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Night vision gear has worked the same way since World War II. Deepnight built an AI that recovers what's actually there in the dark. Lucas Young, cofounder and CEO, visited High Bit and explained how it works, why generative AI can't do this, and why he's certain this is how soldiers will see in the dark. Recently the US Army and Air Force have been testing it on drones, helmets, and handheld devices. A major technical milestone. Deepnight's goal is to make night vision accessible for every platform in the military. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gy3w6Jks And check out the full episode with Lucas below. ⬇️

Deepnight captured drone footage with an EO camera on a moonless night, in an area with minimal light pollution (Bortle 4). While visible light cameras are photon-starved in this condition, our AI-based image processing restores true scene information. High-cost thermal cameras are commonly used for autonomous visual navigation in complete darkness. By using AI to see in the dark, we achieve higher fidelity scene information, while using lower-cost visible light cameras. View full resolution footage here: https://lnkd.in/ggCdjSW3

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of keynoting the The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth’s PE/VC Conference, interviewed by one of my mentors, James M. P. Feuille. Jim asked sharp questions about how in just 5 years after graduating from business school one could build a firm from scratch, and what I had done early on in my career to help catalyze Sugar Free Capital. Careers in venture are the result of serendipity, luck, and tenacity. Much of my journey to Sugar Free Capital was driven by creating as many opportunities as possible to be in fortuitous situations. If there is one thing I'd encourage those interested in building careers in undefined pathways: immerse yourself in environments with the smartest people, and work hard. I have yet to meet a successful VC who was unclear about whether they wanted to pursue a career in investing. This is one of those roles where you have to be 120% committed from the start. Although posting this on LinkedIn means it's documented for the record somewhere- Sugar Free Capital is my life's work, and I don't think there is another role in the world that would bring me as much joy. Thank you to The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth for including me in what felt like a full circle moment!

Last week, we hosted 18 pre-seed technical founders building across AI-native infrastructure, frontier tech, and vertical software in NYC. One common theme resonated: founding teams are building at lightning speed and need both camaraderie and shared learnings to support their lean but mighty teams. We love connecting the dots between founders and bringing sharp builders together. Looking forward to the next one! Sheena Jindal Jack Pan