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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
Harnessing the Sun, with Baiju Bhatt (CEO of Aetherflux)

Harnessing the Sun, with Baiju Bhatt (CEO of Aetherflux)

In this week’s pod, we dive into the world of space-based solar power with Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and now founder of Aetherflux, a new startup aiming to change…

53 min
Telemetry Unleashed, with Karthik & Austin (CEO & CTO of Sift)

Telemetry Unleashed, with Karthik & Austin (CEO & CTO of Sift)

In this week’s Pathfinder pod, we bring in Karthik Gollapudi, CEO, and Austin Spiegel, CTO, of Sift, as they dive into the company’s mission to build software tools for complex…

50 min
Algorithmic Debris Management, with Chiara Manfletti (CEO of Neuraspace)

Algorithmic Debris Management, with Chiara Manfletti (CEO of Neuraspace)

In this week’s Pathfinder pod, Chiara Manfletti, CEO of Neuraspace and former President of the Portuguese National Space Agency, discusses the growing importance of space situational awareness (SSA) and space…

40 min
Mega Scale Prop Production, with Saurav Shroff (CEO of Starpath)

Mega Scale Prop Production, with Saurav Shroff (CEO of Starpath)

The cost to build a mass scale propellant production system on the Moon? Much less than $100M according to Starpath cofounder and CEO Saurav Shroff. The LA-based startup is developing…

1 hr 3 min
Fission Surface Future, with Lindsay Kaldon (NASA)

Fission Surface Future, with Lindsay Kaldon (NASA)

This week on Pathfinder, we sit down with Lindsay Kaldon, NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project Manager, to explore NASA’s plans for deploying small nuclear reactors on the Moon and Mars…

1 hr 5 min
Platinum or Bust, with Matt Gialich (CEO of AstroForge)

Platinum or Bust, with Matt Gialich (CEO of AstroForge)

This week on Pathfinder, we welcome back Matt Gialich, cofounder and CEO of AstroForge, to discuss the company’s plans to mine platinum group metals from near-Earth asteroids and its recent…

56 min
Space Marketing Playbook, with Brian D’Erario (Payload)

Space Marketing Playbook, with Brian D’Erario (Payload)

This week’s Pathfinder pod features Brian D’Erario, the man who keeps the lights on at Payload as the Director of Client Partnerships. Brian’s role is to bring in all the…

59 min
Dodging Debris, with Tony Frazier (CEO of LeoLabs)

Dodging Debris, with Tony Frazier (CEO of LeoLabs)

This week’s Pathfinder pod features Tony Frazier, LeoLab’s newly appointed CEO, to discuss the critical role the company plays in building a living map of orbital activity for space operations.…

53 min
100% Reusability, with Andy Lapsa (CEO of Stoke Space)

100% Reusability, with Andy Lapsa (CEO of Stoke Space)

This week on Pathfinder, we welcome back Andy Lapsa, cofounder and CEO of Stoke Space. Stoke has made remarkable strides since Andy’s last appearance on the show two years ago.…

58 min
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