The America Builds podcast sits at the nexus of national security, technology, and venture capital.
Ian Cinnamon is the founder and CEO of Apex, a spacecraft manufacturing company based in Los Angeles
Thank you for tuning in for Season 1 of the America Builds Podcast (now the Launch Pad Podcast). We
Sam Gray is the Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Defense Group, a nonprofit dedicated to fos
Michael Palank has been General Partner at MaC Venture Capital since its inception in January 2019.
As an early-stage defense and energy investor, Ben supports courageous founders tackling substantial
Lior Susan, the Founder and Managing Partner of Eclipse Ventures, has dedicated his career to rearch
In this episode, we talk with Will Gray, a Tulsa-born tennis enthusiast who combined his love for th
Jake Leventhal is currently the CTO of Rip Technologies. Previously, he worked at SpaceX for 4 years
Michael Moreno's background in deep tech startups and national security makes him the perfect p
Alex is a Managing Partner at J2 Ventures. His diverse career has seen him build the enterprise vent
Kristen Hajduk is an expert in national security and defense policies, currently helping tech compan
Armando Torres is a small business leader in the steel fabrication and manufacturing industry, worki
Ethan Batraski is a partner at Venrock, focusing on data infrastructure, developer tools, and hard e
Garrett Smith is the CEO and co-founder of Reveal, a UAV edge analytics software platform. He is als
Kyle is currently a Managing Director at Fairwater Labs, a venture studio building dual use defense
James Clapper is an esteemed veteran in the intelligence community, with over five decades of servic
Ashley is currently the Vice President of Business Operations at Merlin Labs. Ashley served as an FA
Get to know our hosts and the story behind the America Builds Podcast.
Introduction to the America Builds Podcast.
