Vivek Shah

**Firefly’s Strategic Move into Defense: What It Means for the Future of Aerospace** Firefly Aerospace’s acquisition of SciTec for $855 million signals a growing trend of aerospace companies diversifying into the defense sector. This highlights the increasing interplay between national security and commercial initiatives. At ElevenX Capital, we believe that such strategic acquisitions can support portfolio companies in mitigating risks and enhancing their innovation capabilities. How do you see the balance between commercialization and national security evolving in the aerospace industry? #investing #innovation #venturecapital #entrepreneurship

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Affordable Housing That Works—for Residents and Investors - Over the past 18 months Oak & Stone Investments has expanded its real estate portfolio from fix & flips to mid-term rentals using the PadSplit model and platform. The results have exceeded expectations—both financially and personally. Tampa Bay does not have a housing shortage but a shortage of affordable housing that PadSplit is working to overcome. PadSplit, a shared housing marketplace, is designed to overcome this gap and provide affordable, dignified housing for working individuals—without government subsidies or red tape. It helps owners and investors convert single-family homes into compliant, cash-flowing shared housing. Since we launched our first property, we have expanded to three properties within the Tampa Bay area with plans to expand both here in Tampa as well as other market spaces to include Nashville and Knoxville which is observing these same economic issues. Since launching PadSplit properties, we have seen a >98% occupancy rate and have achieved a 150% higher cash flow as compared to traditional long-term single-family rentals. We are not just covering costs but we are generating monthly cash flow. If you have any questions or have an interest in understanding the PadSplit model in greater detail DM me and we can set up time to talk – would love to share this business model which is in turn also providing a necessary service within our community. 

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Defense Industry Advisors is proud to announce the launch of Defense Industry Marketing! "Over the past 15 months, we've seen firsthand the growing need for specialized marketing services within the defense sector. To better serve this demand, we're establishing our marketing division into a dedicated firm focused exclusively on helping defense and aerospace companies navigate the unique challenges of marketing in this industry," said Matthew Eberhardt, President and CEO of Defense Industry Advisors, LLC. Defense Industry Marketing will provide comprehensive marketing solutions tailored specifically for defense and aerospace contractors, including web development, brand strategy, content creation, social media management, SEO, lead generation, and trade show support. This launch allows both organizations to sharpen their focus and deliver even greater value to the defense community. We look forward to continued collaboration with Defense Industry Marketing and the impact they'll make helping companies expand their market presence. Please join us in welcoming Defense Industry Marketing to the industry. #TeamDIA #DefenseMarketing #DIM #MarketingSolutions

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Extremely excited to release the 2025 Emerging Defense Market Report! We tracked total money raised, number of deals done, graduation rates, time between funding rounds, average and median deal size + count by round and more! 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 1. The defense tech sector grew 170% in terms of funding raised and 116% in number of deals done 2. 5 companies (Anduril Industries, CHAOS Industries, Saronic Technologies, Helsing, and Castelion) accounted for 60% of total dollars raised last year 3. New investors continue to pour into the space, 274 unique investors made 1+ investment in 2025 compared to 132 in 2024. 4. $3.2 in VC funding was raised as the large firms (Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, 8VC) were the most active but specialist firms such as Jackson Moses 🇺🇸's Silent Ventures and Shield Capital also made 11 public investments between them. 5. All stages (accelerator through Series D) saw increases in number of deals, however Series A went from 4 deals in 2024 to 25 deals in 2025, reflecting the maturation of companies in the space. All these insights and more are linked within the report below!

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