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Redwire , a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, led by Peter Cannito, Jonathan Baliff, Al Tadros, and others, has been awarded  a $44 million phase 2 contract to advance the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA)  Otter  Very Low Earth Orbit ( VLEO ) mission to demonstrate the world’s first air-breathing spacecraft and advance next-generation orbital capabilities. The Phase 2 contract funds the completion of manufacturing and the delivery of

Point One Navigation , a leader in high-precision location technology, led by Aaron Nathan, Mike Kurdziel, Karen Leineweber, and Ryan Dougherty, has announced  a $35 million Series C oversubscribed funding round led by  Khosla Ventures , with participation from existing investors including IA Ventures , UP Partners , and Alumni Ventures .  The capital will drive infrastructure expansion, accelerate software innovation, and advance OEM integration, while also enabling team gro

PolyModels Hub , optimizing pharma process in one place, led by Antonio Benedetti, Harry Christodoulou, PhD, and Antonio Yankey, has secured  £7 million in a Series A round led by  Molten Ventures , with participation from  Marathon Venture Capital , to accelerate the digital transformation of biopharma process development. The technology to truly automate AR didn’t exist until recently. Stuut now executes AR end-to-end, from outreach to payment collection, using AI that main