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Valley of Depth is a podcast about the technologies that matter – and the people building them.

NYSE | Varda’s $251M Raise, Firestorm’s Battlefield Factories, and Bedrock’s Ocean Robots

NYSE | Varda’s $251M Raise, Firestorm’s Battlefield Factories, and Bedrock’s Ocean Robots

How do you test hypersonics from orbit, build drones at the front lines, and map the seafloor with robots?The Space & Defense Update is LIVE from the New York Stock…

1 hr 27 min
The Flight Automation Era, with Mark Groden (CEO of Skyryse)

The Flight Automation Era, with Mark Groden (CEO of Skyryse)

The U.S. military doesn’t have enough pilots—and automation may be the only way to scale airpower. At the same time, Skyryse is formally launching its new defense unit, bringing its…

55 min
ARKAEA x NYSE Space & Defense March Update

ARKAEA x NYSE Space & Defense March Update

Yesterday we launched our first-ever live show from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) called “The Space & Defense Market Update.” We brought together investors and analysts operating at every…

54 min
Autonomy at the Edge, with Scott Sanders (CGO of Forterra)

Autonomy at the Edge, with Scott Sanders (CGO of Forterra)

Scott Sanders has seen the defense tech industry from just about every angle. As a Marine officer, he watched promising capability stall somewhere between a program office and the field.…

56 min
The Early Innings, with Mark Boggett (CEO of Seraphim)

The Early Innings, with Mark Boggett (CEO of Seraphim)

In this episode of Valley of Depth, we sit down with Mark Boggett, CEO of Seraphim Space, to break down one of the biggest questions in the industry right now:…

1 hr 2 min
Networks in Motion, with Brian Barritt (CTO of Aalyria)

Networks in Motion, with Brian Barritt (CTO of Aalyria)

In this episode of Valley of Depth, we dive into Aalyria’s newly announced $100 million raise at a $1.3 billion valuation with cofounder and CTO Brian Barritt and unpack why…

58 min
Thermal Breakthrough, with David Tearse (CEO of Karman Industries)

Thermal Breakthrough, with David Tearse (CEO of Karman Industries)

In this episode of Valley of Depth, we sit down with David Tearse, co-founder and CEO of Karman Industries, to explore a piece of the AI boom that rarely gets…

49 min
SpaceX Road to IPO, with Jack Kuhr (Research Director of Payload Pro)

SpaceX Road to IPO, with Jack Kuhr (Research Director of Payload Pro)

In this episode of Valley of Depth, we sit down with Jack Kuhr, Payload Pro’s Research Director, to unpack what SpaceX has become on the eve of what could be…

47 min
Future of Signal Intelligence (LIVE @ NYSE), with John Serafini (CEO of Hawkeye 360)

Future of Signal Intelligence (LIVE @ NYSE), with John Serafini (CEO of Hawkeye 360)

We’re excited to launch a very special edition of Valley of Depth, recorded live from the historic vault deep beneath the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Going forward, we’ll be…

47 min
Data Center Debate, with Philip Johnston (CEO of Starcloud)

Data Center Debate, with Philip Johnston (CEO of Starcloud)

As constraints on energy, water, and permitting collide with exploding demand for AI and compute, a once-fringe idea is moving rapidly toward the center of the conversation: putting data centers…

50 min
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