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A venture “Tribe” of seasoned operators, engineers, and innovators backing founders in DeepTech, HealthTech, and DefenseTech—turning bold ideas into enduring companies for a safer, healthier, more prosperous future.

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The Kill Switch Is Broken: Agentic AI Swarms, Open-Source Chaos, and the New Arms Race

Three incidents in nine months exposed a systemic failure: AI agents running 80–90% of state espionage campaigns, frontier models blackmailing engineers at 84% rates, and 40,000 unsupervised agents deployed without oversight. The kill switch is broken—but $8.5B is building the next one.

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Your Startup Has a TRL Score. Here’s Why That’s Not Enough to Win Both Markets

Can your company actually become dual-use ready — across technology, funding, and customers — before you run out of time or identity?

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Data Centers in Space: Why the Next Cloud Might Be in Orbit

Earth is hitting a wall on AI, not because we’ve run out of land, but because we’ve run out of grid, water, and political will. Global data centers already consume 415 terawatt-hours of electricity annually—and demand is projected to surge 165% by 2030.

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Quantum Computing: The Optimization Accelerator That Classical Computing and AI Need

How hybrid quantum-classical systems are solving real problems — and what it means for federal missions and investors.

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The Invisible Fleet: Why Maritime Autonomy Is Becoming Smart Capital's Highest-Conviction Bet - From Air to Ocean.

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!

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How Agentic AI Is Transforming Global Capability Centers

Agentic AI—autonomous AI agents that don’t just help, but actually act, make decisions, and handle tasks on their own—are rewriting the rules. Instead of building huge centers full of people, the new model focuses on “Agent Factories” that coordinate smart systems.

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Cheap Intelligence: The New GenAI Investment Thesis
Cheap Intelligence: The New GenAI Investment Thesis

The GenAI investment narrative is shifting from training economics to deployment economics. While foundation model training remains strategically important, the emerging opportunity lies in “cheap intelligence”.

by Amarda Shehu
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Humanoid Combat Leagues: The Formula 1 of Physical AI - Let The Robots Fight!
Humanoid Combat Leagues: The Formula 1 of Physical AI - Let The Robots Fight!

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.

by Manish Malhotra
The Silicon Battleground: A Journey Through Chris Miller’s “Chip War”
The Silicon Battleground: A Journey Through Chris Miller’s “Chip War”

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

by Manish Malhotra
Stablecoins: The Digital Dollar Revolution That’s Reshaping Global Finance
Stablecoins: The Digital Dollar Revolution That’s Reshaping Global Finance

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.

by Manish Malhotra
The Private Markets Revolution: How $500 Billion OpenAI Heralds a New Era of Corporate Value Creation
The Private Markets Revolution: How $500 Billion OpenAI Heralds a New Era of Corporate Value Creation

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

by Manish Malhotra
Firehawk Aerospace: Revolutionizing Defense Propulsion Technology Through 3D-Printed Innovation
Firehawk Aerospace: Revolutionizing Defense Propulsion Technology Through 3D-Printed Innovation

Firehawk's proprietary additive manufacturing approach fundamentally transforms solid rocket motor production by addressing historical limitations that have constrained hybrid rocket performance, specifically the low regression rates and limited mixing efficiency that plagued earlier designs.

by Manish Malhotra
Shield AI: Commanding the Autonomous Battlefield - An Investment Thesis
Shield AI: Commanding the Autonomous Battlefield - An Investment Thesis

The convergence of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems is fundamentally reshaping modern warfare, creating unprecedented investment opportunities in the defense technology sector. At the forefront of this transformation stands Shield AI, a company that has not only captured Silicon Valley

by Manish Malhotra
The Origins of Victory: A Thought Provoking book by Andrew F. Krepinevich
The Origins of Victory: A Thought Provoking book by Andrew F. Krepinevich

Why do I continue to be bullish about investing in Defense Companies as an investor? Andrew lays out all the reasons in this book. What a fantastic read! Sharing a summary of the book from my read notes.

by Manish Malhotra
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