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Chris Bordeaux
Chris Bordeaux

Managing Partner, LFG Ventures

Filings, Fighters, & Fleets

Nov 6, 2026

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5 min read

Filings, Fighters, & Fleets

Starlink's carrier play, Anthropic's fine print, and a second Marauder in the water.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Leases, Laptops, & Leagues

Oct 30, 2026

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4 min read

Leases, Laptops, & Leagues

Anthropic's S-1, SpaceX's $40B GPU lease, Anduril's laptop, and Kalshi's big week.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Dirt, Dogs, & Disclosures

Oct 23, 2026

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5 min read

Dirt, Dogs, & Disclosures

Anthropic's S-1 leaks, SpaceXAI turns a profit, and Kalshi wants its GPU markets back.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Cash, Charters, & Courts

Oct 16, 2026

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5 min read

Cash, Charters, & Courts

Anthropic shows its cash flow, Anduril marks $90B, Kraken buys a bank, and Kalshi takes its fight national.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Shipyards, Subpoenas, & Silicon

Oct 9, 2026

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5 min read

Shipyards, Subpoenas, & Silicon

Anthropic's roadshow invites, OpenAI's agent problem, Anduril's sub shipyard, and SpaceXAI's $40B chip bill.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Prospectus, Ports, & Payloads

Oct 2, 2026

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5 min read

Prospectus, Ports, & Payloads

Anthropic's leaked filing, Saronic's shipyard, Starship in orbit, and Kalshi's $40B talks.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Cuts, CRISPR, & Countdowns

Sep 25, 2026

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5 min read

Cuts, CRISPR, & Countdowns

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Orbits, Odds, & Offerings

Sep 18, 2026

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6 min read

Orbits, Odds, & Offerings

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Proofs, Perps, & Probes

Sep 11, 2026

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6 min read

Proofs, Perps, & Probes

Agents win a Millennium Prize, Nasdaq buys into Kraken, and the DOJ reads Nvidia's fine print

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
AGI, Allegedly: GPT-6 and $80B

Sep 4, 2026

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6 min read

AGI, Allegedly: GPT-6 and $80B

The pauses were real. So was the most capable model ever shipped.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Chips, Complexes, & Complaints

Aug 28, 2026

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5 min read

Chips, Complexes, & Complaints

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Ballots, Blocks, & Bedrock

Aug 21, 2026

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5 min read

Ballots, Blocks, & Bedrock

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Ledgers, Lawsuits, & Liftoff

Aug 14, 2026

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5 min read

Ledgers, Lawsuits, & Liftoff

SpaceX's first public quarter, Kalshi's preemption shield cracks, and the AI buildout gets financed on credit.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Reactors, Rulings, & Rockets

Aug 7, 2026

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5 min read

Reactors, Rulings, & Rockets

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Primes, Production, & Power

Jul 31, 2026

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5 min read

Primes, Production, & Power

First Fury off the line, a $250B Nvidia backstop, and a model that breaks crypto.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Gigawatts, Guardrails, & Gambits

Jul 24, 2026

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5 min read

Gigawatts, Guardrails, & Gambits

A 2-gigawatt chip deal, a model that broke containment, and a $3.2B shipyard.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Filings, Firepower, & Frontier

Jul 17, 2026

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5 min read

Filings, Firepower, & Frontier

A wave of IPO news, the first American sea-drone kill, and a $53B swing at PayPal.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Tokens, Terawatts, & Tickers

Jul 10, 2026

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4 min read

Tokens, Terawatts, & Tickers

Aalo goes critical, GPT-5.6 goes global, and SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Banks, Bans, & Billions

Jul 3, 2026

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4 min read

Banks, Bans, & Billions

Export bans lifted, an $8B bank, and a $40B raise.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Raises, Raids, & Regulators

Jun 26, 2026

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5 min read

Raises, Raids, & Regulators

LFG Ventures presents a weekly newsletter delivering private market (pre-IPO) insights and signals across tech and frontier industries.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Wingmen, Wafers, & Wagers

Jun 19, 2026

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6 min read

Wingmen, Wafers, & Wagers

LFG Ventures presents a weekly newsletter delivering private market (pre-IPO) insights and signals across tech and frontier industries.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Ratings, Rescues, & Rockets

Jun 12, 2026

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4 min read

Ratings, Rescues, & Rockets

LFG Ventures presents a weekly newsletter delivering private market (pre-IPO) insights and signals across tech and frontier industries.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Filings, Factories, & Fleets

Jun 5, 2026

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4 min read

Filings, Factories, & Fleets

LFG Ventures presents a weekly newsletter delivering private market (pre-IPO) insights and signals across tech and frontier industries.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Trillions, Trials, & Test Flights

May 29, 2026

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4 min read

Trillions, Trials, & Test Flights

LFG Ventures presents a weekly newsletter delivering private market (pre-IPO) insights and signals across tech and frontier industries.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
Filings, Fabs, & Frontal Lobes

May 22, 2026

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5 min read

Filings, Fabs, & Frontal Lobes

LFG Ventures presents a weekly newsletter delivering private market (pre-IPO) insights and signals across tech and frontier industries.

Rob Madelmayer
Chris Bordeaux
Rob Madelmayer, +1
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