Grist Mill Exchange

Grist Mill Exchange is the trusted source for commercial data across governments, built to deliver the exact data agencies need, when and where they need it.

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Not long ago, government teams struggled to find the data they needed.

Today the challenge is the opposite. Commercial data has exploded, but accessing the right data at mission speed is still the hard part.

Our CEO Jennifer Obernier on how this shift from scarcity to abundance is changing how governments discover, compare, and test mission data.

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What if teams could move from mission requirement to operational data solution in a fraction of the time?

Meet Millton, our new AI analyst that helps government teams discover, evaluate, and operationalize commercial data solutions more quickly.

Using a natural language interface, analysts can work through prompts and conversational workflows instead of jumping between vendors, datasets, compliance checks, and disconnected processes.

Millton helps teams break down the mission requirement, surface data perspectives that would take days to find manually, uncover linkages across providers, and build solutions before spending anything.

Built on GME’s ecosystem of 375 vetted commercial data providers, Millton is designed to make trusted commercial data easier to discover, evaluate, and operationalize.

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Missions move in minutes and hours. Data acquisition still too often moves in months.

That gap creates operational friction for government teams that know what they need but are slowed down by fragmented access, static licenses, and one-off procurement cycles.

At Grist Mill Exchange, we are focused on closing that gap by making commercial data discoverable, licensable, and usable in the systems mission teams already rely on.

Our latest blog outlines the five capabilities that matter most for teams operating at the mission edge.

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Grist Mill Exchange CEO Jen Obernier shares three key takeaways on why AI-enabled systems are only as effective as the data they can access.

Faster access to the right commercial data is what enables AI pilots to deliver real, decisive advantage to warfighters. Read more:
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The mission environment has changed. More data, faster decisions, and a growing wave of synthetic information entering operational workflows.

Jennifer Obernier, CEO of Grist Mill Exchange, and Ben Colman, CEO of Reality Defender, sat down to talk about what this means for teams operating at the mission edge, and why speed without trust is becoming a real vulnerability.

Watch the full conversation:
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Warfighters and analysts don’t have the luxury of waiting on data. Real-time APIs are changing how commercial data integrates directly into mission tools, workflows, and decision processes.

Grist Mill Exchange’s real-time API capability provides a mission-driven data layer that enables users to, on demand, acquire only the precise data they need from massive repositories, speeding acquisition time and significantly bringing down infrastructure costs.

Learn more about GME’s API capabilities with our SVP of engineering, @kunklejr : https://t.co/sUbeEm6wGv

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The Pentagon told defense contractors to assume risk or get out. Congress just told the DOW to prove no commercial solution exists before building one.

GME was built for this moment.

The 2026 NDAA isn't just policy — it's a mandate to change how government buys data. Sec. 1822 requires documentation that no commercial option exists before a non-commercial solution can be procured. Sec. 1825 creates a brand-new DFARS category for consumption-based solutions — metered, fixed-price, and incrementally funded. Together, these provisions describe exactly what Grist Mill Exchange already delivers: a dynamic, deployed commercial data ecosystem that DOW programs can start using today, not in three years.

GME's metered API approach gives DOW programs immediate access to a proven commercial data layer without massive upfront investment or multi-year development contract. Built with private capital, scalable by design, and ready for the mission right now. Swipe through to see how GME aligns with the new law and what that means for your program and read more in our CEO Jennifer Obernier's latest piece:

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Secure. Timely. Mission-ready. Grist Mill Exchange is the fastest way for government teams to discover, license, and use commercial data.

Built by operators who spent their careers in government and defense and experienced firsthand how difficult it was to access the right data when it mattered most.

We created a secure, trusted way to change that.

Let's Connect → https://t.co/ezmXEJQv0q

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Grist Mill Exchange's CEO, Jennifer Obernier, was featured on this week's episode of the Startup Defense Podcast, hosted by @CallyeKeen. Some of the topics their conversation covered included:
- The Role of Data in Mission Decision Making
- The Intersection of AI and Data
- The Future of Data Integration and Decision Making

Watch the full podcast on Spotify: https://t.co/U5PVecFhP4

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The Mill allows government customers to explore datasets from hundreds of commercial providers and purchase the data they need under one contract, all at the speed and scale of mission.

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Grist Mill Exchange, a newly launched subsidiary of @Core4ce, offers a marketplace that connects government agencies with a vast array of commercial data.

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