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𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 — 2025 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 🚫 No hype. 🧭 Just trail notes. In 2025, our debut year - Entra Mantra worked alongside 9 innovation-driven teams navigating moments where clarity, credibility, and timing mattered more than speed (haste). 📍 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆: 🛰️ Space ✈️ Aerospace 🛡️ Defense 🏂 Mountain Sports Tech 🏕️ 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑: • Founder-led startups • Dual-use / defense-adjacent builders • Space & aerospace operators • Outdoor performance & sensing innovators 🛠️ 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉: • SBIR + non-dilutive wins to bootstrap early concepts • Turning IP into customer- and investor-legible stories • Capital roadmaps & data rooms built to increase EV • Prep for high-stakes partnerships & government briefings We also took opportunities to support founders through the Hyperspace Challenge, contribute to the SFA New England - Boston community, and work with key legislators on SBIR reauthorization & reform. 🔭 𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 2026: • Expanding the Sherpa network — experienced operators and advisors working within a shared EM operating model for efficiency and impact • Growing the Basecamp Collective (1099 SMEs) — turnkey, fractional depth and specialist coverage without forcing teams to reset or re-assemble • Helping portfolio teams reach new altitudes — while making room for the next wave of innovators 🏔️If you’re building where the air gets thin — we are here for the journey!