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Frontier technology is our best shot at solving humanity’s most pressing challenges. But how do these companies get built? Near Frontier takes you behind the scenes where the world’s most innovative companies work towards mitigating disease, climate change, and x-risk. We talk to founders, investors, and operators to bring you unfiltered stories on how deep tech companies come to life and most importantly, give us hope for the future.
Near Frontier is brought to you by Cantos, a venture firm that invests in world-positive deep tech startups at pre-seed and seed. To learn more, visit www.cantos.vc or find us on Twitter @CantosVC.
Near Frontier is brought to you by Cantos, a venture firm that invests in world-positive deep tech startups at pre-seed and seed. To learn more, visit www.cantos.vc or find us on Twitter @CantosVC.
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Near Frontier is back! In this episode, Cantos GP Ian Rountree sits down with Soren Monroe-Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Neros Technologies, to explore the cutting edge of FPV (first-person view) drone technology. They dive into Neros’ bold mission to rebuild a resilient domestic supply chain for unmanned defense systems—and why it matters now more than ever.
From defense innovation to industrial strategy, this conversation offers a firsthand look at what it takes to push the frontier in national security tech.
Note: this episode was recorded in February.
You can follow Soren and the Neros journey on X
We're doing something a little different on Near Frontier this week! Natalie Estrella, Cantos' talent partner takes to the show to chat with Yusuf Uddin, head of talent at KdT Ventures. They cover what it's like building highly technical early-stage teams at various startups, what goes on behind the scenes in recruiting, and best practices for finding the right talent at the right time. If you're looking to hire early-stage talent or join an early stage startup, this episode is for you. Feel free to reach out to Natalie ([email protected]) and Yusuf ([email protected]) as well.
KdT Ventures: https://kdtvc.com
Cantos Ventures: https://cantos.vc
Today we're joined by Gurinder Nagra, founder and CEO of Furno Materials.
Furno is on a mission to decarbonize cement production, a shockingly dirty industry responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions.
In this episode we break down the process of making cement, why it is so dirty, and why Furno is more of a new industrials company than "climate tech" company.
Learn more about Furno here or get in touch with Gurinder at [email protected]
Note: at 23:19, "10-20 days of productions" should be corrected to "10-20 tons/days of production"
Today we're joined by Sassie Duggleby, co-founder and CEO of Venus Aerospace. Venus is a Houston-based aerospace company building hypersonic space planes that fly at Mach 9 taking you anywhere in the world within an hour. We talk about hypersonics, challenges in building airframes that can support hypersonic speeds, and how Sassie has built an inclusive and balanced culture at Venus. If you're curious about the future of transportation, then this episode is for you.
Twitter: Venus Aerospace, Sassie Duggleby
Website: Venus Aerospace
Today we're joined by Tessa Lau, founder and CEO of Dusty Robotics, a Bay Area construction robotics company. We talk to Tessa about the vision for Dusty, how she got started, dealing with supply chain, selling into construction, and her advice for new deep tech founders. If you're interested in robotics, construction, or building hardware startups, then this episode is for you.
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