Claire Hansen is a venture capital investor at Firebrand who has been deeply embedded in Austin's startup ecosystem since 2015, building her career almost entirely within the local innovation community through roles at Capital Factory, Central Texas Angel Network, and Army Applications Laboratory. Her uncommon background includes founding the U.S. Army's Corporate Ventures unit where she helped design startup-style diligence processes for Army Futures Command, then brought that government and defense innovation perspective back into private venture investing. Claire Hansen is a venture capital investor at Firebrand who has been deeply embedded in Austin's startup ecosystem since 2015, building her career almost entirely within the local innovation community through roles at Capital Factory, Central Texas Angel Network, and Army Applications Laboratory. Her uncommon background includes founding the U.S. Army's Corporate Ventures unit where she helped design startup-style diligence processes for Army Futures Command, then brought that government and defense innovation perspective back into private venture investing.