In this episode, Jeff Crusey, Co-founder of IceNine Ventures, unpacks what it takes to invest in the new industrial renaissance and back frontier hard tech startups at the moment of ignition. Drawing on his career across corporate venture capital at DTE Energy Ventures, deep-tech operator roles, Seraphim Space, and early bets on companies like True Anomaly and Castelion, Jeff shares how early-stage investors can underwrite technical and geopolitical risk long before consensus catches on. The discussion covers the resurgence of domestic manufacturing, the critical defense and aerospace supply-chain bottlenecks ripe for disruption, and the game-changing impact of physical AI and next-generation compute architectures. In addition, Jeff delivers practical advice for aspiring VCs and emerging fund managers on building syndicate power, bootstrapping an angel track record, and cultivating LP trust years before launching a fund.
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