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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
2 years
Excited to see my friend @Vbob202, Dino, Rob, Doug, and the rest of the Saronic team undertake the Herculean effort of modernizing the United States Navy for the 21st century
@tonsing
Raymond Tonsing
2 years
And huge congrats to @varunabgupta for sourcing and closing our Series A investment in @Saronic, $25m! Just DAY ONE here @caffeinatedcap 🙌🏻
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
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Final rotation of 2025
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
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Has there ever been a faster self-immolation in American political history?
@RoKhanna
Ro Khanna
7 days
My district is $18 trillion, nearly 1/3 of US stock market in a 50 mile radius. We have 5 companies with a market cap over a trillion dollar companies. If I can stand up for a billionaire tax, this is not a hard position for 434 other members or 100 Senators. Those saying that
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
12 days
Far less poverty today than before.
@FinancialPhys
Financial Physics
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If capitalism lifts people out of poverty Why is there so much poverty?
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@tonsing
Raymond Tonsing
13 days
Charlie is the best 💥
@tiangolo
SebastiĂĄn RamĂ­rez
14 days
ty is awesome ✨ I'm amazed at @astral_sh's technical excellence and developer experience focus. Ty is not only crazy fast, it improves what's possible with Python (check their Type System docs). And the editor support, chef kiss 🤩 https://t.co/B756UoglUd ty @charliermarsh
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
13 days
Speed, scale, and now scope
@Saronic
Saronic
14 days
We’ve successfully flipped our very first Marauder hull this week! This is a key milestone that allows us to continue rapid production of the remainder of the vessel. Marauder, our 180ft autonomous ship, provides unmatched modularity for logistics, payload delivery, and sustained
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
14 days
Godspeed.
@immad
immad
14 days
Yesterday we (@mercury) submitted our applications for a national bank charter and for federal deposit insurance. This is the first step in a long process and nothing changes for customers today. I am incredibly proud of everyone at Mercury that helped us get here.
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
15 days
Hands down, one of the best engineers and leaders in technology today
@zabie_e
Zabie Elmgren
15 days
Vib (@Vbob202) cofounded a $4B autonomous boat company, and I finally got him out of the office long enough to talk about it. As CTO at @Saronic he’s had to: • scale 4 → 1,000 people in 3 years • align hardware, software, & systems teams • get new hires up to Saronic
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
17 days
Perks and dinner invites are plentiful in the startup ecosystem. True belief and conviction are rare.
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@tonsing
Raymond Tonsing
19 days
Happy Birthday, Vib! Fun weekend.
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
21 days
@lrocket
Tom Mueller
21 days
I’ve been talking about the need to move compute to space for a few years now, since about the time I founded Impulse. My thesis was not that it was needed because it is so hard/expensive to install terrestrial power, but because exponential growth of computer power could
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@diodeinc
Diode Computers, Inc.
21 days
We worked with @AnthropicAI to teach Claude how to be a better electrical engineer. Claude 4.5 is the first frontier model trained with our data, and we saw a major improvement in both accuracy and speed for electrical reference design generation. Huge thanks to @cojennin and
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Anthropic partnered with Diode Computers to improve Claude's ability to auto-generate PCB reference designs in the Zener language, with measurable gains in Sonnet 4.5.
@cojennin
Connor Jennings
21 days
this was a really fun bit of work I got to do with the incredibly cracked folks at @diodeinc!
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
22 days
He’s back!
@CaseyDHudson
Casey Hudson
22 days
This is Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a single player narrative-driven action RPG and spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Working on KOTOR was a defining experience of my career. This is a dream come true for me and our team of incredible
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
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ACPI punches far above its weight in terms of the aircraft platforms it serves. Excited to have them join Amca to power the next generation of hydraulic systems on all major aircraft!
@jaimalik
Jai Malik
23 days
Exciting news: Aerospace Control Products, a manufacturer for Boeing, Airbus, and defense programs for 45 years, is joining @AmcaInc. This is our third acquisition since we launched earlier this year and another step forward for our team. With it, we grow to 100+ people, add
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Dino Mavrookas
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The @USNavy isn’t admiring problems—they’re solving them at speed. Under @SECNAV leadership, the service is accelerating how it works with new entrants and @Saronic is proof. Working with the Navy, we delivered a production-ready ASV in under a year and scaled rapidly into a
@SECNAV
Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan
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Prototype to production in under 12 months. The @Saronic OTA proves how we’ll build a hybrid manned–unmanned Fleet: open competition, real contracts, real hardware for Sailors and Marines not slides. This is now the standard.
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
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Saronic wasn’t even three years old when this contract was awarded. Incredible testament to the company’s speed and scale. Scope is up next…
@Saronic
Saronic
26 days
Big news from #RNDF: @SECNAV announced Saronic has been awarded a $392M production contract with the U.S. Navy, with nearly $200M immediately put on contract. We are proud to partner with @USNavy to rapidly field advanced autonomous maritime capabilities. From day one, we
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
28 days
🇺🇸☢️
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
1 month
We are bringing shipbuilding back to this country.
@Saronic
Saronic
1 month
Today we announce a $300 million investment to expand our Louisiana shipyard. Working alongside state and local officials, including @LAGovJeffLandry and @LEDLouisiana this expansion will add more than 300,000 sq.ft. of production capacity and 1,500 new jobs, strengthening the
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
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Antares is changing the way the DoW generates power across all domains. Looking forward to real criticality and beyond. Fortunate to be in business with them.
@AntaresNuclear
Antares
1 month
We just raised $96M to build and deploy our microreactors. This round powers the work ahead — advancing our hardware, maturing our operations, and paving the way for our first reactor demonstration in 2026. Two years in: 60 people, three states, a 145,000-sq-ft facility, and
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
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We are just getting started
@tonsing
Raymond Tonsing
1 month
If you're building a defense tech startup and want a sounding board, please reach out to Caffeinated (me + @varunabgupta @skhannayamamoto). We'd be happy to jam with you. We have a few learnings and hope to help future startups startup! Our defense tech portfolio is nearing $1B
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@Varungupta
Varun Gupta
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We are hiring!
twenty.io
Software that wins in war
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