Philip Budding

Problem Solver @ Amca

About

Operator & investor interested in things that fly.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Defense & Space

Skill

Writing, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Management, Microsoft Excel, Public Relations, Leadership, Teamwork, Python, SQL, Valuation, Due Diligence, Research, Data Analysis

Experience

Problem Solver

Amca

2024-10 - 2025-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

Amca designs and manufactures advanced products for the most important aircraft in the world. 1st hire.

Head of Corporate Development

Salient Motion

2023-9 - 2024-10 · 1 yr 2 mos

Los Angeles, California, United States

Salient uses proprietary motion control to design and manufacture actuation components for aerospace and defense.

Limited Partner

Countdown Capital

2021-1 - 2024-2 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Countdown invested in founders rebuilding the American industrial base. The fund was sold to a16z in 2024.

Head of Operations & Strategy

Passtur

2021-9 - 2023-8 · 2 yrs

New York, New York, United States

1st hire. Passtur is building the first lights-out contract manufacturing network for food & beverage.

Commercialization

Talyn Air

2021-1 - 2021-10 · 10 mos

Acquired by Ampaire. Found then priced commercial applications for Talyn's 2 stage eVTOL aircraft.

Co-Founder

Mission Control

2019-10 - 2021-6 · 1 yr 9 mos

Founded a hard tech accelerator to connect Midwestern university talent with pre-seed startups. Cohort I: Avant Meats, ExoSonic, Forsight, Forcyte, Pipedream Labs, SmartPower, & Talyn Air. University partners: WUSTL, the University of Missouri.