# Defense Tech Builders

Where defense founders talk technology building & adoption

## Most recent episode

**How AIR generating revenue while most eVTOL competitors produced zero sales | Rani Plaut**  
Rani Plaut · CEO and Co-Founder, AIR  
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## Featured

### John Lee · CEO & Founder, Safire
#### $11 Million Raised to Accelerate Defense Electrification Technology  
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### Sasha Seymore · Co-Founder, Ethos
#### $34 Million Raised to Build the Adaptive Readiness Platform of the Future  
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- **Rani Plaut**  
  CEO and Co-Founder · AIR  
  How AIR generating revenue while most eVTOL competitors produced zero sales | Rani Plaut  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/rani-plaut/index.html)

- **Greg Davis**  
  Founder and CEO · Overwatch Imaging  
  The “mission ready” messaging system Overwatch Imaging uses to cut through defense tech hype  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/greg-davis/index.html)

- **Ethan Barajas**  
  CEO & Co-Founder · Icarus Robotics  
  How Icarus Robotics secured NASA deployment in their first year | Ethan Barajas  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/ethan-barajas/index.html)

- **John Dean**  
  CEO & Co-Founder · WindBorne Systems  
  How WindBorne Systems landed their first Air Force contract through Defense Innovation Unit | John Dean  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/john-dean/index.html)

- **Joseph Krause**  
  Co-Founder and CEO · Radical AI  
  Why Radical AI targets markets frozen by innovator’s dilemma | Joseph Krause  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/joseph-krause/index.html)

- **Alex Mattos**  
  CEO & Managing Director · i6 Group  
  How i6 Group sold to committees across fuel teams, flight ops, and pilot unions at enterprise airlines | Alex Mattos  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/alex-mattos/index.html)

- **Michael LaFramboise**  
  CEO and Co-Founder · Aurelius Systems  
  How Aurelius Systems proved Viability through nationwide field demonstrations in extreme conditions | Michael LaFramboise  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/michael-laframboise/index.html)

- **Jeff Crusey**  
  EVP of Technology & Acquisition · Blacklake  
  GTM Lessons From a Defense Tech Investor | Jeff Crusey  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/jeff-crusey/index.html)

- **David Benowitz**  
  VP of Strategy & Marketing Communications · BRINC  
  Marketing to SWAT Teams: Why Authenticity Beats Production Value  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/david-benowitz/index.html)

- **Claire Buffington**  
  Defense and Operations Manager · OpenInfer  
  How Claire Buffington turned 25 years in intelligence into a defense tech GTM playbook | OpenInfer  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/claire-buffington/index.html)

- **Behnam Bastani**  
  CEO & Founder · OpenInfer  
  How OpenInfer discovered unexpected government traction by focusing on data ownership pain points | Behnam Bastani  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/behnam-bastani/index.html)

- **Dan Magy**  
  Co-Founder & CEO · Firestorm  
  Dan Magy, Co-Founder of Firestorm Labs: $60 Million Raised to Power the Future of Drone Warfare  
  [Listen now→](/content/podcasts/dan-magy/index.html)