Fifty Years

Every era of technology gets a mafia.

This one builds rockets, batteries, robots, and reactors.

Its founders come from four companies:

Anduril. Neuralink. Tesla. SpaceX.

What makes these companies startup factories?

Meet the ANTS mafia.

The next PayPal Mafia is building in atoms. Meet the ANTS.

Anduril, Neuralink, Tesla, and SpaceX.

Why are these 4 companies spinning out so many founders?

To find out, we traveled the country for 2 weeks to film founders who came out of them.

youtu.be/xbE4_85WS4I

Join the most ambitious community in deep tech

• @plasmidsaurus, ultra-fast sequencing to accelerate science
• @boltz, foundational AI for biology and chemistry
• @Powerhouse_Bio, making human mitochondria superhuman
• @SailClippership, autonomous sailboats
• @Lightmill, laser milling metal
• @ElectroflowTech, electrochemistry to make lithium abundant
• @FloatCargo, long-haul cargo with airships
+ more

5050 helped them start.

535 scientists and engineers. 115 companies started. 96% successfully raised.

Learn how to build with us: fiftyyears.com/5050

We’re going on a roadshow!

5050 has helped 100s of scientists go from lab bench to founding deep tech startups. We'll teach you how.

Whether you’re considering a spinout, ready to build, or just curious about entrepreneurship, see you on campus! 👇

Another day another slickly produced video announcing another massive round, often for things that shouldn't exist. "Prediction markets" that are really just online casinos. AI fake-influencer startups built to deceive people.

Can't we do better?