Jun 19, 2025

US Strategic Tech Securing America's Space Frontier: The Next Generation of U.S. Space Technologies Thursday, July 17th 2025, 2:00 PM ET Join Alumni Ventures’ Drew Wandzilak for a forward-looking conversation on how venture-backed innovation is helping secure America’s dominance in space. In this session, Drew will explore the critical role U.S. startups are playing in advancing next-generation space technologies—from satellite infrastructure and defense systems to propulsion and data intelligence. As the space frontier becomes a strategic priority for national security and economic leadership, venture capital is fueling the companies driving this transformation. You’ll gain insight into the companies AV is backing in this sector and why space tech represents one of the most exciting and consequential areas of innovation today. Whether you’re interested in national defense, deep tech, or the business of space, this webinar offers a timely view of a rapidly accelerating ecosystem. Reserve your spot today to learn how you can invest in the technologies shaping America’s future in orbit and beyond. Why Attend? Home Home Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors. About your presenter Overview: Drew Wandzilak invests in breakthrough technologies that matter to the real world—systems that generate power, move hardware, secure nations, or decode biology. He focuses on companies operating in high-heat, high-speed, high-stakes environments where technical performance is existential and strategic value is measured in megawatts, meters per second, or mission success. Across aerospace, energy, and defense, Drew backs founders who don’t just pitch vision—they bend atoms, trajectories, and supply chains to make it real. Funds actively worked on: Investment Areas of Focus: His investment lens prioritizes platforms over point solutions, scale advantages rooted in physics or manufacturing, and mission alignment with long-term public interest. That includes nuclear reactors that deploy like data centers, orbital vehicles that reshape access to space, hypersonic systems built for rapid iteration, and genetic tools that bring diagnostics to the edge. These aren’t just technical moonshots—they’re foundational bets on how the next century will be powered, protected, and personalized. Drew led Alumni Ventures’ investment in Impulse Space , which is building the in-space logistics layer for a high-frequency orbital economy. He backed Aalo Atomics , a small modular reactor company designing standardized, factory-built nuclear power for grid-scale deployment. He also invested in Astro Mechanica , which is reinventing hypersonic aerospace testing for the modern battlefield, and Acorn Genetics , which is miniaturizing genomics to enable low-cost, distributed DNA testing anywhere. These companies reflect Drew’s broader strategy: to invest in enduring platforms that serve strategic industries and unlock decades of downstream innovation. He believes the next great venture outcomes will come not just from apps or algorithms, but from reengineering the physical world—and the infrastructure that underpins it. LEARN HOW TO INVEST IN COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR WITH ALUMNI VENTURES: #AlumniVentures Neither Alumni Ventures nor any of its fund are sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by any school. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Achievement of investment objectives cannot be guaranteed. Past performance does not guarantee future results. 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