Joe Lonsdale
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Yeah, and these guys have raised tens of millions more since I backed them, because once we back them, there's a lot of people who like to get involved.
Listen, it's two young, talented Nigerian men.
One of them was a physics Olympiad.
One of them had already built another company in his early 20s that was successful.
And they're building a defense prime for Africa.
And obviously, after Palantir, I built a couple other big defense companies here.
I know this space.
Just a few.
Just a few.
I appreciate you interviewing them.
They're some great men.
I want them to get credit, not me.
I try to help them out.
And you know, it's like Africa needs stuff, too.
And it's going to partner with a bunch of our stuff.
And listen, these are really talented young men.
They were already just trying to get going on it.
We thought they deserved some resources and some help.
And there's some partnership.
I think it's good for us to be partners with the best and the brightest there who are on the side of the good guys.