Company

CX2 is a next-generation defense technology company founded to deliver spectrum dominance for the United States and our allies. CX2’s AI-enabled hardware and software platforms detect, disrupt and defend the electromagnetic spectrum across land, air, sea and space domains.

Our founders are veteran entrepreneurs with experience spanning Epirus, Meta, SpaceX, a16z, and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. We are backed by the leading venture investors in defense.

Leadership

Nathan Mintz

Co-founder & CEO

Nathan spent 14 years as an EW and radar systems engineer at Raytheon and Boeing before founding Epirus, a software-defined EMP pioneer and defense unicorn. He founded a second company, Spartan, in automotive radar, and advises multiple leading deeptech ventures and funds.

Mark Trefgarne

Co-founder & President

Mark was founder and CEO of LiveRail, the world’s largest video ad exchange, which he developed from zero to a $500M acquisition by Meta. At Meta, Mark was Product Director for AdTech Platforms, helping to build their multi-billion ads business across third-party apps and websites.

Porter Smith

Co-founder & Head of Warfare

Porter was previously an investment partner at a16z and an Autonomy Team Fellow at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). He spent a decade flying AH-64 Apaches and MH-6 Little Birds for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Lee Thompson

Co-founder & Head of Hardware

Lee led the RF engineering team at SpaceX, where he worked on numerous mission-critical radio systems, including the communications platform for Starship. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech.