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Our CEO David K. will be at Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) in Denver next week! If you want to get together Tue/Wed, DM him!

Last week, I had the honor of sitting alongside Mike Sherbakov and Craig Cummings to watch David Kervin, founder of our shared portfolio company Proteus Space?, share his insights on building a space company at MilVet Startups. One of the biggest takeaways? Founders on nearly every panel emphasized that their drive isn’t financial—it’s mission-driven. As an investor, my job is to generate returns, right? Sure. But the reason I got into venture capital wasn’t just to make money—it was to back brilliant people building game-changing (and often life-changing) companies. I recently came across a quote that stuck with me: “Whatever you’re not changing, you’re choosing.” This conference was full of people refusing to accept the status quo—choosing instead to build, to lead, and to drive real change. Beyond being incredibly motivating, MilVet Startups was a powerful reminder as to why veterans stand out as founders. I met an impressive group of sharp, determined individuals—the right people, building in the right spaces. And for some, like David, I mean that quite literally… ??????????? #SAICProud #SAICVentures #defenseinvestor #MilVetStartups

??? Our CEO, David Kervin, will be speaking on a panel at Military Veteran Startup 2025 (MVS25) Conference on 2/6/25: The Next Frontier - Military Veterans Founders Pushing the Frontiers of Space Technology This is the 4th year of the Military Veteran Startup Conference, a premier event that brings together our military veteran community. No other event gathers our diverse community this way. Deals happen between founders and VCs, partnerships form, and hiring takes place. CC: Tim Hsia, Carina Cho, & Brendan Aronson and @ContextVC #MVS24 #Speaker #IndustryInsights #Veteran #VeteranEntrepreneur #ContextVC

?????? We just completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for a brand new, completely custom satellite design in less than 100 days from contract kickoff with the government. MERCURY ONE (M1) is the world's first fully payload-tailored, automatically designed, fully custom bus, non-modular, ESPA class satellite. Next up - M1 CDR in Q2-25 - months early on the contract deliverable. We're fortunate to have the dedication and collaboration of our talented team and the support of our supply chain, payload providers, and government partners - and of course, MERCURY?. MERCURY?, our pioneering digital design and rapid production system allows customers to explore all mission-closing designs within the mission-closing trade-space, eliminating uncertainties and providing an AoA within minutes, offering unprecedented flexibility throughout the satellite design lifecycle. MERCURY? enables rapid digital engineering, modeling, and twinning of custom satellites, significantly improving production speed and quality while eliminating errors and rework. MERCURY? is the world's first automated digital engineering system, ushering in a completely new era, empowering customers to change their mind without regret at any state of the design maturity lifecycle. THE FUTURE IS FASTER? #ProteusSpace #M1 #SpaceInnovation #SatelliteDesign #AI #DigitalEngineering #TheFutureIsFaster

Happy 5th birthday to the U.S. Space Force!

Military Veteran Startup Conference 2025 (MVS25) Speaker Spotlight: David K.(United States Marine Corps), CEO & Co-Founder at Proteus Space?. David’s incredible journey from retired U.S. Marine to space-tech entrepreneur highlights his passion for innovation and building high-performing teams. He advises founders: “Focus on impact, embrace humility, and always prioritize your people—great teams achieve great things.” His journey is marked by: ???? David is a retired U.S. Marine with over 20 years of service, including roles with MARSOC and USSOCOM, where he developed expertise in leadership and advanced technology operations. ?? After earning degrees from Norwich University and Stanford University, David built a career leading tech teams across defense, AI, and space innovation, driving breakthroughs in satellite manufacturing and edge AI. ?? As CEO of Proteus Space, David is revolutionizing custom satellite design and manufacturing by leveraging automation, augmentation and AI to deliver faster, cheaper, and more higher quality satellite solutions for defense and commercial applications. David’s key advice for leaders: ?? Focus on impact: Build solutions that drive real-world results and benefit humanity. ?? Embrace humility: Hire smarter people, trust them, and get out of their way. ?? Prioritize your team: People matter more than hardware; strong teams build strong companies. ?? Innovate efficiently: Disrupt traditional cost structures with scalable, cutting-edge technology. ?? Lead with vision: Stay committed to creating the future you want to see. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dN9zGbYU

Craig Cummings and I led the Series Seed rounds for both Outpost Space and Proteus Space? through Moonshots Capital’s Fund III. We believe that America’s continued domination in space is critical to keeping our nation safe, and startup innovation is key. I’m excited to share my insights while speaking at The Economist’s Space Economy Summit on December 5th in Lisbon. Check out the full program here: https://lnkd.in/dWzgDDxN #Space #VentureCapital #TheEconomist #Satellites #SpaceInnovation #SpaceManufacturing #SpaceEconomySummit #Innovation #Defense #DualUse

Col. Corey Klopstein, USSF program executive officer, shared these insights about operational test and training infrastructure (OTTI) at Space Industry Days, Los Angeles, Oct. 23rd: As we collectively build out the new space capabilities coming on line in the next few years, we can’t afford to be so limited in our test and training infrastructure that every test, every training event, every exercise is pressure packed to a point that it’s under a high-powered microscope. Our goal at OTTI is to build the immersive arena that allows acquirers to wring out performance issues in advance … (and) in a completely different way than we have before. We want to build an architecture that allows our guardians to fail so we can succeed when it matters most. The power of (this) architecture is to be able to test things in (both) the digital environment and the physical environment. We want to bring live data from the physical environment into the digital environment to verify whether or not we have a digital environment that’s as accurate as it can possibly be; and then (to) understand what the bounds for operational systems are within the digital environment, and bring that back to the live environment, (so) you have a continuous feedback loop benefiting both live and digital test and training efforts. #TogetherWeWillWin