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Nick Simmons is the co-founder of Octu Ventures, a venture DAO that invests in Urbit infrastructure startups. He was previously the Head of Community and Special Ops at Tlon. You can find him on Urbit at ~simfur-ritwed.
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Augustus Doricko is the founder of Rainmaker, a cloud seeding geoengineering startup that aims to create water abundance in the United States.
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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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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.