defense tech
8 statements across 8 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Oct 31, 2022 by Brian Singerman · across every show →
Everything said about defense tech, oldest first
Oct 31, 2022 bullish
Jan 17, 2024 neutral
Jun 19, 2024 bearish
Sep 6, 2024 negative
Chirls: Defense tech is popular among mega VCs due to capital inefficiency
“I believe that the big venture firms, defense tech is great, right? Defense tech, those companies are going to be insanely capital inefficient. They're going to require insane amounts of money. My view is like American dynamism and defense tech as a theme. It'…”
Dec 11, 2024 negative
Mar 23, 2026
Steckman: Defense tech success requires blending commercial tech outsiders and industry insiders
“Founding teams, one of the most important things in, in defense is some of them can be outsiders and, you know, brilliant technologists and thinkers. It does take a lot of inside knowledge and I think that one of the things we got right and keep getting right …”
Mar 30, 2026 bullish
Andreessen: a16z will 100% not pass on defense tech deals again
“And so you'll notice that like we are now extremely enthusiastic investors in defense tech and in you know, things involving law enforcement, national security, public safety and, you know, say a hundred percent, we would not make that same mistake again.”
Aug 27, 2026 bearish
O'Driscoll: Defense tech venture returns will suffer from market consolidation
“I think an area where, despite it being amazing for America and important for the world, I think the venture returns of the March might be tough will be defense, not because we don't need all these products, but because I think there's an element of that busin…”