At Countdown, we discover and fund founders rebuilding the American industrial base by solving hard engineering problems. Our goal is to help companies secure a free, prosperous future and unlock real, tangible progress for generations to come. Our sectors of focus include aerospace, manufacturing, defense, energy, and construction, and we typically invest at the earliest stages (pre-incorporation and pre-seed). We pay close attention to founders motivated to hire aggressively and relentlessly pursue success for themselves, their team, and our country.
Employees: 1-10
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 1
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 04.05.2023 | K2 Space | k2space.com | $875.5M | United Sta... |
Mentions in press and media 4
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| 08.01.2024 | United Launch Alliance and Astrobotic launches, Countdown Capital shutdown | Hello and welcome back to Max Q. By the time you read this, United Launch Alliance will have hopefully launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket for the first time, and Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander will be on its way to the moon. More on the miss... |
| 02.01.2024 | Early-stage hard tech firm Countdown Capital shutting down | Countdown Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on hard tech industrial startups, will shut down by the end of March and return uninvested capital, firm founder and solo general partner Jai Malik said in an annual letter. In ... |
| 15.09.2022 | 6+ things to know in #MiamiTech: Techstars Miami inaugural cohort plus news from Taxfyle, Countdown Capital, Endeavor, WeWork, VC & more | Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn Email 1Meet the Techstars Miami class A dozen startups have been selected to participate in the inaugural class of Techstars Miami, an accelerator for early-stage tech companies. In March, Techstars announced Mia... |
| 07.09.2022 | Countdown Capital raises $15 million to back the next industrial revolution | In a time when most VCs are acting more cautiously and placing focus on companies with a quick path to profitability, Countdown Capital is instead going all in on hard-to-build, capital-intensive bets. Firm founder Jai Malik told TechCrunch... |