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space brew

deal flow

government

• USSF awards $17.6M contracts to Sphinx Defense & Auria Space to modernize satcoms infrastructure (SN).

• Cambrian Works wins $1.25M AFWERX SBIR contract to expand capabilities for in-orbit information sharing (SN).

• Rocket Lab & USAF partner on medium lift launch vehicles to ease cargo logistics (SN).

• USSF-SCC awards GA-EMS SBIR contract for high capacity DoD communications in bLEO (SN).

seed

• Intrepid Labs exits stealth with $11M by Avant Bio, Radical Ventures, to scale robotic lab (BK).

series A+

• X-Bow raises $105M Series B by Razor’s Edge, Crosslinks, Balerion & partners with LMT to vertically integrate rocket propulsion (SN).

m&a

• Rheinmetall and ICEYE partner to bolster sovereign defense scaling SAR manufacturing & reach (PS).

• Alchemlab & Eli Lilly announce $415M licensing deal to commercialize neurodegenerative drug (LT).

• Function Health acquires Ezra adding MRI scans for early cancer detection & preventative diagnostics (LT).

• Honeywell & Vertical Aerospace partner to accelerate delivery of 150 eVTOLs by 2030 (AT).

headlines

🚀

• Eaton invests $18.5M to expand aerospace production capacity in NY (SN).

🤖

• AI chip exports to UAE signal market expansion (TC).

• Ontario invests $56M in mobility, electric vehicle & infrastructure startups (BK).

community spotlight

today, 05/13

• Safetech summit (NY).

wednesday, 05/14

• Pharma forum x Baker Labs (SF).

thursday, 05/15

• Food x climate jam (LA).

• Builders lunch x Next Wave (NY).

• Sustainable innovation & data centers (NY).

sunday, 05/18

• Human longevity gathering (LA).

monday, 05/19

• Robotics meetup (SF).

upcoming

• RSVP to Commerce in Space NYTW (NY).

• RSVP to Quantum in Space TTW (TO).

Full deep tech events calendar.

cosmic weekly insights

OpEd

• Budget cuts and the fraying of international partnerships by Jeff Foust (SR).

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