PhotonSpear

speedrun SR007 · Orbital Lasers for Missile Defense

Competitors

Companies closest to PhotonSpear
Company	Category	Status	Program
Galileo SpaceShared: space force, space tech, gov tech / defenseNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR007
WardstoneShared: missile defense, ballistic missile, interceptorActiveOther	Other	Active	YCF25
Instinct SpaceShared: lunar landerActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW25

Adjacent

Companies next to PhotonSpear
Company	Category	Status	Program
Orbital OperationsShared: blue origin, orbital, defenseActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW25
Prior FoundryShared: gov tech / defense, testNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR006
SchemataShared: gov tech / defenseNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR003
EnlightraShared: hardware, laserActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW22
InfostellarShared: space techNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	500 Global2016

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All of speedrun SR007

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General KnowledgeThe agentic workforce for Europe's critical physical industriesNot statedAI	AI	Not stated
LeonidasBanking for Europe's frontier industries across defence, security, and resilience.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated
AgentCatSee exactly how agents experience your product and where they get stuck.Not statedAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Not stated
AliaAgents that coordinate teams towards company goals.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated

Programs

Programs PhotonSpear went through
Program	Cohort	Source
a16z speedrun	SR007	speedrun 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: 1h 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.

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