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Massive Signals
Massive Signals
From lab to market, deep tech is a long game, and the inflection points are everything. Massive Signals is a biweekly video podcast that dives into the pivotal moments shaping breakthrough ventures in AI, quantum, energy, defense, biotech, and beyond.
Hosted by David Mandell and Ari Newman, each episode spotlights founders, investors, and researchers navigating the complex path from idea to impact. We explore the highs, the hard problems, and the unfiltered lessons.
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Episodes
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Craig Hering: From Shipping Hard Drives to Reinventing Creative Workflows with Suite
David Mandell and Ari Newman, co-founders of Massive, sit down with Craig Hering, co-founder and CEO of Suite, to explore how a former competitive snowboarder…
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David Mandell & Ari Newman: Flipping the Script & Defining Massive’s Inflection Point Strategy
Maggie Rodney, Partner at Massive and producer of Massive Signals, turns the tables on co-founders David Mandell and Ari Newman, who have spent every episode…
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Sassie Duggleby: Building a Little, Testing a Little, Learning a Lot with Venus Aerospace
Sassie Duggleby, Co-Founder and CEO of Venus Aerospace, joins Massive Signals to discuss building the world's first high-thrust rotating detonation rocket…
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Chris Gladwin: Building Ocient Ahead of the AI Data Curve
In this episode, we sit down with Chris Gladwin, founder and former CEO of Ocient, the company behind the software powering the world's largest data-analyzing…
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Zeb King: Opening Global Doors for Colorado Founders with Endeavor
In this episode, we sit down with Zeb King, Managing Director of Endeavor Colorado — the local chapter of a 45-market global network that backs growth-stage…
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Dr. Liz Dennett: Building Endolith During Mining’s Inflection Point
In this episode, we sit down with Liz Dennett, CEO and Founder of Endolith, a mining technology company using microbes to pull more copper out of the low-grade…
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Leo Polovets: A Different Kind of VC Bet
In this episode, we sit down with Leo Polovets, co-founder of Humba Ventures, a fund built around the physical, hard-tech problems most investors avoid. Leo…
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Jon Bronson: How J2 Ventures Invests at the Intersection of Deep Tech and National Security
In this episode, we sit down with Jon Bronson, co-founder of J2 Ventures, the firm investing at the intersection of deep tech and national security. Jon shares…
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Scott Davis: Selling Shovels in the Quantum Gold Rush
In this episode, we sit down with Scott Davis, CEO and co-founder of Vescent Technologies, a quantum infrastructure company selling into nearly every corner of…
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Vrajesh Bhavsar: Securing the Agentic Stack
In this episode, we sit down with Vrajesh Bhavsar, founder and CEO of Operant AI, a platform built to protect AI agents, cloud workloads, and MCP ecosystems at…
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Kelly Coyne: Betting Big on Quantum
In this episode, we sit down with Kelly Coyne, investor at D4 Investments, a firm going all-in on quantum after years backing industrial robotics. Kelly shares…
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The Ignored Frontier: How Urban Sky Is Unlocking the Stratosphere with Andrew Antonio
In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Antonio, founder and CEO of Urban Sky, the company treating the stratosphere like the final frontier it actually is…
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Deep Tech's Second Act with Aziz Gilani of Mercury Fund
In this episode, we sit down with Aziz Gilani, general partner of Houston-based Mercury Fund, which manages over $750 million focused on disruptive technology…
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The Hybrid Electric Bet with Kevin Noertker of Ampaire
In this episode, we sit down with Kevin Noertker, co-founder and CEO of Ampaire, a company building hybrid electric propulsion and onboard power systems for…
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The Energy Inflection Point with Cody Simms of MCJ
In this episode, we sit down with Cody Simms, Managing Partner of MCJ Collective, an early-stage venture fund with over $115 million under management focused…