Michelle Volz 🇺🇸🚀
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American Dynamism @a16z 🇺🇸🚀 - defense, space, energy, and other things in the physical world | Runs a lot 🏃♀️ | fmr @palantirtech @haus @synack | @MITsloan
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Last marathon complete!! ✅✅✅
My time was fast enough to get the Guinness World Record for “fastest aggregate time to complete a marathon on all 7 continents” 🏆🏃♀️🌎
This is a very obscure and ridiculous record but one I’ve been after for a long time. Thanks to everyone for…
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This is the most wholesome thing I’ve seen on Reddit in a long time 🥹
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I got this living stipend at palantir and it was awesome and built a real community in Palo Alto. We worked late because we liked working together and cared about the mission.
Peter Thiel paid staff an extra $1,000 a month if they lived close to the office so they were more likely to work late, book says
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Three things that took me until my 30's to learn:
1 - if you want something, REALLY go after it, and tell people you want it. Telling people makes it real (and often people will root for you & help you!)
2 - don't be afraid of failure or rejection, be afraid of not putting in…
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Come visit me in soho!!
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One day before boarding the plane to run the 2020 Tokyo marathon, they closed off the country to international travelers.
3 years later, finally heading to the start line 🏃♀️
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Almost exactly 9 years ago, I did my first international marathon in Berlin and started my quest to run a marathon on all 7 continents.
In 3 weeks, I will be running the Cape Town marathon, my final continent. Having this goal has been a big part of my life over the past decade…
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Excited to be partnering with
@bridgitmendler
and
@NorthwoodSpace
to make modern and scalable ground stations for the growing space economy 📡🛰️🚀🇺🇸
Expect the unexpected!
So excited to announce our $6.3M seed led by
@foundersfund
and
@a16z
with participation from
@CapitalAlso
,
@LongJourneyVC
,
@BoxGroup
,
@humbavc
At
@NorthwoodSpace
we have our sights on building a data highway between earth and space. We are designing…
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Life update: I’m moving back to the Bay Area next month! 🌴
I’ve loved my time in NYC and will be back all the time but life is calling me back west. Would love to see friends before I move, hit me up! 🗽
And if anyone has any housing leads in the bay, please send my way! 🏡🙏
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Time for a new era of
@a16z
🚀🇺🇸
Excited to invest out of our new dedicated American Dynamism fund – it's time to build 🏗️⚛️🛡️🚀🤖🛰️📡🦾⚡️
We thank our LPs and Entrepreneurs for having the faith to enable us to continue our journey. We appreciate you so much.
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Thrilled to announce our Series B investment in
@RadiantNuclear
!
@davidu
and the whole
@a16z
American Dynamism team and I couldn't be more excited to work with the Radiant team on ushering in a new nuclear renaissance 🚀🇺🇸⚛️
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The only guaranteed things in life are:
- death
- taxes
- a tiny monthly aws bill from a side project you forgot about and don’t have the energy to cancel
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This is incredible advice.
I had no idea that running a marathon in Antarctica would be the icebreaker for >50% of my professional interactions 🐧
“Build identity capital. In your 20s do three fascinating things that job interviewers and dinner companions will want to ask you about for the rest of your life.”
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Thanks to everyone who came out to our defense tech club party! We were overwhelmed and overjoyed by the response, so much energy.
Never been more bullish on American dynamism! 🇺🇸🚀❤️
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👇Introducing: American Dynamism 50 🇺🇲🚀
Here's a16z's list of exciting tech companies tackling some of the nation's stickiest and most pressing challenges
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Talking to the guy next to me on the plane when suddenly the flight attendants frantically ask if there are any doctors on board.
This man casually pressed his call button and they come grab him and he goes on to SAVE A LIFE. I thought this only happened in movies.
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Who will be in NYC for
@Techweek_
? Have a few extra spots at our American Dynamism happy hour on the 18th, would love to meet some new people (or catch up with familiar faces 🙂)
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Who is hiring in defense tech? I know a bunch of incredibly smart people looking to work at companies or investment firms working on the nations most important problems.
