appiah President, BridgeZone Global
Cross-continental investment facilitator building partnerships across Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean. Descendant of the Akwamu Royal Heritage of Ghana. Board member of the Ghana Tourism Authority and chair of its Marketing Sub-Committee. Trusted connector for organizations expanding into African markets.
Greg Warnock
Greg Warnock, Ph.D. Co-Founder & Managing Director, Mercato Partners
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Mercato Partners. Previously co-founded vSpring Capital and founded Junto Partners to mentor entrepreneurs. Recognized leader in Utah's startup ecosystem. Holds a B.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Venture Finance.
Jason A. Sugarman
Jason A. Sugarman Sports Financing & Infrastructure Investor
Finance leader specializing in sports financing, asset-based lending, private equity, and infrastructure. Investor in Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), the Oklahoma City Dodgers, and championship esports team Team Liquid. Son of Peter Guber; helps manage the family estate.
Peter John Alexander
Peter John Alexander Chief Business Officer, MeetKai
Chief Business Officer at MeetKai driving global growth, business development, and operations. Former Global Director of Partnerships for the LA Chargers, with prior experience inside the Federal Government and in early-stage venture investment and investment banking. Pioneer in immersive AI experiences.
Robert Rotunno
Robert Rotunno Financial Executive, Spartan Capital Securities
Financial professional with 20+ years in the securities industry. Currently with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, with prior leadership and advisory roles at multiple firms. Licensed in over 20 U.S. states and territories. Experience spans capital markets, structured products, and long-term portfolio planning.
Robert P. Hamblet Jr.
Robert P. Hamblet Jr. CTO, Wire-Labs · Telecom & Infrastructure
Veteran of five generations of mobile technology — 4G, 5G, and emerging 6G. Senior engineering and architecture roles at Intel Smart-Edge, AT&T Mobility Labs, Globe Touch, and Teal Communications. Pioneer in MEC, private LTE/CBRS, and secure IP exchange systems. CTO of Wire-Labs.
Chris Reinhold
Chris Reinhold Founder & Industry Leader, iMarket
25-year marketing veteran and pioneer in the CBD and hemp industry. Founder of Medterra, Five, and Venus — among the largest online CBD companies in the world, generating eight-figure revenues. Recognized as one of the top media buyers in the category, known for disruptive product development and brand scaling.
Kat Khosrowyar
Kat Khosrowyar Associate Director, American Chemistry Council
Associate Director for Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at the American Chemistry Council, leading efforts to protect the chemical industry from drone, AI, and cyber risks. Former Trade Advisor Attaché for Luxembourg in the Middle East. Co-led Operation Soccer Ball, evacuating Afghan girls' national soccer team to safety. Featured on 60 Minutes, WSJ, and TEDx.
Rick Ferreira
Rick Ferreira Healthcare Entrepreneur
Healthcare leader and entrepreneur focused on reducing healthcare delivery costs through novel technology, service, supply chain, and product design solutions. Has launched, scaled, and sold multiple businesses challenging the established inequities between provider, patient, and supplier.
Glen Jackson
Glen Jackson Navy Veteran · Strategic Advisor, CCG Trading
U.S. Navy veteran, investment banker, and supply chain strategist. Founder of Maritime Protective Services. As Head of Commercial for CCG Trading, led the company's Defense Production Act engagement during COVID-19, securing federal investment to expand domestic nitrile glove production. Advises on national security manufacturing and public-private partnerships.
Hope Sullivan
Hope Sullivan President & CEO, Leon H. Sullivan Foundation
DC-based attorney and global advocate for sustainable investment. Has helped secure over $300B in grants and sovereign debt relief through strategic partnerships. President & CEO of the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, organizing the Sullivan Summits and leading anti-corruption and poverty alleviation efforts across Africa.
Jimmy Milliron
Jimmy Milliron Co-Founder & President, National Brokerage Atlantic
Co-Founder and President of National Brokerage Atlantic, advising U.S. and international clientele on Wealth Enhancement, Estate Planning, and Asset Protection. Insurance veteran with multi-channel distribution expertise across family offices, law firms, and accounting firms. Built NexTier Bank's collateralized premium finance lending program to a $400MM+ portfolio.
Gurjot Batra
Gurjot Batra President, Trinity Printing Machinery
President of Trinity Printing Machinery, a trusted name in the global printing industry. Bridges international markets through a wide network of partners across the U.S. and India. Active in business ventures spanning entertainment, media, and cross-border opportunities. Based in Tampa, Florida.

The Team

Eli Morin

Eli Morin

Principal

Eli is a Founding Member of Otter.ai — the AI Notetaker that turns talk into action. With over 1 billion meetings processed for 35+ million users worldwide, and more than a decade building venture-backed AI platforms — some later integrated into Google, Amazon, Snap, and Alibaba — Eli applies that pattern recognition to the federal market at American AI.

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Matt Argall

Matt Argall

President

Matt builds empires around ideas ahead of their time. His ventures span finance, blockchain, AI, semiconductors, telecommunications, and government procurement — including driving over $8B in student loan consolidations and scaling Digital Mavericks to 30MM daily fan interactions. He built Life Force Global Alliance relationship by relationship and personally curates every introduction American AI delivers.

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Zack Larson

Zack Larson

Senior Federal Market Strategist

Zack has 15+ years in the federal marketplace, with capture and go-to-market teams under his lead generating over $2B in contract awards. He has consulted with 20,000+ federal contractors and guided 100+ firms to their first federal contract. He leads every client engagement from selection through active pursuit — and answers his own phone.

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American AI works with a focused number of companies each quarter. Engagements are selective by design — if you believe your company belongs in this conversation, we are open to hearing from you.

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