The most interesting visual AI tools today are generating the underlying source code behind the final output. This change is unlocking editability, iteration, and a feedback loop that pixel-native models can't match. And the market for visual code generation is organizing around the runtime where the artifact is rendered or executed. a16z's Yoko Li on why the next frontier of visual AI is code: a16z.news/p/the-next-frontie…

Former @SpaceX intern @laurence1allen is betting that we can save money and time by lifting the land by injecting wood slurry directly into the earth. He says the robots pay for themselves in one day.

Thank you @Nasdaq for featuring Havoc in Times Square as we celebrate our $100M Series A and this next big phase of growth. We’re grateful for the partnership, the support, and the opportunity to share this milestone with the broader innovation and investment community. Looking forward to what’s ahead.

🇺🇸 U.S. Army tests Rampage USV in the Philippines to improve intelligence during coastal operations armyrecognition.com/news/nav… @HavocAi_USV

First it was “I can’t code.” AI fixed that. Now it’s “I can’t design.” @usewonder just solved that. There aren’t any excuses anymore to bring your ideas to life. Backed @usewonder in stealth — now open to the world. Congrats all! This is only the beginning!

Every time you switch between design and code, you lose something, your momentum, your fidelity, or your vision. The gap between what you designed and what ships has always been the cost of building. That’s why we built Wonder, a design tool where everything you create is backed by real code. Public Alpha is now live at wonder.design

It’s official. Havoc is one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026. This recognition by @FastCompany is a direct reflection of the speed, grit, and ingenuity our team brings every single day. In just two years, Havoc has delivered dozens of autonomous vessels performing real missions today—not renderings, not prototypes, but operational systems in the hands of customers. We’re scaling all-domain collaborative autonomy through acquisitions, funding, and partnerships with leaders like Lockheed Martin, Hanwha Global, and SAIC. We’re proud to be recognized alongside companies that have been building for decades. In a short time, we’ve focused on execution where it matters—delivering real capability, moving at the speed of software, and solving operational problems at sea. We’re now extending that same capability across air and land for the joint forces. That focus has earned the trust of our customers and driven real outcomes, including a first-place finish at xTech Pacific and xTech Overwatch. Havoc isn’t Hype —we deliver real capability, proven in the field. Thank you to our team, partners, and customers. Thank you to Fast Company for the recognition. Read more: lnkd.in/gVhnTSXU

We're proud to announce that Havoc Co-founder and CEO Paul Lwin has been named to the @defense_news News Index 2026 Tech Disruptors List in the AI, Autonomy & Cybersecurity Startups category. The list recognizes a who's who of leaders actively shaping the future of defense—and we couldn't be more honored to see Paul among them. Learn more about the list here: defensenews.com/press-releas… #DefenseNewIndex2026

Today, we're announcing our next-generation robot, Coco 2. Designed to be fully autonomous, capable of driving in roads, bike lanes, sidewalks, and indoors, and ultra-reliable in extreme weather where human delivery fails. Thank you for the writeup @semafor! semafor.com/article/02/25/20…

Happy 2-Year Anniversary to us! Two years ago, @USNavy veterans Paul Lwin (CEO) and Joe Turner (COO) founded Havoc with a conviction: collaborative autonomy will define the future of defense. From Rhode Island to Hawaii—with locations in San Diego and Austin—we’re deploying autonomous vessels coast to coast and expanding across domains. 24 months. Milestone after milestone. The foundation is set. The systems are scaling. And we’re moving at the speed of software—fast, iterative, and defining the pace of modern autonomy.

Hassan Ismail cofounded a defense tech startup in Canada. He found the country's regulations difficult to navigate, and the investors too risk-averse. bit.ly/4kn7f2N

We led Terranova’s seed round with Congruent Ventures to back a category-defining vision: autonomous robots that literally reshape the ground beneath us. Flooding and land subsidence cost the U.S. over $180B annually, part of a multi-trillion dollar global infrastructure challenge. Laurence and Trip Allen are tackling it with rare conviction, obsessive vision, and technical depth, building the kind of company that redefines what’s possible in robotics and infrastructure. This is what it looks like when a new industrial era begins. Learn more: terranova.inc

We love talking with founders in the earliest days of building. We don’t care about revenue or traction, we just want to hear about your vision for the world. If you’ve got conviction in yourself and an amazing idea, we’d love to talk: outlander.vc Big thank you to @southpkcommons @ditzikow for helping us host such a great community-building evening of some of the top super early stage founders building tech for the physical world last night!

Great night this week with a special happy hour, ahead of @outlandervc AGM. It was a pleasure meeting @paigecraig and @LeuraCraig who have a wonderful group of portcos building things that will shape our future world 🚀

Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting tenth flight test of Starship!

Our @LockheedMartin Ventures collaboration will undoubtedly set the standard in the mUSV category. To be on a list of companies "reshaping the defense industry" lets us know that HavocAI is on course to prevent the next war with collaborative autonomy -- robot teams solving warfighter problems on the sea, on land, and in the air. We're building a better future, starting with the hardest problems and the biggest impact. #fighttonight #ASV #mUSV #defensetech #autonomy #maritimeautonomy

What a team! I am so thankful to work with this incredible group. Takes a village to make a conference go!

Excited to work with @OpenAI to accelerate AI for the physical world! This year we will have the largest outdoor robotics fleet in the world, and we’ll use our millions of miles of complex trips to rapidly improve the capabilities of embodied robotics models

How does our team build conviction early? 🤔 Our #1 investment criterion is a strong founding team. And we can assess founders pre-product, pre-revenue to help get to conviction. What are we looking for? Extraordinary: #Vision - innovative solutions #Intelligence - extraordinary IQ EQ to solve big problems #Character - strength to persevere rally others #Execution - ability to act decisively advance into the unknown ⏩ #startups #investing #VCs

New digs look great, @billythalheimer !