Post your job below 💼🇺🇸🚀👇
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Big day of American Dynamism events at NYC
@Techweek_
!! Such a great turnout for our happy hour, thanks to everyone who made it out! 🥂🇺🇸🚀
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Visiting companies in person is huge — loved seeing
@ApexSpacecraft
and
@HadrianSpace
hard at work in LA 🚀
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In NYC, I can pass the most attractive person I’ve ever seen and the worst thing I’ve ever smelled in the same walk
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Planning a few summer events – who are some great American Dynamism founders in NYC? 🇺🇸
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People love to hate on San Francisco but I’m having the time of my life being back
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Race day eve! Tomorrow I run a marathon on my last continent to hit all 7 at the
#CapeTownMarathon
🌍🇿🇦🏃♀️
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In light of our overwhelming amount of apps & enthusiasm around our CoS role, I’m going to start posting weekly jobs from companies that fit the American Dynamism thesis (both in & out of our portfolio). 🇺🇸🚀
This week’s theme is *operations* roles! Check out the jobs below 👇
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Okay but why does this happen, I need to know
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Took a slight break to pop over to Australia to knock out another continent marathon! Only one more to go after this 🌍
The Gold Coast is beautiful, highly recommend 🦘🇦🇺🌴
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We have an existential risk of not being able to manufacture critical components of our military arsenal if we don’t change the way things are built in the US and rebuild the talent pool.
Loved seeing
@2112Power
and
@oyhsu
discuss the future of manufacturing at
#LATechWeek
🇺🇸🚀
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So sorry for the delayed response, had to do a quick trip to make sure I could live off the land in the event of an apocalypse or alien invasion or whatever 🎣
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Have a few spots left for a NYC tech founder dinner I'm hosting in Tribeca tomorrow – DM me if interested! 🤗
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Trail running is truly the best form of therapy 🏃♀️⛰️
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Every time I visit LA I come away feeling more inspired about the founders here and the futures they are building.
Thanks to everyone for hosting factory tours, grabbing coffees, and coming to our
@a16z
happy hour — we are going to make it 🚀🇺🇸🌴
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Quick midday run. Tune in tonight for my 9pm Netflix and email.
Can I put this in a job description without being destroyed? "You prefer a job where nobody cares if you need to leave for a dentist appointment in the middle of the day, but you also don’t blink when replying to an email at 9pm while watching Netflix on your couch."
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The US needs to start investing in / supporting more nuclear reactors if we want to stay ahead of China
Everyone is talking about AI or quantum or space or chips or defense in US v China competition.
What are few talking about? Nuclear reactors. Here's why that is critical.
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I only spoke once in this class but at least it was memorable 😅
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Great companies have to have great swag, I don’t make the rules
At the American Dynamism Summit and discovering that no one does company swag like
@anduriltech
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Was so great to spend a day with our team and talk about the future of American Dynamism. Feeling inspired and excited about what we’ve done and what’s to come 🇺🇸🚀
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If any engineers in NYC are looking for exciting roles at early American Dynamism focused companies, reach out! I have some options for you 💼🚀🇺🇸
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More capital 🤝 more startups 🤝 more winning 🇺🇸🚀
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Loving the energy at our
@a16z
American Dynamism summit - endlessly inspired by all our founders and all the people who believe in this mission, let’s goooo! 🇺🇸🚀🔥
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I just did an independent survey of my friends and they all said
@a16z
was the top, weird
I got my hands on a survey of 91 people at 69 different venture capital firms conducted by a well-respected investor in venture capital firms
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Excited to see everyone in DC this week for our annual American Dynamism Summit!
Last year’s event was amazing and this year is geared up to be even better🇺🇸🚀
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We are in the midst of an industrial renaissance.
It's time to literally build.
HADRIAN DEEP DIVE DOCUMENTARY
It covers:
- Competition with China
- The massive $117 million Series B
- Why America must win space race 2.0
- How to combine manufacturing & software talent
- Why an Australian is fixing American manufacturing
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I walked out of the subway this morning to pouring rain and some man looked at me and said do you need an umbrella and just… gave me a spare umbrella. Said to pass it forward.
