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PhotonSpear

Orbital Lasers for Missile Defense

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Competitors

OtherWardstoneShared: missile defense, ballistic missile, interceptorYC F25Los AngelesStartup →AIGalileo SpaceShared: space force, space tech, gov tech / defensespeedrun SR007Los AngelesStartup →OtherInstinct SpaceShared: lunar landerYC W25LondonStartup →OtherOrbital OperationsShared: blue origin, orbital, defenseYC W25Los AngelesStartup →
Companies closest to PhotonSpear
Company
WardstoneShared: missile defense, ballistic missile, interceptorYC F25ActiveOther
Galileo SpaceShared: space force, space tech, gov tech / defensespeedrun SR007Not statedAI
Instinct SpaceShared: lunar landerYC W25ActiveOther
Orbital OperationsShared: blue origin, orbital, defenseYC W25ActiveOther

Adjacent

AIPolemos IndustriesShared: ballistic missile, force, rangeYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIEndless HealthShared: stanford phdAntler 2022USStartup →AIPrior FoundryShared: gov tech / defense, testspeedrun SR006ParisStartup →AISchemataShared: gov tech / defensespeedrun SR003San FranciscoStartup →OtherEnlightraShared: hardware, laserYC W22LausanneStartup →
Companies next to PhotonSpear
Company
Polemos IndustriesShared: ballistic missile, force, rangeYC F26ActiveAI
Endless HealthShared: stanford phdAntler 2022Not statedAI
Prior FoundryShared: gov tech / defense, testspeedrun SR006Not statedAI
SchemataShared: gov tech / defensespeedrun SR003Not statedAI
EnlightraShared: hardware, laserYC W22ActiveOther

Also from speedrun SR007

All of speedrun SR007
AIAbliteration.aiUnrestricted LLMs for cybersecurity, agent testing, and defense, $7M ARR and grew 8x last month.speedrun SR007Palo AltoStartup →AIAcaysiaReal-time AI control layer to optimize industrial reactors.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIBlueprintHardware, as fast as thought. Turning plain language into physical machines.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AICoopIndependent, industry-specific benchmarks and evals for robotics models.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIGeneral KnowledgeThe agentic workforce for Europe's critical physical industriesspeedrun SR007CopenhagenStartup →AILeonidasBanking for Europe's frontier industries across defence, security, and resilience.speedrun SR007LondonStartup →
Company
Abliteration.aiUnrestricted LLMs for cybersecurity, agent testing, and defense, $7M ARR and grew 8x last month.Not statedAI, Data, Devtools
AcaysiaReal-time AI control layer to optimize industrial reactors.Not statedAI
BlueprintHardware, as fast as thought. Turning plain language into physical machines.Not statedAI, Devtools
CoopIndependent, industry-specific benchmarks and evals for robotics models.Not statedAI, Data
General KnowledgeThe agentic workforce for Europe's critical physical industriesNot statedAI
LeonidasBanking for Europe's frontier industries across defence, security, and resilience.Not statedAI

Programs

Programs PhotonSpear went through
ProgramCohortSource
a16z speedrunSR007speedrun Page

About PhotonSpear

PhotonSpear builds laser weapons that destroy ballistic missiles in boost phase. Its adaptive optics keep the beam concentrated and lethal at space-relevant ranges. CEO Wes Foudriat flew F-16s for a decade and led technical analysis of space-based interceptors in the Space Force. CTO Dr. Connor Beierle holds a Stanford PhD in astronautics and is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Test Pilot School. He has spent more than 14 years at NVIDIA, Google, and Blue Origin, where he led flight test for the Artemis lunar lander.

Category
Other
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Checked
10h ago

Tags: Gov Tech / Defense, Space Tech, Hardware

PhotonSpear: questions

Which accelerators did PhotonSpear go through?

PhotonSpear is listed by a16z speedrun (SR007).

Where is PhotonSpear based?

PhotonSpear lists Los Angeles, California, United States of America as its location on a16z speedrun's page.