The nature of warfare has changed dramatically, yet the maritime domain remains critically important. In an increasingly asymmetric battlespace, traditional naval ships are too large, too expensive, and too time-consuming to build and replace. The answer is attritable, autonomous vessels, capable of carrying out the missions that will decide the next conflict. Saronic Technologies is redefining maritime superiority. We’re proud to share a glimpse into the “how” and “why” behind one of America’s emerging weapons - and, as of today's $175 million Series B announcement, 8VC’s newest defense unicorn. CC: Dino Mavrookas Rob Lehman Vibhav A. Doug Lambert Natalie Wiegand John Morgan Alex Moore Justin Rose https://lnkd.in/gtuRNwdA
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Employees at 8VC
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Arun Gupta
Big Health Chairman. Founder Quartet. Board, Investor, Advisor to high impact companies.
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Michel Koopman
CEO & Founder @ 2Swell & CxO Coaching | Successful Operator & Entrepreneur| Now Maximizing the Success of Others 🚀
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Joe Lonsdale
General Partner at 8VC
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Michael McLary
Executive Board Member CEO | MBA, Strategy
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It's been a privilege to support Saronic Technologies since the very beginning through 8VC Build. Saronic embodies the bold vision, technical virtuosity and relentless execution required of a next-generation defense prime. Congratulations to Dino Mavrookas, Vibhav A., Rob Lehman, Doug Lambert, Justin Davis, Natalie Wiegand, John Morgan, and friends on this deeply deserved milestone. CC: Alex Moore Justin Rose
We are excited to announce a $175 million Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, which will put Saronic’s valuation at $1 billion. This new investment will accelerate Saronic’s growth, expanding manufacturing at our facilities in #Austin, TX and increasing production of our growing family of autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) to ensure the U.S. military maintains its decisive advantage over adversaries and rapidly evolving threats at sea. The security of our country and the future of global maritime security requires a fully integrated fleet of manned and unmanned systems that can go farther and do more with less risk to life and mission. We are grateful to our investment partners, including 8VC, Caffeinated Capital, Elad Gil & NightDragon, who believe in Saronic’s ability to meet that need. Read more about this announcement: https://lnkd.in/eGK_Bh2R
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Please join us on August 13 for what promises to be a memorable meeting of the minds - both human and machine! CC: Kunal Gosar Arda Sahiner Bela Becerra Vivek Gopalan Kevin Niechen
We’re hosting an ML Hang with our friends at 8VC for AI Researchers & Founders in SF! We’re hosting all-star AI founders and researchers from Stanford, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind and early-stage research-focused startups at 8VC’s SF HQ on August 13. If you’re an ML Researcher or Founder interested in joining, DM our CTO Arda or email him at arda@arcus.co.
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Last week, we returned to Ramp’s dazzling HQ for our second NYC edition of Chat8VC, focused on the future of frontend. Attendees were treated to an incredible lineup for the fireside chat, moderated by the inimitable Bhaskar Ghosh: - Guillermo Rauch, CEO, Vercel - Lee Robinson, VP of Product, Vercel - Nik Koblov, Head of Engineering, Ramp - Nicolás Bevacqua, Head of UI/UX Engineering, Ramp We also enjoyed demos of v0, Vercel’s generative user interface system, and the Ramp Tour Guide, which walks users through the entire range of Ramp functionality, step by step. Both Ramp and Vercel are hiring top-tier frontend engineers, and we are helping to connect them with exceptional candidates from the broader 8VC community. If you're interested, please email Bela Becerra at isabela@8vc.com. And as always, if you are excited about the foundation model ecosystem and want to engage in highly technical, implementation-oriented conversations, let Vivek Gopalan know at vivek@8vc.com. CC: Asanka Jayasuriya Jack Moshkovich Kevin Niechen Darlina Serrano Hefler Audrey Abbott
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Three years ago, Rocketlane set out to bring modern, elegant software to the stagnant realm of PSA (professional services automation). Since their Series A, they have climbed to the top of the customer onboarding category, expanded their offerings across PSA and client project delivery, grown 3x/year, and built an exceptional technical and innovation culture along the way. Today, Rocketlane announced their $24 million Series B, and we are privileged to renew our support along with co-leads Matrix Partners India and Nexus Venture Partners. Congratulations to Srikrishnan Ganesan, Deepak Bala, and Vignesh Girishankar, one of the truly remarkable founding teams we've encountered. Do not miss their announcement below, featuring rhymes delivered at Rocketlane's signature pace of iteration! CC: Bhaskar Ghosh Jack Moshkovich Vivek Gopalan Kevin Niechen
We're thrilled to announce our $24M Series B funding! Rocketlane is revolutionizing client project delivery and PSA with our innovative all-in-one platform. We're addressing critical market challenges through innovative solutions in client delivery experience, project governance, budgeting, resourcing, insights, delivery operations, and beyond while achieving rapid growth. Oh and what good is a big announcement from us if we aren’t rapping about it? Thank you to our incredible customers, partners, and investors for your support. This one's for you! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gxB72KGd Srikrishnan Ganesan Vignesh Girishankar Deepak Bala Rahul Sridhar Karthig Saravanan #Rocketlane #SeriesB #FundingAnnouncement #Startup #TechNews #ClientDelivery #PSASoftware #Innovation #RapSong
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In this episode of Shift Happens (hosted by Alana Bernal and presented by our friends at Nile), Cisco legend Wendy Bahr shares practical wisdom honed over three decades of constant and rapid change. Enjoy!
