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// Fascinating topics to discuss this week

deal flow

government

• Planet signs $95M high frequency methane data contract with California Air Resource Board (BW).

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seed

• The Bot Company raises $150M led by Greenoaks for household robots (TC).

• Rerun raises $17M Seed to debug robot movements with video, 3D & tensor workflows (TC).

• Modulo Bio secures $4.8M for AI-derived neuroimmune fingerprint to tackle early onset dementia & ALS (LT).

series A+

• Augustine Therapeutics lands oversubscribed $84.8M Series A designing inhibitors for neurodegenerative & cardio-metabolic illness (LT).

• CamGraPhIC, raises $27M Series A by NATO, CDP, Sony, Bosch for energy efficient & quicker GPU & HBM data transfer (CAM).

m&a

• FuriousaAI rejects $800M takeover bid from Meta pursuing Series C+ for 5nm process & AI infrastructure (BBG).

headlines

🚀

• BlueHalo unlocks long distance high bandwidth data transfer with advanced optical terminals (SN).

• Viasat & Atlas partner for NASA NSN network contract supporting climate & celestial object research (VS).

• Shield AI, Quantum Aero & KAI partner on autonomous flight ops for compromised GPS & SatComms scenarios (AT).

🤖

• 1X, Figure competitor, launches early adopter waitlist to test humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in hundreds of homes (TC).

• Numana delivers Quantum-Safe Networks as Nokia leverages quantum-cryptography for Honeywell collab on highly secure space encryption keys (VS).

🔬

• Lumea, Acupath, AIRA Matrix collab on an automation algorithm for more accurate & quicker bladder cancer diagnosis (AR).

• Materials & Mechanical Engineering teams innovate shapeshifting liquid robot (AR).

community spotlight

today, 03/25

• AAPI female x Antler & Microsoft (NY).

• Frontier tech x panel (SF).

• Cybersecurity happy hour (LA).

wednesday, 03/26

• Founder x investor poker night (NY).

• Aerospace meetup (LA).

• AI x healthcare mixer (LA).

• Web3 night x Alumni Ventures (SF).

• Solo to Franchise (SF).

• Imagined Futures (SF).

thursday, 03/27

• Andrew Yeung startup tech mixer (NY).

• Healthtech happy hour (NY).

• Hello moon x cities on Mars (LA).

• AI investing with SVB, Lionheart (LA).

friday, 03/28

• Deep tech breakfast (SF).

upcoming

• Neurotech night (NY).

• Minerals, energy, manufacturing (NY).

• Space final frontier x Seraphim (NY).

• Quantum Physics x Deep Tech Week (NY).

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cosmic weekly insights

American government policy shifts in space this week

• USA pivots from sole provider to space enabler in middle east with a focus on missile & ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance)

• USSF $1B budget shortfall forces refocus to tactical ISR, warfare & R-GPS.

• USSF 2025 AI plan prioritizes automation in missile warning, threat detection, & situational awareness.

The US government is realigning its space strategy with a sharper focus on battle-ready capabilities. However, capricious ITAR & tariff policies warrant caution over the next six months. Opportunities lie in innovations that accelerate or enhance ISR. We are yet to uncover whether America’s strategic pivot will clear or tighten Russia & China’s runway?

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