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They've had multiple private VC rounds. They also have had several milestone based development contracts from the government to develop capabilities (iss cargo
by yokem55 2y ago
They've had multiple private VC rounds. They also have had several milestone based development contracts from the government to develop capabilities (iss cargo and crew mainly) while charging the government less to do that dev work then their competitors bid.
- basementcat 2y agoSeveral of the investment rounds included participation from In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture capital arm.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Several of the investment rounds included participation from In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture capital arm Not a significant source of capital. NASA COTS was Hawthorne’s public-money shot in the arm.
- baq 2y agoYes and it saved/will have saved them literally billions over the following 20 years.