Jakob Diepenbrock Backs 12 Companies Rebuilding American Industry With Investments From A16z And Lux Capital

He graduated from high school in 2022. Now he backs companies rebuilding American industry. Jakob Diepenbrock got his start in venture at Steve Ballmer's family office while still in college. Then he moved to El Segundo and built Discipulus Ventures: a fund and live-in residency for technical founders in their early 20s. 6 a.m. workouts. Daily mentorship. No "Uber for X." His portfolio has since drawn capital from a16z, Lux Capital, SignalFire, and Palmer Luckey. The 12 companies: 01. Actinide: domestic uranium enrichment for next-gen reactors 02. Framework Automation: automated apparel manufacturing, back in the US 03. Durin: autonomous drill rigs for mineral exploration 04. Rainmaker: drones and cloud seeding to generate water 05. Poseidon Aerospace: unmanned cargo aircraft 06. GRAM: self-replicating robots for industry beyond Earth 07. General Galactic: water-propelled spacecraft 08. Watoga Technologies: AI for drill-and-blast mining 09. Tex: AI software for heavy equipment dealers 10. Rune Technologies: AI logistics for the military 11. Aleph: autonomous surgical robots 12. Western Chemicals: wastewater into synthetic fuel Energy. Materials. Manufacturing. Defense. Space. One thesis: build it here. Save this for your hardtech watchlist. Powered by @tryramp