Blackwing

Backing rule breakers who rewrite the rules

[Chad Cazel 🇺🇸/acc @ChadCazel]

America’s industrial renaissance is underway.

Join @BlackwingVC and @Initialized for The Assembly, an evening gathering of the founders and builders driving it forward after @reindsummit.

Detroit. Tuesday, June 16.

[Augustus Doricko @ADoricko]

Mankind has always been at the mercy of the weather.

No longer.

Rainmaker is the first company in history to routinely, unambiguously, modify the weather.

Last quarter, we produced >143MM gallons of unambiguously man-made precipitation.

Here’s how we do it 🧵

[Blackwing @BlackwingVC]

@AskariDefense @KnollVentures @BrickyardVC 🫡

[Blackwing @BlackwingVC]

Blackwing is proud to back @AskariDefense in their $1.7M pre-seed, alongside @KnollVentures and @BrickyardVC.

Askari builds handheld, intelligent kinetic interceptors for the age of robotic warfare to protect the American Warfighter.

[Askari Defense @AskariDefense]

Keeping humanity in command of its future by making every robot a bad investment.

#AskariDefense

[Askari Defense @AskariDefense]

We’ve spent the past year quietly building.

Now we’re ready to share what comes next.

Askari develops systems for the realities of modern conflict, not the assumptions of the last one.

Our mission is simple: Unlimited kinetic defense. We’ve built the software and hardware backbone to make total robot denial a reality.

#AskariDefense

[Chad Cazel 🇺🇸/acc @ChadCazel]

We’re backing the team building the foundation of engineered biology.

The Embryo Corp welcome to @BlackwingVC.

@josiezayner @WeBuildLife

[Atomic Industries @atomic_inc]

2025 Wrapped:

> Series A complete
> Factory 2.0 underway
> SOTA mold design and simulation continue to make extraordinary progress
> Major software achievements in quoting and production planning
> AI designed molds achieving greater performance
> Shift to mass production using Atomic molds underway
> Massive pipeline exceeding capacity
> Ripping on all cylinders
> See you next year!

- Atomic Industries

[Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors @isaiah_p_taylor]

Today we're announcing Valar Atomics' $130m Series A, led by Doug Philippone at Snowpoint Ventures and co-lead by Day One and Dream.

Also joining Team Valar are Balerion, Contrary, DTX, Alumni, Crosscut, Triplepoint, Palmer Luckey, Shyam Sankar, and more great funds and angels.

[Blackwing @BlackwingVC]

We’re proud to back @isaiah_p_taylor and @valaratomics in their $130M Series A.

The round led by @SnowpointVC, alongside @DreamVenturesVC, @DayOneVC, @Initialized, @contrary, @PalmerLuckey, @ssankar, Riot, DTX Ventures, & more.

Valar is bringing nuclear back.

[Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors @isaiah_p_taylor]

Valar Atomics is honored to be selected for DOE’s advanced nuclear fuel program! More details soon.

[Blackwing @BlackwingVC]

We are proud to back @aphysicist and @atomic_inc in their $25M Series A, alongside @MaCVentureCap, Narya, Porsche Ventures, & more.

A @ycombinator (W21) company, Atomic is restoring America’s ability to lead the world in manufacturing by turning toolmaking into software. 🇺🇸

[Chad Cazel 🇺🇸/acc @ChadCazel]

We at @BlackwingVC are long on The Gundo.

Great job @ti_morse, @isaiah_p_taylor,@ADoricko, and @tfeldmann.

[Chad Cazel 🇺🇸/acc @ChadCazel]

We’re backing the team transforming humanity’s access to water.

Welcome @RainmakerCorp to @BlackwingVC.

@ADoricko

[Chad Cazel 🇺🇸/acc @ChadCazel]

We’re excited to be backing Valar.

[Chad Cazel 🇺🇸/acc @ChadCazel]

We’re backing the team leading America’s race towards advanced nuclear fission.

Welcome @valaratomics to @BlackwingVC.

@isaiah_p_taylor

[Chad Cazel 🇺🇸/acc @ChadCazel]

We’re backing the team rebuilding America’s industrial base.

Welcome @atomic_inc to @BlackwingVC.

@aphysicist