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today, 02/11

• Space Systems Command x fireside (LA).

• ffVC x industrial automation x pitch (NYC).

• Vinod Khosla x fireside (SF).

• AWS x robotics (SF).

• Visionary happy hour (LA).

wednesday, 02/12

• DraperU x Web3 meetup (NYC).

• Healthcare x FinTech mixer (NYC).

• Early stage founders happy hour (SF).

thursday, 02/13

• Robotics summit x automation (NYC).

• Health2tech (NYC).

• Medtech panel (SF).

• Hardware demo night (SF).

friday, 02/14

• Pitch and run (NYC).

• Bootstrappers x breakfast roundtable (SF).

saturday, 02/15

• Defense startups x government (LA).

sunday, 02/16

• Deepseek x tarrifs (SF).

upcoming

• Longevity tech meetup (NYC).

• Deepseek for founders (SF).

• AI happy hour (LA).

• Deep tech pitch night (LA).

• AgeTech meetup (LA).

space brew

// Fascinating topics to discuss this week

deal flow

• Anduril raising $2.5B ($28B valuation) for defense tech led by Founders Fund (RT).

• NASA seeks alternatives to Astrobotic; open calls for moon rover (TLP).

• Urban Sky closes $30M Series B led by Altos Ventures et al for stratospheric balloons (BW).

• Spire Global & OroraTech awarded $50M for wildfire monitoring constellations by Canadian Space Agency (ST).

• Viasat earnings report a YoY growth in defense of 20% , aviation of 12%, communications -6%, and forecast maritime growth in 2026 (ST).

• Satellogic signs deal with Brazilian Air Force for low-latency defense satellite imagery (AT).

• Saab wins $25M NATO contract for space situational awareness and combat communication capabilities (AT).

headlines

• Washington backs $960M for space tech integrating hypersonic precise missile tracking, anti missile interceptors, continuous monitoring of enemy missile threats (SN).

• Multi-domain defense in spotlight as cyber-secure bidirectional laser communications consortium leads with European Defence Fund (SN).

• Rocket Lab finds niche with dedicated smallsat launches at premium and a newly closed iQPS deal (SM).

• Auxilium Biotech 3D prints medical devices in space leveraging microgravity (BW).

• NASA & General Atomics test nuclear fuel to accelerate Lunar and Mars missions (SC).

• Canadian government announces $171.1M CAD to bolster genomic-led advanced diagnostics, agriculture and bioremediation techniques (BK).

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