Archive - Gray Matters

Startups & Sea Power

Why is it So Hard For Startups to Work With the Navy?

Published on 🛡️🌏 Not Those Shades of Gray 🌏🛡️ • Apr 17

Manufacturing for the Mission: What it Takes to Build Hardware for DoD

Neros’s Journey to Building the First Blue UAS-Approved FPV Drone

Apr 10 •

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March 2025

Follow the Money: What the Pentagon's Budget Data Tells Us About AI and Autonomy Adoption

AI and Autonomous Systems Spend: A $25 Billion Question

Mar 31 •

🎙️Ep 1 - Distributed Spectrum: Building the Future of AI and Electronic Warfare

Mission Matters Podcast

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Distributed Spectrum: Building the Future of AI and Electronic Warfare

I’m excited to share the very first episode of the Mission Matters podcast, a podcast from Shield Capital hosted by my colleague Akhil Iyer and myself…

Mar 20 •

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Winning 2027 Starts Now

Why the New Pentagon Leadership Must Prioritize Building a Software-Defined Force in 2025

Mar 7 •

January 2025

Reasoning Models and National Security

Finally we have LLMs that "think" before they speak

Jan 23 •

December 2024

2025 Predictions for NatSec Tech

More money, more robots, more collaboration

Dec 27, 2024 •

November 2024

Mission-Driven Metrics: A Framework for Assessing Startups Targeting National Security

How does our venture capital firm assess startups selling to national security customers?

Nov 29, 2024 •

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October 2024

AR/VR and the Future of National Security

The future of IVAS, Meta's AR glasses, generative 3D models, and more

Oct 30, 2024 •

September 2024

Building the Infrastructure Backbone for Autonomous Systems

We have a ways to go in developing the essential digital and physical infrastructure to accelerate autonomy. But we’ll get there.

Sep 26, 2024 •

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August 2024

Beyond Language Models: Specialized Foundation Models and National Security

Robotics foundation models, manufacturing foundation models, large circuit models, large physics models, geospatial foundation models, and more!

Aug 15, 2024 •

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