Manish Malhotra

Firm identifies humanoid robotics, quantum-secure infrastructure, and autonomous defense systems as defining investment themes.

How institutional investors verify pre-IPO transactions, model liquidity scenarios, and construct portfolios that balance conviction with diversification.

Evaluating pre-IPO investments requires a fundamentally different analytical framework than public equities. Without quarterly earnings, SEC filings, or market-discovered pricing, investors must construct their own assessment across three critical dimensions covered in this framework.

Undersea cables are being cut. Adversaries deploy submarine-sized autonomous drones. The Pentagon commits $13B to maritime autonomy. This $46B market represents defense tech's next late-stage opportunity—and the deployment window is open now. Smart capital is moving from air to ocean!

Robot fight leagues are becoming far more strategically valuable than feeder systems for humanoid manufacturers. They're becoming the public R&D testbed and benchmark infrastructure that every player in physical AI will ultimately depend on.

I recently had the privilege of attending Chris Miller’s presentation and fireside chat at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) event, and I can honestly say it was one of the most eye-opening experiences I’ve had in years. Standing in the heart of one of America’s technology

Stablecoins represent one of the most significant financial innovations of our time. What started as an experimental solution to cryptocurrency volatility has evolved into a $290 billion ecosystem that processed over $8.9 trillion in transactions in just the first half of 2025.

OpenAI's $500 billion valuation represents more than another Silicon Valley milestone—it signals a fundamental transformation in how value is created and realized in the modern economy. This unprecedented valuation, achieved through secondary markets rather than public offerings, exemplifies the shift toward private markets as the primary venue