In The Electric Slide, I mentioned that I'd invested in a stealth motor company. Today, Westmag is out of stealth, and I went deep on why America needs a motor and actuator company to build great products, and how Westmag plans to build the big one. https://t.co/1XeKkUfQrm
Westmag raises $11M seed led by a16z

Westmag is building American robot actuators and drone motors at scale. In 2025, @westmagco raised $11M led by @a16z, with participation from @FoundersFund, @LuxCapital, NFDG, @MenloVentures, and other top investors. Since then, we’ve been building industrial capacity, crawling https://t.co/82RNER3Zcu
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