From backyard experiments to securing defense contracts, David Moodie, founder of Foundry Lab, is revolutionizing how industries prototype and produce metal parts. By combining 3D printing with microwave technology, his team is making metal casting faster, cheaper, and more accessible than ever before.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:✅ How frustration with traditional casting led to an industry-changing innovation.✅ The wild journey of melting metal in a microwave to create rapid casting.✅ Why automotive and defense industries are betting big on this breakthrough.✅ The challenges of scaling deep tech and winning over investors.✅ Lessons on resilience, risk-taking, and building a hardware startup from scratch.Why This Episode Will Change Your Perspective:🔥 Disrupting an 8,000-year-old industry with a radically new approach.🚀 How a startup from New Zealand landed on the radar of global giants.💡 The future of metal manufacturing—no factories, no delays, just instant casting.
🔗 Learn more about Foundry Lab:
Website: https://www.foundrylab.com
David Moodie – LinkedIn
🔗 Learn more about NZVC:
Website: https://www.nzvc.co.nz
Mark Pavlyukovskyy – LinkedIn
Hendrik Remigereau – LinkedIn
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