90. Samuel Semwangu, CEO of Bazze
Podcast: All Quiet on the Second FrontPublished On: Tue Apr 08 2025
Description: On this episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, TJ Rowe (2F CRO) sits down with Samuel (Sammy) Semwangu, CEO of Bazze—a company redefining how commercial data is delivered into the national security enterprise. Sammy shares his journey from special operations to Silicon Valley, the tough lessons learned building in defense tech, and how Bazze evolved into the commercial data infrastructure behind some of today’s most forward-leaning intel operations.What’s Happening on the Second FrontThe shift from nation-state dominance to commercially driven intelligenceHow Bazze built a federated API to unlock insights from 20+ data vendors in secondsWhy aligning with primes and integrators is key to scale—and survivalThe incentive problem inside the building—and why smart software alone doesn’t solve itPartner-led GTM, SBIR heartbreak, and why timing > everythingConnect with SammyLinkedIn: Samuel SemwanguConnect with TJLinkedIn: TJ Rowe
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