Packy McCormick's picks

Packy's Top Companies

36 companies

My picks for the most compelling companies to join: ambitious missions, exceptional talent density, steep learning curves, and the potential to create enormous value.

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  1. Base Power

    Home batteries and lower power bills that help the grid.

    Just raised at a 13 billion valuation! Solving one of the biggest problems for the future

    Packy McCormick
  2. Ramp

    A finance platform with AI agents that cut busywork and help businesses save money.

  3. Anduril

    Autonomous defense systems for air, land, and sea, connected by Lattice software.

    • JC
  4. Hadrian

    Software-driven factories built to reindustrialize America.

  5. Astro Mechanica

    Adaptive jet engines and aerospace power systems for faster flight and ground power.

  6. Somos Internet

    Fast fiber internet, built end to end for homes and businesses in Latin America.

  7. Meter

    Full-stack enterprise networks across internet, wired, Wi-Fi, cellular, hardware, software, and support.

    • SV
  8. Earth AI

    AI-powered mineral exploration and drilling to find critical metals at lower cost.

  9. Radiant

    Portable one-megawatt nuclear generators designed to replace off-grid diesel power.

  10. Varda Space

    In-space manufacturing and reentry infrastructure for products made in microgravity.

  11. Fuse

    Pulsed-power systems for radiation testing and the development of commercial fusion.

  12. Westmag

    American drone motors and robot actuators, made to scale.

  13. Primer

    Teacher-led neighborhood schools that personalize K–8 learning and expand access.

  14. Thatch

    Flexible health benefits that let employees choose coverage and spend on their care.

  15. Antares

    Nuclear microreactors built for reliable power on Earth, in space, and underwater.

  16. Terraform Industries

    Turning sunlight and atmospheric carbon into pipeline-ready synthetic natural gas.

  17. Standard Nuclear

    American TRISO fuel for the advanced-reactor future.

  18. Standard Bots

    American-made industrial robots that learn by demonstration to automate factory work.

    • DG
  19. Valar Atomics

    Building factory-made nuclear reactors to supply power, hydrogen, and synthetic fuels

  20. Replit

    Build and deploy apps by describing what you want to an AI app development agent.

  21. Ulysses

    Autonomous ocean systems for safer seas and resilient ecosystems.

  22. Aalo Atomics

    Factory-built modular nuclear power plants designed for AI data centers at scale.

  23. Senra Systems

    Aerospace wire harnesses built at software speed for space and defense.

  24. General Intuition

    Training world and action models on gameplay so AI can learn to act in real worlds.

  25. Arena Physica

    AI that designs and verifies hardware using engineering agents and physics models.

  26. Impulse Labs

    Battery-powered appliances and power platforms that avoid costly electrical upgrades.

  27. Vight

    Two-seat electric aircraft with vertical takeoff and simple controls for private use.

  28. General Matter

    Domestic uranium enrichment for America's conventional and advanced nuclear reactors.

  29. Wander

    Vacation homes with hotel-grade service and booking software for property managers.

  30. Monumental Labs

    Robotic stone fabrication and expert craftsmanship for architecture and sculpture.

  31. Daylight Computer

    Paper-like computers for focused reading, writing, and a calmer digital experience.

  32. Blackbird

    Restaurant loyalty, membership, and payments built around the thrill of dining.

  33. [untitled]

    A music workspace to record, edit, organize, share, and sell work-in-progress songs.

  34. Airbound

    Autonomous cargo aircraft combining vertical takeoff and efficient fixed-wing flight.

  35. Poetic

    Enterprise AI that learns procedures and reliably runs complex business workflows.

  36. Autoridad Panandina

    Energy and data-center infrastructure for large-scale compute in power-rich regions.

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