NYC is the best 🏙️🗽❤️
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Did I miss when “promoting you to bcc” became a thing?
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Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
Proud to be part of a team investing in American dynamism, and thankful for all the founders out there working tirelessly to build technology that supports democracy and freedom 🇺🇸🚀
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Feeling extra dynamic today, might be the sugar, might be working with my amazing team 🧁🇺🇸🚀
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65 degrees and sunny in NYC, I think spring is officially here 🌸☀️
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Coast to coast dynamism 🇺🇸🚀✈️
Huge turnout in NYC. Thank you all who attended our breakfast and career fair this am. Thank you
@MichelleVolz
@a16z
an amazing cohost!
#investedinthemission
@decisivepointvc
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Helping start the Defense Tech club at
@MITSloan
was probably the best thing I did in grad school. The amazing community there has only continued to grow since then.
Excited to come full circle and celebrate the unofficial defense tech club kickoff at
@StanfordGSB
next week —…
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Chatted with an Australian man who wanted to move to the US because “the whole world watches America. I want to be in the place where things happen and live the American dream.”
Happy fourth everyone 🇺🇸🎆
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Tune up race before South Africa, feeling ready. 2 weeks to go! 🏃♀️
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Toured the
@Astranis
HQ today with my childhood friend who I haven’t seen in 15 years,
@pronounced_kyle
🚀
Lakeville, Minnesota out here reppin’ 🇺🇸🙌
(Also their office / factory is incredible, they are hiring 👀)
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The nuclear renaissance is becoming mainstream, we love to see it ⚛️
Despite the fear around nuclear power, the technology has proven to be a reliable and emission-free way to produce electricity on a small footprint. Watch the video to see why nuclear energy is on the verge of a renaissance.
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Is everyone gone from NYC this summer? Organizing a few events over the next 2 weeks and so many people are traveling!
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Nothing better than recharging out in the woods to start the new year. Ready for 2024 🎉🏔️
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The worst part of my day is when someone uses Google Meet and I realize how much Zoom is touching up my appearance
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Loved seeing a bunch of software engineers get fired up at Hadrian’s factory tour at
#LATechWeek
🇺🇸🚀
if you want to work on something challenging and meaningful 👉
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So glad to have you on the
@a16z
team
@Jai__Malik
🚀🇺🇸
One of my favorite people in the industry 🙌
Thank you to everyone who reached out over the past couple of months. A few life updates:
1. I’ve officially wound down Countdown's operations and delivered a highly profitable outcome for our LPs. Most—if not all—of our investors are pleased with our returns.
2. I’m in the…
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Betting on American Dynamism 🇺🇸
Uncut full video: the call to arms we've been waiting for from
@KTmBoyle
at the Defense Ventures Summit
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It’s time to build [nuclear reactors]
American Dynamism partner
@michellevolz
sees new opportunities across the nuclear supply chain, from fuel sources to mining to manufacturing vendors and beyond, led by the emerging area of small modular reactors.
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Winter running means at least 15 minutes of sitting in the warm car psyching myself up before my long run
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My most toxic trait is looking up peoples’ race results when they describe themselves as “marathon runner”
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Clear lines are getting too long, when can I have the next tier of elitism
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Happy Veterans Day — thank you to all veterans, active duty service members, and military spouses and partners. Endlessly grateful for your service and sacrifice 🇺🇸
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Come hang with us in LA! 🌴
a16z American Dynamism is coming to LA on 4/25!
We're honored to be partners with many LA companies, and we're excited to meet more founders and engineers driving American Dynamism.
Come join
@davidu
,
@MichelleVolz
, and I for a happy hour!
DM me or Michelle for an invite.
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Excited for this next generation of American dynamism, let’s build 🚀🇺🇸🏗️
The world is full of founders with expertise that could be tapped into something new and great.
Our hope is that our Request for Startups (RFS) inspires some of those people to do so — or if they’re already building, to apply to YC.
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So good to see everyone at the third annual MIT / HBS tech and security conference!
