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Defense tech startups and VCs on government equity stakes 8/26/25

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick told CNBC yesterday that top pentagon officials are discussing taking stakes in defense contractors like Lockheed Martin as the possibility of nationalization expands beyond Intel. But the resounding sentiment from startups and investors is that this could have disastrous consequences on innovation in the sector. 


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Defense tech startups and VCs on government equity stakes 8/26/25

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