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deal flow

• Subsense exits stealth with $17M Seed targeting Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s with a non-surgical brain-computer interface (LT).

• Kapta Space emerges from stealth with $5M Seed backed by Bill Gates & MetaVC for military grade imaging & radars (SN).

• BAE systems designs spacecraft for $230.6M NOAA contract to impact electric power grid, air travel, & PNT (SN).

• Karman+ raises $20M Seed for autonomous asteroid mining to extend legacy satellite longevity (TC).

• Valar Atomics raises $19M Seed to build small nuclear reactors powering data centres & industrial plants (TC).

news cycle

• Vertically integrated rocket manufacturer Isar Aerospace in pivotal stage of sovereign orbital access (TLP).

• Firefly Aerospace scales lunar exploration with March 2nd launch on SpaceX for $2.6B NASA CLPS initiative (TLP).

• Figure humanoid robot automates housework in a step towards complex learning & control alongside DeepMind’s RT-2 (TC).

• Apple expands onshore commitment with $500B for data server factory & next-gen AI training academy (TC).

• RTX’s Pratt & Whitney wins $1.5B 3 year USAF readiness & maintenance contract (AT).

community spotlight

today, 02/25

• Startup pitch event (NYC).

• Brex housewarming (NYC).

• AI x GitHub (SF).

wednesday, 02/26

• Atlantic maritime x Alumni ventures (NYC).

• Founder pitch & networking (NYC).

• NY hardware medtech meetup (NYC).

• Winter tech mixer (NYC).

• Aerospace meetup (LA).

• Healthtech panel (LA).

• AWS x Gen-LLMs panel (SF).

• AI health demo (SF).

thursday, 02/27

• Founder recharge x OTF (NYC).

• Security for distributed systems (SF).

• Meta x LLM (SF).

• AI x VFX (LA).

friday, 02/28

• Industrial & climate tech meetup (NYC).

• DAO salon (SF).

saturday, 03/01

• Qualcomm x GenAI (LA).

upcoming

• Tech breakfast club (LA).

• Regenerative agri-tech happy hour (NYC).

• Deeptech salon x Antler (NYC).

• SXSW & 31+ deep tech events (AUS).

cosmic weekly insights

wrapping up Q1 trends

1. Hypersonic flights and missile defense

// Global defense budgets are soaring, with hypersonic technologies reshaping national security. Watch out for startups tackling military-grade imaging.


2. Material science and semiconductors

// Innovations in material science are unlocking new possibilities for quantum computing, AI, and space tech. Watch out for startups digitizing energy-efficient data centers and industrial plants.


3. Long bio and anti-aging therapies

// Genomic-based therapies and drug discoveries are attracting capital inflow. Watch out for a surge in M&A activity. 

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