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Deep Tech VC Database
Hardware and deep-tech investors, searchable by stage and focus — who actually writes checks into physical products.
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Ref. 02 — Filing analysis
FCC Teardowns
Unreleased hardware, surfaced from FCC filings before launch.
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Free guides, from injection molding to interview prep.
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Four landscapes: defense, climate, physical AI, and software for hardware.
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Aerospace & Defense
Primes, startups, and suppliers across the defense hardware stack.
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Climate & Energy
The hardware decarbonizing energy, industry, and transport.
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Physical AI & Robotics
The companies building physical AI, mapped by layer.
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Software for Hardware
The tools teams use to design, simulate, and ship.
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Injection Molding
Design parts that mold right the first time.
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Sheet Metal
Bending, DFM, and stiffening.
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Stage-Gate Product Development
How teams get from prototype to production.
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PCB Assembly
Assembly answers for your desk.
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EE Interview Cheatsheets
Analog, power, batteries, and PCB layout on one page each.
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ME Interview Cheatsheets
A free sheet from the mechanical engineering set.
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- A Practical Guide to Medical Prototyping Medical prototyping is, in some ways, a departure from the traditional approach to prototyping. Simply by nature of the process, Company Case Studies
- Inside Protos, Aris Machina’s workspace for aerospace R&D In September 1999, NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter was approaching Mars following its nine-month journey from Earth. Abruptly, the Company Case Studies
- How to Make a Part Without the Drawings Getting a custom part made is a work of art. Not in the precious sense, but in the long chain Company Case Studies
- Inside EMI’s Factory Floor Electronics manufacturing is one of the world’s largest industrial footprints, threaded through a massive share of modern supply chains. Factory Tours
- From Rocket Shop to Software Startup: Inside Boltline How building a fully reusable rocket compelled Stoke Space to create commercially available manufacturing software — and what it taught the Company Case Studies
- Iterative Design Reviews in the World of AllSpice AI for hardware is having a moment. Even compared to just a few years ago, it’s never been more Company Case Studies
- Where PCBs Are Born Touring a Quick-Turn Factory in North America Factory Tours
- Nabeel Allana, Co-Founder & CEO at Dystr An interview with Nabeel Allana on building Dystr, the computational backbone for engineering teams. Interviews
- Jim Cooney, Head of Machine Shop at Neuralink An Interview with the Head of Machine Shop at Neuralink Interviews
- David Sulpy, Founder of Glue An interview with David on how his journey from bootstrapping his first company to leading ventures in test and measurement led to Glue. Interviews
- Sergiy Nesterenko, Founder of Quilter An interview with Sergiy Nesterenko on how his journey from post-Soviet Ukraine to SpaceX led to Quilter. Interviews
- Deep Tech Market Map: The Future of Aerospace and Defense Aerospace and defense have historically been dominated by large contractors focused on big budgets and long timelines. Recently, companies like SpaceX and Anduril have shown that speed can be a more effective strategy. Deep Dives
- Building a Small CAD Company, inspectAR inspectAR brings PCB data into augmented reality, making it accessible on any device. In under two years, we were acquired by Cadence Design Systems, gaining key insights into building, selling, and scaling software for hardware. Deep Dives
- Christina Perla, Founder of Makelab Makelab provides on-demand 3D manufacturing for parts, prototypes, and production runs. Interviews
- Wiley Jones, Co-Founder of Doss Doss builds software to manage your operations from PO to POS all within a single platform. Interviews
- Steer-by-Wire Fundamentals Steer-by-wire replaces the traditional mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the wheels with electronic controls. Deep Dives
- Mike Lo, Founding Principal at Ronin PD & Founder of Catalyst Introductions Former founder of Ronin Product Development and current founder of Catalyst Introductions. Interviews
- Semiconductor Engineering Interview Fundamentals Hiring design evaluation engineers is challenging due to the complexity of the technology stack and the diverse skill set required. Engineers must handle chip evaluation and characterization, develop and automate tests, and analyze data to ensure chips meet customer specifications. Deep Dives
- Zachariah Peterson, Founder of Northwest Engineering Solutions Founder of Northwest Engineering Solutions, a PCB design consultancy that also produces excellent content on electronics engineering. Interviews
- The Mechanics of Humanoid Robots Before the 1990s, the power density of hydraulic motors was approximately a 100 times greater than that of electric motors. Today, that gap is just a factor of 10 with advances in the strength of permanent magnets like Neodymium (Nd-Fe-B). Deep Dives
- How to Build a Formula One Car F1 is really a battle of technologies, and the best technology wins the race. Deep Dives
- Karan Talati, CEO & Co-Founder of First Resonance First Resonance, a company building software to power leading factories building rockets, autonomous vehicles, & more. Interviews
- Mike Annunziata, General Partner at Also Capital Solo general partner (GP) at Also Capital, a deep tech VC firm. Interviews
- Reed Ginsberg, VP of Engineering at Shinkei Shinkei, a robotics company building fish processing robotics to improve fish quality and shelf-life. Interviews
- Shane Whiteside, CEO of Summit Interconnect 🎙️Shane Whiteside is the Chief Executive Officer for Summit Interconnect, one of North America's leading PCB manufacturers (with Interviews
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