Conversations

Bridging the Series A Gap in Space with Solaris Ventures' Tristan Jennings

Tristan Jennings is founding partner at Solaris Ventures, a niche venture capital firm focused on Series A investments in space and dual-use technologies.

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Rebuilding the American Industrial Empire with Cyrus Ventures' Jordan Yashari

Jordan Yashari is the founder of Cyrus Ventures, a defense and energy-focused fund investing in hard tech startups building critical infrastructure for national security.

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Building for the Real World with Rock Yard Ventures' Daniel Dart

Daniel Dart is the founder and solo GP behind Rock Yard Ventures, a venture fund investing in infrastructure and industrial technologies that serve as the foundation for modern society.

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Fighting Fire with Sound Waves with Sonic FireTech’s Geoff Bruder

Geoff Bruder is the co-founder and CEO of Sonic FireTech, a company developing acoustic fire suppression systems that use sound waves to extinguish flames.

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Investing in American Resurgence with Venrock’s Morgan Hitzig

Morgan Hitzig is an investor at Venrock, where she invests in deep tech companies focused on national security, reindustrialization, and the technologies that support thriving cities.

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Building Hardware for America’s Future with Discipulus Ventures’ Jakob Diepenbrock

Jakob Diepenbrock is the founder and general partner of Discipulus Ventures, an early-stage fund and residency backing hardware startups solving critical problems in El Segundo, California.

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Building a Future of Abundance with ReGen Ventures’ Tom McQuillen

Tom McQuillen is a partner at ReGen Ventures, a deep tech venture fund backing founders building foundational technologies to power a future of abundance.

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Scaling Deep Tech Beyond Series B with Lowercarbon Capital’s Caie Kelley

Caie Kelley is a partner at Lowercarbon Capital, an early-stage climate fund that invests across the spectrum from clean baseload power to climate adaptation technologies.

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Micro Funds and Deep Tech with Aldea Ventures’ Gabrielle Cummins

Gabrielle Cummins is a Principal at Aldea Ventures, the leading European deep tech fund-of-funds focused on backing specialized micro VCs investing in deep tech and frontier technologies.

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Building Europe’s Dual-Use Tech Future with EDT Ventures’ Hugo Jammes

Hugo Jammes is co-founder of EDT Ventures, a new venture firm seeking to back transformational founders building emerging and disruptive technologies for European defense, security and resilience.

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The Contrarian Deep Tech Bet with Celesta Capital’s Nicholas Brathwaite

Nicholas Brathwaite is a founding partner at Celesta Capital, a deep tech venture capital firm that has invested in over 110 companies since 2013.

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Why Hardware Beats Software with Wave Function Ventures’ Jamie Gull

Jamie Gull is the founder and solo GP of Wave Function Ventures, a pre-seed and seed fund investing in hardware deep tech companies across aerospace, defense, energy, and robotics.