The energy for American dynamism continues to grow, such a good day of conversations and ideas 🇺🇸🚀🔥
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We are incredibly excited to announce our investment in
@AirSpaceIntel
. ✈️🇺🇸
Air operations are complex with high stakes and built on brittle legacy infrastructure. It’s time for a modern, tech forward approach for both the public and private sectors.
Thrilled to work with…
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Okay but really, why doesn’t the US have high speed trains? Surely Acela isn’t the best we can do
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Met one of my heroes today, thanks for coming
@ashleevance
🇺🇸🚀❤️
The American Dynamism set has breached the Stanford campus
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The important thanksgiving tradition of being asked to fix all my parents tech problems
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The future of our country depends on innovation in the private sector. 🇺🇸Great VC panel at the HBS/MIT tech and security conference with
@ShieldCapVC
@InQTeI
@Lux_Capital
@bznotes
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Chilaquiles are underrated. Like whoever decided we could make nachos a breakfast food should get a medal.
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Excited to see everyone at the
@shift
event tomorrow! Come say hi if you’ll be there 👋 🚀🇺🇸
- 102 confirmed VC/PE firms
- 100+ military units
- MANY startups & Defense Curious™ 2nd or 3rd time founders considering BUIDL'n defense startups (an awesome trend to witness in real-time)
I am overjoyed/optimistic/overwhelmed by the momentum at the intersection of Defense &…
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When evaluating a founder, I like to look at two dimensions: *could* they do it and *will* they do it.
Could: are they capable / intelligent / knowledgeable in the sector?
Will: do they truly have the drive and grit to persevere and build a lasting company?
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I can’t tell if this is a joke or he’s really never heard of
@anduriltech
We have no idea what’s happening at the border; as President here is what I will do:
💡🎥
a lamppost with cameras & AI every 1/4 mile. 8k lampposts
2k agents patrolling w/iPads to hot spots
$10k per lamppost = $80m
Government price of $100k per lamppost = $800m
Done ✅
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Spoke with an Air Force veteran today who introduced me to the concept of “attitude is altitude.”
Fly with your nose up and you’ll keep rising 🛫, point your nose down and you’ll run into the ground 🛬.
Good motto for life. Thanks
@Capt_Faraz
🙏
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Had 12 straight high-engagement zooms in a row and am now getting ready for my evening plans (lying facedown on the floor)
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The time between arriving at home and getting asked when I am having children is rapidly decreasing
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What an incredible night at the Hill & Valley forum — so inspiring to see Washington and the tech world come together to work on some of the nations most pressing issues (in a stunning venue!) 🇺🇸🚀
Thanks to
@CGarrett_15
,
@zebulgar
, and
@jacobhelberg
for organizing!
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Had the great honor of participating as a mentor for transitioning military service members with
@COMMIT2Vets
this week.
So proud to be at a place like
@a16z
that is committed to supporting our veterans and thanks to all the amazing leaders who put this on! 🇺🇸🙏
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Find yourself a team that runs half marathons with you after getting no sleep for 2 weeks, pure dynamism 🇺🇸🚀🏃♀️💪
Nothing like a half marathon to cap off LA tech week and the first year on Team Dynamism with
@oyhsu
and
@MichelleVolz
! 🚀🇺🇸
Thanks to our resident astronaut (
@rmcentush
) for the support 🧑🚀
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It’s been incredible to support the journey since the beginning and
@JohnDoyleCape
and the
@CapeWireless
team are just getting started. 🚀🇺🇸📱
Excited to finally announce Cape and their latest raise! Read more from John below 🤳👇
Proud to announce that
@CapeWireless
has raised $61M led by
@A_StarVC
and
@a16z
to build the privacy-focused mobile service.
This is a big step for Cape — here’s how we got here, why privacy matters, and how the cellular network is key to regaining control of our personal data:
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My mom just asked me if I was okay because “I haven’t tweeted in a while” and apparently that’s how she’s kept up with my life.
Call your parents more!
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I'm sorry but if your resume is in wingdings, it's probably going to be a no
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