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We’re excited to announce Blackwing’s participation in Valar Atomics’ $1 billion Series B.
The round was led by @shaunmmaguire and @Liamcorrigan at @sequoia, alongside an all-star group of co-investors: @AntonioGracias at Valor Equity Partners, @GavinSBaker at Atreides Management, @DougPhilippone at @SnowpointVC, @RichardDreamVC and @Pedramsheraf at @DreamVenturesVC, @smarcus at Riot Ventures, @saranormous at @conviction, @kimmaicutler at @Initialized, and @abemurray at @alley_corp.
Congratulations to @isaiah_p_taylor and the entire @valaratomics team. A decade from now, few companies will have done more to secure America’s industrial edge.
Valar Atomics has gone critical.
Ward 250 sustained a nuclear chain reaction; an extraordinary engineering milestone achieved at a speed this industry rarely sees.
Proud to back @isaiah_p_taylor and the @valaratomics team as they build the future of American nuclear energy.
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In one week the founders rebuilding American industry will be in Detroit.
Join us and @BlackwingVC for The Assembly, an evening we're co-hosting after Day 1 of @reindsummit for founders and investors across manufacturing, defense, energy, robotics, aerospace, infrastructure, and industrial software.
Connect and build relationships that move our country forward.
Tuesday, June 16. 6-9 ETpm. Detroit.
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America’s industrial renaissance is underway.
Join @BlackwingVC and @Initialized for The Assembly, an evening gathering of the founders and builders driving it forward after @reindsummit.
Detroit. Tuesday, June 16. – at Detroit, MI
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Mankind has always been at the mercy of the weather.
No longer.
Rainmaker is the first company in history to routinely, unambiguously, modify the weather.
Last quarter, we produced >143MM gallons of unambiguously man-made precipitation.
Here’s how we do it 🧵
Blackwing is proud to back @AskariDefense in their $1.7M pre-seed, alongside @KnollVentures and @BrickyardVC.
Askari builds handheld, intelligent kinetic interceptors for the age of robotic warfare to protect the American Warfighter.
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Keeping humanity in command of its future by making every robot a bad investment.
#AskariDefense
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We’ve spent the past year quietly building.
Now we’re ready to share what comes next.
Askari develops systems for the realities of modern conflict, not the assumptions of the last one.
Our mission is simple: Unlimited kinetic defense. We’ve built the software and hardware backbone to make total robot denial a reality.
#AskariDefense
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We’re backing the team building the foundation of engineered biology.
The Embryo Corp welcome to @BlackwingVC.
@josiezayner @WeBuildLife
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2025 Wrapped:
> Series A complete
> Factory 2.0 underway
> SOTA mold design and simulation continue to make extraordinary progress
> Major software achievements in quoting and production planning
> AI designed molds achieving greater performance
> Shift to mass production using Atomic molds underway
> Massive pipeline exceeding capacity
> Ripping on all cylinders
> See you next year!
- Atomic Industries
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Today we're announcing Valar Atomics' $130m Series A, led by Doug Philippone at Snowpoint Ventures and co-lead by Day One and Dream.
Also joining Team Valar are Balerion, Contrary, DTX, Alumni, Crosscut, Triplepoint, Palmer Luckey, Shyam Sankar, and more great funds and angels.
We’re proud to back @isaiah_p_taylor and @valaratomics in their $130M Series A.
The round led by @SnowpointVC, alongside @DreamVenturesVC, @DayOneVC, @Initialized, @contrary, @PalmerLuckey, @ssankar, Riot, DTX Ventures, & more.
Valar is bringing nuclear back.
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Valar Atomics is honored to be selected for DOE’s advanced nuclear fuel program! More details soon.
BREAKING: @ENERGY conditionally selects @Oklo, @TerrestrialMSR, @xenergynuclear and @valaratomics for advanced fuel line projects to help support our new reactor pilot program that aims to have at least 3 reactors go critical next summer. energy.gov/articles/energy-d…
We are proud to back @aphysicist and @atomic_inc in their $25M Series A, alongside @MaCVentureCap, Narya, Porsche Ventures, & more.
A @ycombinator (W21) company, Atomic is restoring America’s ability to lead the world in manufacturing by turning toolmaking into software. 🇺🇸
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We at @BlackwingVC are long on The Gundo.
Great job @ti_morse, @isaiah_p_taylor,@ADoricko, and @tfeldmann.
WTF is happening in El Segundo?!
Isaiah Taylor (@isaiah_p_taylor), Augustus Doricko (@ADoricko), Ted Feldmann (@tfeldmann), Cameron Schiller (@cameron62s), Zane Mountcastle (@zanemountcastle), Soren Monroe-Anderson (@soren_ma)
0:24 WTF is happening in El Segundo?!
5:34 What's shifted since the party bus
10:03 Winning in meaningful ways
15:24 Think bigger & build in the real world
19:12 Own the atoms
21:52 Abstracting away from the physical world
28:59 Attracting great talent to work on important missions
33:03 Why Gundo worked
37:18 Intermission
37:25 What's gone wrong in the past 18 months
59:23 Pressing on the gas as things start scaling
1:10:04 Why it's important to have a community & group of peers
1:14:32 Why fight for America
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We’re backing the team transforming humanity’s access to water.
Welcome @RainmakerCorp to @BlackwingVC.
@ADoricko
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We’re excited to be backing Valar.
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We’re backing the team leading America’s race towards advanced nuclear fission.
Welcome @valaratomics to @BlackwingVC.
@isaiah_p_taylor
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We’re backing the team rebuilding America’s industrial base.
Welcome @atomic_inc to @BlackwingVC.
@aphysicist
