Stephen Rodriguez

Worlds first Native Counter Swarm system

Industrial humanoids hard at work.

Alta Resource Technologies is on a mission to reinvent mining by harnessing advanced biochemistry to cost-effectively source the critical raw materials needed to power next-generation technology and bolster economic security. Our groundbreaking technology platform leverages customizable proteins to separate high-purity rare earth elements and other essential minerals with unprecedented selectivity while dramatically reducing the environmental impact of mining. By tailoring our adsorbent to bind selectively to individual elements, even at low concentrations in complex mixtures, Alta is positioned to expand access to the building blocks of electric vehicles, advanced electronics, defense technologies, and more. Altas approach is built on technology licensed from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and co-developed with collaborators including researchers at Pennsylvania State University. With support from top investors including DCVC and Voyager, government agencies like the U.S. Department of Defense, and the state of Colorado, Alta aims to catalyze a mining technology revolution, secure critical mineral supply chains, and enhance U.S. competitiveness in the 21st-century economy.

Reach is the leader in high-performance wireless power-at-a-distance. Reach’s wireless power solution does for power delivery what Wi-Fi does for data connectivity. The Reach system is built on state-of-the-art, patented technology, including high-efficiency power beaming circuits, network optimization algorithms, and adaptive electromagnetic surfaces, delivering a highly scalable, safe, and easy-to-use power platform. Ideally suited for critical infrastructure, government, energy, logistics, and first responders, the Reach solution provides flexible access to power where and when needed, streamlining device deployment and improving device performance.

Atropos is building the future of autonomous flight as a vertically integrated, design-build-test-and-operate service. We start with a clean sheet, designing aircraft that have never existed before—aircraft engineered to matter in both the commercial and defense sectors. We’re not tweaking legacy aircraft or bolting autonomy onto yesterday’s systems. Our approach bridges real-world defense and commercial technology. No slide decks. No flashy animations. No fluff. We don’t sell platforms, we deliver capabilities.

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We’re building autonomous ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers. Our team has launched 100+ hardware products, built some of America’s most complex ships, and fielded millions of robots. Some of these are in use in your home, others on Ukraine’s battlefields. We don’t doubt that building ships with no human crew will be tough. We like tough.

Adyton is a veteran owned, venture backed, American public benefit corporation building world class mobile software products for people who serve. The Adyton Operations Kit is the first and only app suite built for the warfighter in mind, a one-stop shop for personnel and equipment accountability, file sharing, team comms, and scheduling. Experience the brilliance of getting the basics right with AOK. Step up your teams ground operations by eliminating frustration, saving valuable time, and moving faster with the certainty of real-time data.

Smack uses deep RL and machine learning to accelerate critical decision-making from the command center to the front lines.

The New American Industrial Alliance (NAIA) is a multi-sector industry association where U.S. companies and investors convene to lead the charge in rebuilding America’s techno-industrial strength.

We are building the most advanced sensing and Electronic Warfare backbone, giving drones, unmanned platforms, ground stations, naval assets, and maneuvering forces the resilience to operate confidently under modern threats. Our software-defined ODIN platform fuses breakthrough signal processing with edge AI on off-the-shelf hardware, delivering full spectrum awareness - detecting, classifying, and geolocating threats while turning congested RF environments into real-time, actionable intelligence across commercial, industrial, and defense domains. www.r2-wireless.com

Battle-tested tech for modern warfare

At Chariot Defense, were building the intelligent hardware and software infrastructure to solve the military’s most critical bottleneck: how energy is transformed, controlled, and distributed as power across the modern battlefield. Todays battlefield looks a lot different than 5 years ago. Autonomous drone swarms, sophisticated sensors, AI control rooms, and directed energy weapons — all reliant on noisy diesel generators or constantly idling vehicles. Our Amphora product line delivers silent, variable power specifically designed for distributed operations, electronic warfare, and autonomous systems at the tactical edge. With a deeply experienced team from Anduril, Uber, Tesla, and frontline military operations, were already fielded and proven with the Department of Defense. Ready to lead the charge? Join our mission.

ZeroMark empowers US and allied forces with cutting-edge defense technology, elevating mission success and safeguarding personnel. Our forte lies in a unique counter-drone solution, manifested through an AI-enabled auto-aiming system. By adapting commercial firearms with our convergence of computer vision and precision robotics, we transform handheld weapons into potent tools for automatically detecting, tracking, and neutralizing drones effortlessly. We recognize that prevailing C-UAS strategies often leave dismounted personnel inadequately prepared to confront the swiftly advancing drone menaces. Our solution ensures that military and law enforcement entities are empowered with proficient drone deterrence and denial capabilities, integrated into the weaponry they already possess and will continue to carry. This approach sidesteps the impractical reliance on multi-million dollar assets to counter a $200 drone threat, presenting a pragmatic and cost-effective defense solution.

We are building the future of modular, open-source architectures supporting the Department of Defense requirements to create Affordable Mass. Firestorm is redefining military expectations for on-site modularity to support the widest array of mission areas.

Worlds first Native Counter Swarm system

Industrial humanoids hard at work.

DCVC and its principals have backed brilliant people changing global-scale industries for over twenty years, helping create tens of billions of dollars of wealth for founders, employees, and our investors while also making the world a markedly better place. DCVC brings to bear a unique model that unites a team of experienced venture capitalists with more than 35 technology executives and experts (CTOs, CIOs, Chief Scientists, Principal Engineers, Professors at Stanford and Berkeley) with significant tenures at top 100 technology companies and research institutions worldwide. DCVC focuses on seed, Series A, and growth stage companies that apply deep compute, big data and IT infrastructure technologies to transform giant industries. Learn more about us at www.dcvc.com, read our thinking at https://medium.com/@dcvc, and follow us on twitter at @dcvc.

Alta Resource Technologies is on a mission to reinvent mining by harnessing advanced biochemistry to cost-effectively source the critical raw materials needed to power next-generation technology and bolster economic security. Our groundbreaking technology platform leverages customizable proteins to separate high-purity rare earth elements and other essential minerals with unprecedented selectivity while dramatically reducing the environmental impact of mining. By tailoring our adsorbent to bind selectively to individual elements, even at low concentrations in complex mixtures, Alta is positioned to expand access to the building blocks of electric vehicles, advanced electronics, defense technologies, and more. Altas approach is built on technology licensed from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and co-developed with collaborators including researchers at Pennsylvania State University. With support from top investors including DCVC and Voyager, government agencies like the U.S. Department of Defense, and the state of Colorado, Alta aims to catalyze a mining technology revolution, secure critical mineral supply chains, and enhance U.S. competitiveness in the 21st-century economy.

Reach is the leader in high-performance wireless power-at-a-distance. Reach’s wireless power solution does for power delivery what Wi-Fi does for data connectivity. The Reach system is built on state-of-the-art, patented technology, including high-efficiency power beaming circuits, network optimization algorithms, and adaptive electromagnetic surfaces, delivering a highly scalable, safe, and easy-to-use power platform. Ideally suited for critical infrastructure, government, energy, logistics, and first responders, the Reach solution provides flexible access to power where and when needed, streamlining device deployment and improving device performance.