
New: VC firm 1789 Capital — where Donald Trump Jr is a partner — made its first defense tech bet, and will lead a $60M series C funding round in 3D-printed rockets startup Firehawk. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…
Will Edwards
711 posts

@williewockets
CEO @firehawkaero - Rapidly producing propellant and energetics.

New: VC firm 1789 Capital — where Donald Trump Jr is a partner — made its first defense tech bet, and will lead a $60M series C funding round in 3D-printed rockets startup Firehawk. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…












🔥 BREAKING: The White House just said Marco Rubio's blockbuster speech in Munich is getting MASSIVE PRAISE worldwide, posting all 22 minutes of it Rubio dropped some absolutely incredible quotes in front of Europe. KEEP DEFENDING THE WEST, MARCO! 🇺🇸

In total, the nation’s top 25 philanthropists have donated $275 billion so far in their lifetimes, an uptick of $34 billion over last year. Not generous enough to make the top 25 cut: Elon Musk and Larry Page, the world’s two richest people, who together are worth more than $1 trillion. forbes.com/sites/forbeswe… #TopGivers






Three Democratic senators are sounding the alarm about lucrative contracts and loans the Pentagon provided to companies linked to Donald Trump Jr. Between April 2025 and November 2025, companies in 1789 Capital's portfolio received more than $70 million worth of contracts from the Trump administration, the lawmakers wrote, citing data from research firm @PitchBook. Learn more in @MattEganCNN's full story for @CNN ➡️ pitchb.co/wp9CAL

Amanda Anisimova was asked if what’s been happening in the U.S. over the last year complicates her feelings of playing under the American flag “I’ve been asking a lot of the American players how it feels to play under the American flag right now. I’m curious how you feel..” Amanda: “I was born in America so I’m always proud to represent my country. A lot of us are doing really well. It’s great to see a lot of great athletes on the women’s and men’s side.” “Just to clarify a little.. I mean… sort of in the context of the last year of everything that’s been happening in the US, does that complicate that feeling at all?” Amanda: “I don’t think that’s relevant.”