First day at our new HQ ✅

Hiring non-stop @AmcaInc...... "SpaceX is an inspiring place. I told myself that if I was ever going to leave, it would be to join something I found even more inspiring than getting to Mars. I joined Amca because the worst supply chain crises I tackled at SpaceX all followed the same pattern: Sole-sourced. Vendor IP. Backlogged. 52 weeks. Price hikes. A staggering number of components need to come together to build a vehicle, and all it takes is one critically-constrained part to cripple a multi-billion dollar production line and get a meeting with executive leadership put on your calendar. This is a stark reality, and nowhere is it worse than in aerospace and defense, where rigorous qualification processes and tight control of technical information, both of which are necessary to keep us safe, create a moat between legacy suppliers and challengers. This moat discourages innovation, invites greed, and poses an existential threat to aircraft and rocket manufacturers, but it doesn't need to be this way. Amca is expanding competition and capacity for the critically-constrained components that multi-billion dollar production lines rely on, and I am now part of that mission."

Spotted in DC 👀

Summer's here, and the vibes are immaculate at our new HQ. 🌊

The gap between what America needs and what it can produce across defense and aerospace is the largest it's been in decades. We can close it by reconstituting our supply chain and building a new American industrial base. More from @jaimalik on @BloombergTV here: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

I'm excited to announce that @AmcaInc has raised a $300M Series B at a >$1B valuation, led by @CaffeinatedCap with major support from @LightspeedVP, @a16z, @Lux_Capital, and others. We're on a mission to reconstitute a supply chain that has too often put profit over country.

Outstanding logos.

Machines speak louder than words

What a difference a year makes.

7 course gourmet meal inspired by dishes served on board during the golden years of aviation 🛩️ 🍽️ @AmcaInc

It’s rare to announce a new hire and acquisition in one go, but today is extra special. Meet Doug Johnson. Doug has been making parts for fighter jets from scratch since 1992. He and his wife now join the @AmcaInc team, bringing with them the company they built over decades.

aircraft are the most elegant expression of power of our technological civilization. on a everyman's salary, one can bestride the world

I’ve been watching this again and again, not just because Candy is extraordinary, but because @jaimalik and team are on to the quiet part: these stories aren’t just about building the defense industrial base. They’re about family businesses, and how we used to collectively build for the national interest as wives, husbands, brothers, children. The family building as one. 90 percent of the world’s businesses are family businesses. And some of the most extraordinary companies are built on this kind of long-lasting friendship, the bonds of blood. Let’s never forget that.

the American industrial base is full of stories like this. these stories - stories of people, and of companies, and of projects, and of outcomes - are what we are fighting not only to preserve, but grow and transform. Worth a watch:

make aerospace beautiful again, pt 2

make aerospace beautiful again

I forgot to mention something important: we're hiring. If you have an engineering background and want to run a factory or design new aerospace products, my DMs are open. We are not solving easy problems, but you are a part of the future at Amca.

This is only possible in America

“At Amca, our vision is to renew the entrepreneurial spirit and engineering legacy of this industry’s golden age.” No better founder to build this than @jaimalik. We at @a16z are honored to back Amca, the Advanced Manufacturing Company of America. 🇺🇸🚀🫡

This is the future of building in America — young minds with fresh ambition innovating upon the businesses made in America for the last 100 years. Proud to have @storyandscience produce this! It's an emotional and important story.