Founder/GP Wave Function Ventures investing in early stage deep tech. Former SpaceX engineer on Falcon 9 reentry and Co-Founder/CEO Talyn Air, Y Combinator.
Stoked to get to finally announce Wave Function Ventures $15M Fund 1! Wave Function was created to partner with deep tech founders building hardware solutions to the world’s most important problems. I'm 9 investments in, with 15-20 left to go.
It’s amazing to see the progress K2 Space has made in just four years – designing, building, and successfully launching the largest, most powerful satellites on orbit. @KaranKunjur and @neelkunjur leading some savage execution here.
K2 Space celebrates its fourth birthday today, June 1. When our co-founders @KaranKunjur and @neelkunjur started this company, they had big dreams to build big satellites – and now K2 is changing what’s possible in space with high power, high payload mass satellites to support all kinds of complex missions.
Over the last four years, we went:
--From a WeWork to a 180,000 sq. ft. factory in Torrance, CA
--From 2 founders to a team of 275 people who are the best at what they do
--From a new bank account to $450M in capital raised and $1B in contracts won
--From a render to one of the largest satellites ever operating on orbit
As we celebrate this milestone, we’re actively building and scaling to support extensive growth and other planned missions over the next year. Our Trinity mission will launch several satellites in early 2027, and we’ll be producing at least three dozen satellites a year in 2028.
All of this is possible thanks to the support of our investors, customers, and employees, who share our vision of a bigger, more powerful future in space.
(From then to now, below -- our original facility, on the left, and our current 180k sq. ft. factory and growing team, on the right.)
NODE-01 specs:
-50 kW membrane-free hydrogen electrolyzer
-94.7% stack efficiency (HHV)
-Zero platinum, zero iridium, zero precious metals
-Pulsed-waveform power electronics, built in-house
-95% US supply chain
-Built in Oklahoma, not a render
Shipping now. Hardware is back.
Men 250 years ago: “I’ve been drinking Madeira wine, ale, rum, and hard cider since I weened off my mother’s tit. Water? Never touched the poison. On the morrow, I shall overthrow the most powerful empire in the history of the world.
Men today: “I drank a glass of wine and it ruined my life. I couldn’t even podcast. My bracelet told me I was dying.”
Our Gen 1 humanoid doing some early morning stretches at Persona HQ in Houston.
Crap, I also think I got some Gen 2 in the footage as well. ;)
@personaaiinc