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Josh Wolfe discusses Lux Capital's increasing defense technology investments with Ted Seides. He argues that geopolitical instability has made defense tech a decades-long investment theme and that venture-backed startups are disrupting legacy defense contractors.
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Wolfe observes that the most driven defense tech founders are motivated not by financial returns but by the responsibility of building systems that keep soldiers alive. The gravity of life-and-death responsibility generates meaning that transcends business.
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Defense technology is being disrupted by venture-backed startups because legacy contractors (Lockheed, Raytheon) are too slow and too expensive for modern warfare needs
Wolfe argues that modern warfare (drones, cyber, autonomous systems, space) requires rapid iteration that legacy defense contractors can't provide. Startups like Anduril, Shield AI, and Palantir are building defense products at venture speed — 10x faster and 10x cheaper than traditional contractors.