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Space After the SpaceX IPO
SpaceX's confidential IPO filing in April 2026, reportedly targeting a $1.5 trillion valuation, is the largest single event in the history of the space sector. It does three things at once: it validates space as a public-market category, it creates an instant comparable for everything else flying, and it sets a benchmark that no other space company can match without redefining what winning looks like.
The $10 weapon that changes everything
Iran has launched over 1,500 drones at Gulf targets in under a month. Each one costs $30K. The interceptor missiles used to stop them cost up to $3M each. That math breaks every defense budget on earth. The answer is autonomous AI-powered systems that defeat drones at $10 per kill. Counter-UAS is the defining defense investment of this decade. Full report inside.
America 2030 at Tectonic Defense Summit
America 2030 is attending the Tectonic Defense Summit in Austin on March 11–12, 2026, a conference focused on defense innovation, autonomy, military modernization, and the capital formation behind next-generation defense and security companies. The event agenda includes themes directly relevant to the fund’s mandate, including autonomy at sea, drone defense, missile and munitions scaling, Indo-Pacific strategy, and growth capital for emerging defense primes.
Google Settlement Is Positive for Epic Games
For Epic’s existing shareholders, the settlement is favorable because it accelerates Android revenue recovery, lowers take rates, strengthens Epic’s store distribution model, and removes a long-running legal overhang. The strongest shareholder-positive points are the faster return of Fortnite to mainstream Android distribution, lower effective fees, and the end of global litigation uncertainty.
Invest in SMR Companies - February 2026
The article summarizes each company’s jurisdiction, reactor technology, fuel type, development stage, and most recently disclosed valuation, based on publicly available information and industry disclosures as of 2024–2026.
Shield AI vs. Anduril
Shield AI and Anduril pursue distinct but complementary go-to-market strategies in defense technology. Shield AI proves full autonomy in elite, high-risk environments while Anduril scales vertically with integrated hardware and software systems. They operate at different layers of the modern defense stack, reshaping how missions are detected, assigned, and executed autonomously.
2025 Q4 Market Commentary
After a sustained rebound in private company valuations in 2024, during the most recent year the largest, most actively traded private growth stage companies knocked out of the park, with 2025 surpassing even the heady gains observed in 2021.
Buy SpaceX Stock?
A rocket stands on the launch pad, engines quiet, countdown paused somewhere in the middle. That’s SpaceX’s valuation today. Loaded with fuel. Cleared for ascent. But waiting for the next ignition sequence.
America 2030 Founder Shares end on December 30, 2025
You can imagine America 2030 as a polished metal capsule sitting in the palm of your hand.
A compact, precision-engineered instrument.
Every piece designed to do exactly one thing: turn the next decade of American hard-tech into real, liquid returns.
DoD’s “Arsenal of Freedom” Doctrine Catalyzes Growth for Defense Tech Investors
Secretary of War Hegseth’s “Rebuild the Arsenal of Freedom” speech underscores sweeping defense acquisition reforms that align tightly with America 2030 Fund’s investment in late-stage dual-use technology companies. Faster pathways to procurement, export expansion, and industrial base revitalization set the stage for outsized returns.