Silicon Valley’s ‘Gundo’ Bros Are Building A Y Combinator For Military Tech
Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Point72 Ventures are backing military companies emerging from Disciplus Ventures, a startup accelerator in El Segundo.| Forbes
Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Point72 Ventures are backing military companies emerging from Disciplus Ventures, a startup accelerator in El Segundo.| Forbes
A group called New Founding is among the investors building an 'anti-woke' blueprint for venture capital — and billionaire Marc Andreessen is in.| Forbes
YC’s bet on Ares, which hopes to make anti-ship missiles smaller and cheaper, is the latest example of Silicon Valley courting the Pentagon.| Forbes
Led by Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, 8VC employs two children of alleged Kremlin allies on its investment team.| Forbes
Austin-based Saronic launched in 2022 and is raising $175 million to help it build a fleet of military drone boats.| Forbes
The Anduril founder has sued the construction company who led a $2.5 million project to turn the property next to his Newport Beach, California, home into a giant garage.| Forbes
After Jacob Helberg rallied support for the TikTok ban bill, the former Democratic fundraiser has become one of Silicon Valley’s conduits to former president Donald Trump.| Forbes
JC Btaiche, the 24-year-old CEO of Fuse, has raised $20 million and signed on Iran’s former top nuclear scientist and former Pentagon officials to solve fusion.| Forbes
CX2, which is still in stealth, is being led by serial entrepreneur Nathan Mintz, who co-founded the counter-drone unicorn Epirus.| Forbes
Ethan Thornton’s vision for Mach Industries wooed investors, but he has been hamstrung by technical challenges, safety hazards and a cavalier approach to leadership.| Forbes
