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Assertion Supported
Saronic Chooses Texas Over California Forever for $3.2 Billion Shipyard
“California forever lost a 3.2 billion dollar shipyard project from defense startup Saronic after the company chose the port of Brownsville, Texas over Solano County.”
John Coogan Jul 16, 2026 ▶ 13:42 Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN
Opinion
Hays: Andreessen Horowitz got a bargain investing in Saronic at $1B
“I think Andreessen stole those shares at a billion. If they can land this, if they can land this a hundred and fifty million with the Navy they're getting that, they're getting in at less than a 10 X revenue multiple for a company that You know, if they stay o…”
Jordi Hays Nov 15, 2024 ▶ 6:08 Fact-Checking The Information (ep10)
Assertion Supported
Texas Approved $211 Million Tax Abatement Package for Saronic Shipyard
“Texas approved a two hundred and eleven million dollar tax abatement package in June, To secure Ceronics investment at Brownsville, roughly 20 miles from Starbase”
John Coogan Jul 16, 2026 ▶ 15:07 Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN
Insight
Iyer: Unpaid pilots and CRADAs are crucial for defense autonomy startups
“Sometimes an unpaid pilot is super helpful. Going on a Crata which I think, you know, Saronic and others had done in the early days, access to data, access to testing environments is just as important, particularly for those within the autonomy space, right? T…”
Akhil Iyer Apr 8, 2025 ▶ 14:26 Why 2027 and 2049 are KEY YEARS | Akhil Iyer on TBPN April 3rd
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