1️⃣ Disruption 2️⃣ Speed 3️⃣ Agility 4️⃣ Adaptability These are the keys to success in the tech world according to industry veteran Wendy Bahr. 🔑 Wendy joins us on this episode of Shift Happens to share her tips on embracing change and driving your own success 👉 https://okt.to/HFYDfL #OhShift #OhShiftMoment #ShiftHappens #Tech #Leadership
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Chat8VC, our monthly GAI series, returns to NYC on Tuesday, June 25, this time focused largely on frontend engineering. We’ve assembled an an all-star lineup to expand on this theme in our fireside chat, featuring: Guillermo Rauch, CEO, Vercel Lee Robinson, VP of Product, Vercel Nik Koblov, Head of Engineering, Ramp Nicolás Bevacqua, Head of UI/UX Engineering, Ramp In addition, we’ll have lightning demos, cocktails and refreshments, and plenty of time for conversations with fellow builders and operators. Special thanks to our friends at Ramp for once again hosting us at their spectacular HQ. As a reminder, Chat8VC is a monthly series bringing together founders and early-phase operators in the foundation model ecosystem. We focus on highly technical, implementation-oriented conversations, and give founders and builders the opportunity to showcase what they’re working on. This can be a fun side project, related to a company they’re starting, or a high-leverage use case within a company operating at scale. A few spots remain, and we’d love for you to join us! RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gPkjrksc CC: Eric Glyman Bhaskar Ghosh Alex Kolicich Bela Becerra Vivek Gopalan Kevin Niechen Jack Moshkovich Audrey Abbott Darlina Serrano Hefler
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Calling the best and brightest creatives attending #config conference next week. We're hosting our quarterly design gathering 'PixelEight' the first night of the conference. Space is limited so join the waitlist here: https://lnkd.in/g22N7gWX
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From inception, Anduin Transactions has been committed to modernizing the private markets experience, enabling elegant and connected workflows that reflect the full scope of relationships and key stages in the investment, fundraise, and fund lifecycles. If you know Anduin, you know that "supercharge" is no exaggeration. Their newest product, Investor Data Management, represents a significant new piece of the puzzle and we looking forward to IDM taking its place alongside Anduin's other staple solutions.
It's 2024. Why should fund managers have to spend their time chasing investors for the same info and docs again and again? Introducing Investor Data Management! ✨ Anduin's new solution supercharges LP workflows by helping GPs access all their investor data in one centralized place for: ➡️ faster fund subscriptions ➡️ automated compliance checks ➡️ better post-close interactions By bridging the gap between CRM and fund lifecycle workflows, Anduin is here to empower lasting LP-GP relationships from first contact to onboarding and beyond. Ready to see IDM in action? 👀 Learn more and book your demo here: https://bit.ly/4b74Piy #privatemarkets #privateequity #vc #alts #productlaunch #datamanagement #LPs
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Carbon fiber holds great promise for next-generation vehicle design, both civilian and defense, thanks to unmatched strength-to-weight characteristics. This is especially true in aviation, where weight is always of the essence. However, carbon fiber has historically faced many barriers to adoption: it’s expensive, production is overwhelmingly manual and slow, and attempting to bend fibers to fit curved shapes invariably causes defects. Until now. For the past five years, iCOMAT has been working furiously to unlock carbon fiber’s potential, and their patented Rapid Tow Shearing process enables defect-free shaping - opening the door for many more carbon fiber composite components at unprecedented scale and cost/production efficiencies. iCOMAT has achieved remarkable milestones over a short time, and their team comprises some of the greatest minds in composites production and manufacturing. We could not be more excited to lead their $22.5 million Series A, along with the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). Additional investors include Syensqo Ventures and earlier investor Velocity.Partners Venture Capital. Congratulations Evangelos Zympeloudis, Keith Fairbrass, Ben Olivier, Olivia Stodieck, Rony Seamons, and friends! In today’s blog, 8VC’s Alex Moore and Justin Rose share their perspectives on iCOMAT’s breakthroughs, and why this is such a compelling company from an investment perspective: https://lnkd.in/gG2ZbFbJ And don’t miss Bloomberg’s coverage (https://lnkd.in/gD49th5u), as well as iCOMAT’s press release (https://lnkd.in/dPPqEHae)
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