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The Shadow Signal

Nick Durham, KP Reddy

Behind the scenes commentary from a venture capital firm investing at the built frontier

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    GP at Shadow Ventures, investing in frontier technologies for the built world.

  • KP Reddy

    Civil Engineer, entrepreneur, and investor in that order. Investing in innovation and disruption for AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction)

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