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Alex · vertical-e.com

Leave the ground.

A personal investor with an emphasis on space — and the vertically integrated hardware companies that make the rest of the stack real.

Starship on the launch pad.
Thesis

Space is the first vertical.

SpaceX is the center of the book. xAI is the orbital bet. We start in launch and read every other company against that standard — energy, autonomy, intelligence. If it cannot survive that screen, it is not for us.

Focus

Four lines. One standard.

01

Space

Launch, satellites, and the industrial system that turns orbit into a business. The first vertical.

02

Energy

Cells, packs, and the materials loop that feeds the vehicle — the other half of the stack.

03

Autonomy

Machines that move. Cars, aircraft, and factories designed as one closed system.

04

Intelligence

Models and interfaces that assume someone owns the hardware underneath.

A note from the principal
I invest in companies that own the machine — and I start in space. Launch, orbit, and the hardware that makes the rest of the stack possible.
Alex, principal

If you are building the hard thing, write.

Especially if it leaves the ground. Alex reads every note.

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