Akhil Iyer

Venture @ Shield Capital | Once a Marine, Always a Marine

[Akhil Iyer @AkhilIyer1]

After years of procrastinating I finally created my own X profile....just in time to be on @tbpn

Thanks for having me on @johncoogan and @jordihays!

[TBPN @tbpn]

It's America day on @tbpn 🇺🇸

Here are our guest call-ins today:

- @zebulgar (Varda)
- @2112Power (Hadrian)
- @FilArons (Dirac)
- @mintz4assembly (CX2)
- @LaFrogman (Aurelius)
- @brandontseng2 (Shield AI)
- @sdamico (Impulse)
- @ScottWu46 (Cognition)
- Peter Goldsborough (Rune Technologies)
- Akhil Iyer (Shield Capital)

See you all very soon.

[Akhil Iyer @AkhilIyer1]

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[Akhil Iyer @AkhilIyer1]

AI infra can be kinda boring...but @_Brian_Raymond brings it to life!

Check out our interview with Brian and his take on
- democratizing compute/model access
- evolving AI architectures
and why this matters for national security

[Maggie @marguer_ite]

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[Cerebral Valley @cerebral_valley]

Our flagship defense tech hackathon is happening in ONE WEEK! 🇺🇸

Come hack on problems that matter with @scale_AI, @VannevarLabs, @ShieldCapVC, @NATO, and In-Q-Tel

Cyber, wargames, drones, maritime sensors, & more, cash + starlink prizes included 👀

Register below 🤝

[Maggie @marguer_ite]

New post from @glebchuck and I on what it takes to actually build hardware in America for DoD. Gleb is an engineer at @neros_tech, the first company to build a Blue UAS approved FPV drone. Link below. 🇺🇸🚀

[Cerebral Valley @cerebral_valley]

Thrilled to launch our 2nd annual National Security Hackathon, April 26-27, @SHACK15sf 🇺🇸

Defense is rapidly evolving. It's an honor partnering w/ category definers @ShieldCapVC, @VannevarLabs, @scale_AI, the NATO Innovation Fund, In-Q-Tel, & more.

Apply below👇

[Akhil Iyer @AkhilIyer1]

Wish I were there for it!….leaps and bounds ahead from when we did the first MVC (min viable conference) for Tech / Nat Sec.

@CameronLMcCord @BizPeabody @MichelleVolz

[Cameron McCord @CameronLMcCord]

Always special to be back at @HarvardHBS for the 4th annual Technology & National Security Conference. It keeps getting better and better!

And sharing the stage with fellow founders I have a lot of respect for @brandontseng2, Nini, and @billythalheimer.

@shieldaitech @VannevarLabs @regentcraft @Nominal_io @AustinEGray @BlueWaterShips

[TBPN @tbpn]

"I grow increasingly concerned that we are just behind." - @AkhilIyer1 (Shield Capital)

"From a military hardware and software standpoint - and critically, in our ability to test."

"As a Marine, we were taught in military history class that the French had better tanks when WWII started, but the Germans tested theirs better."

"We need to reduce regulatory barriers so folks can test all sorts of robotics applications (and get ahead)."

[Akhil Iyer @AkhilIyer1]

@EnchiladasSurf Does @EnchiladasSurf sell branded lighting fixtures? May need one…