#028 - Will Bruey: SpaceX Veteran Raising $50MM+ from Founders Fund, Khosla, Naval Ravikant and Pioneering Space Manufacturing (Varda.com)

<p>Will Bruey is CEO & Co-Founder of Varda Space Industries. Varda is pioneering space manufacturing by building the first space factory to launch and return space-made products for terrestrial applications. Varda was incubated in Founders Fund, and has since gone on to raise* over $50MM from investors such as Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Caffeinated Capital, Naval Ravikant, and others.</p> <p>* This episode was recorded days before the Series A announcement!</p> <p><a href="http://www.varda.com">www.varda.com</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>--</p> <p>Rational VC provides regular content on technology investing and technology building. We also write long-form memos on all things tech investing and building. You can sign up for these monthly memo newsletters on the website: <a href= "https://www.rationalvc.com/">https://www.rationalvc.com/</a><br /> <br /> We break everything down to first principles, to simplify the complex technology world. We aim to bring you content that is insightful, logical, and rational.<br /> <br /> We cover tech products and tech companies across the lifecycle, from pre-seed to seed, Series A to D+, to IPOs and beyond. We also cover all investing methods including Angel Investing, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Public Markets, SPACs etc.<br /> <br /> For more information on Cyrus, Iman and the channel, check out:<br /> <a href= "https://www.rationalvc.com/">https://www.rationalvc.com/</a><br /> <br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusyari/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusyari/</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/imanolya1/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/imanolya1/</a><br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/CyrusYari">https://twitter.com/CyrusYari</a><br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/iman_olya">https://twitter.com/iman_olya</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rational-vc/id1537462327">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rational-vc/id1537462327</a></p> <p><br /> Your feedback and comments are very wel