
I was thinking about something a little wild but it's not crazy yet:
SpaceX acquiring $VELO
Hear me out.
→ Locks in a critical supplier for Raptor engines and Starship components
→ Expands their defense vertical at exactly the moment $54.6B DAWG and $17.5B Golden Dome flow through the industrial base
→ Gives them direct exposure to advanced metal AM at scale
→ Allows rapid experimentation on next-gen propulsion or other other projects/components without going through procurement cycles
→ Opens a path to in-space and lunar manufacturing as Starship cargo capacity comes online
VELO is already the only US supplier that can print complex Raptor grade parts. SpaceX is already the largest customer. The strategic chokepoint is real.
Yet... Full acquisition is unlikely. SpaceX rarely buys. They build in-house.
But a strategic stake post IPO? A multi-year supply lock-in? An exclusive program partnership?
That's where this gets interesting.
What do you guys think?
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