Organisations
2445 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 15 of 41.
Foresight Group
UK infrastructure and private equity investment manager; co-invested in Third Space Learning.
Forest
London shared e-bike operator with 1.5m users across 18 boroughs; raised £40m Series B.
Formula EThe ABB-sponsored, FIA-sanctioned all-electric racing championship, owned by Formula E Holdings Limited.
Forrester
US technology market research firm tracking enterprise AI adoption and workforce trends.
Fortem Technologies
US counter-drone technology company providing detect-track-identify capabilities; received strategic investment from Lockheed Martin's $1 billion venture fund.
Fortinet
US network security vendor; recurring KEV presence and FortiBleed credential exposure affecting 194 countries in 2026.
Fortune
US business magazine behind the Fortune 500 and Global 500 rankings.
Forum Europe
Brussels-based policy events firm; organised the inaugural Sovereign Tech Europe conference.
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Washington DC think tank; hawkish advocate for maximum-pressure sanctions on Iran and Russia.
Foundation of Martyrs
Iranian parastatal welfare foundation counting conflict dead; its tally exceeds official figures by hundreds.
Founders Fund
Peter Thiel-founded Silicon Valley VC; co-led Fractile's $220m Series B in May 2026.
FOX
Sports broadcaster holding US English-language FIFA World Cup rights, distinct from Fox News and FOX Entertainment.
Fox Corporation
Fox Corporation (NYSE: FOXA) is the Murdoch-family media company holding Fox News, Fox Sports, Fox One streaming, Tubi, and Fox Entertainment; distinct from FOX Sports (a separate DB entity) and FOX Entertainment (DB id 8071).
FOX Entertainment
US entertainment studio (scripted, unscripted, animation, Tubi); building a central AI team via FoxNXT.
Fox News Channel
US 24-hour cable news channel owned by Fox Corporation; conservative editorial alignment.
Fox News Radio
Fox News's US radio division, distributing conservative news-talk to affiliate stations nationwide.
FoxNXT
FoxNXT is the technology and innovation unit within FOX Entertainment, focused on emerging media and production technology.
Fractile
Oxford inference-chip startup; closed $220m Series B at ~$1bn valuation in May 2026.
Fragomen
Global immigration law firm whose Georgia briefings confirmed Sub-clause T remains unimplemented.
France 24
French state-funded international news broadcaster, reporting in French, English and Arabic globally.
France Télévisions
French national public television broadcaster: France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Info.
Frankenberg Technologies
UK SME awarded LCADE funding to develop a low-cost drone interceptor.
Frankenburg Technologies
Estonian missile-technology startup developing the Mark I strike missile.
Fraser of Allander Institute
Scottish economic research centre at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Fraunhofer ISI
Fraunhofer innovation research institute, Karlsruhe; co-authored the EU Sovereign Tech Fund proposal.
Freedom HouseUS democracy watchdog whose global rankings placed America at 51st in 2026.
Free Malaysia Today
Malaysian online news portal covering international news.
FreeWheel
Comcast's advertising technology subsidiary, providing programmatic ad infrastructure for premium video publishers.
Fremantle
Fremantle is a global TV and film production group, part of RTL Group, owning formats including American Idol and Got Talent.
French Navy
France's maritime armed service; operates nuclear submarines, Charles de Gaulle, and the Sirius MMCM drone.
French Observatory for Digital Sovereignty
French national observatory tracking digital sovereignty dependencies, launched 26 January 2026 by Anne Le Hénanff.
Frente Anti-Gentrificación CDMX
Mexico City coalition opposing platform-driven displacement; claims 23,000 families displaced.
Frente Aqui Somos
Residents' housing collective based in Mexico City's Condesa-Roma neighbourhoods that filed a legal challenge against the municipal government's failure to activate the short-let registry.
Front Ventures
Stockholm-listed Swedish venture capital firm backing early-stage defence tech and fintech in the Nordics and Ukraine.
FSBRussian domestic and foreign security service; FSB Star Blizzard targets journalists and politicians via messaging-app compromise.
FSB Centre 16
A unit of Russia's FSB domestic security service attributed with an SNMP-based router-hijacking campaign.
FSB Star Blizzard
FSB cyber unit using QR-code social engineering to compromise messaging accounts of journalists, lawyers and politicians.
Fudan University
Shanghai-based research university, one of China's elite C9 League institutions, founded 1905.
Fugro
Dutch geo-data and survey company operating AUV fleets for offshore and subsea inspection.
Fuzzy Panda Research
US cybersecurity research firm that published short-sell analysis on drone-sector companies.
G42
Abu Dhabi AI and cloud company; lead Gulf Stargate partner; $1bn Kenya geothermal project suspended.
G7Forum of seven advanced economies: US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada; plus EU.
Gaceta Oficial
Cuba's official state gazette, which publishes decree-laws and implementing rules.
GAESA
Cuba's military conglomerate; OFAC designated its Mariel port transfer as sanctions evasion, 23 July 2026.
GAIA-X
European data infrastructure and cloud sovereignty project launched by France and Germany.
Gale Force Marine
US marine systems company; partner in Mountain Horse Solutions' Pentagon Lethality Prize winning submission.
Gallup
US polling firm; found 71% of Americans oppose local data-centre construction.
Gang of Eight
The eight senior US congressional leaders who receive classified intelligence briefings, comprising the House and Senate majority and minority leaders and the chairs and ranking members of the intelligence committees.
GAO
US Congress's independent audit agency; published GAO-26-107440 reviewing Cuba sanctions implementation.
Gard
Norwegian-based Protection & Indemnity club, the largest by tonnage insured globally. Provides mutual marine insurance to shipowners and charterers.
Gartner
US technology research firm whose AI rehire forecast is reshaping workforce strategy.
Gas Coordination Group
European Commission advisory body coordinating member states on gas supply security and emergency preparedness.
Gas Market Task Force
Joint DG Energy, ACER and ESMA body assessing EU gas market functioning under the Clean Industrial Deal.
Gassco
Norwegian state-owned gas transmission company operating the Gassled pipeline system and major processing plants including Kollsnes.
GasTerra
Former Dutch state gas trading company; depleted Norg and Grijpskerk before 1 April 2026 NAM handover.
Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: world's largest private charitable foundation, focused on global health and development.
GAVI
Vaccine Alliance; advance-purchase funder for lower-income countries; $50m Bundibugyo First Response Fund commitment, June 2026.
Gazprom
Russian state gas major; sole remaining pipeline supplier to Central Europe via TurkStream.
Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat
Bashkortostan petrochemical complex operated by Gazprom, struck by Ukraine in July 2026.
Gazzetta dello SportItaly's leading daily sports newspaper, founded 1896, setting the agenda in Italian football debate.