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Building the physical backbone of tomorrow.

GT3 Ventures invests in transformative industrial technology, aerospace, and defense companies at attractive valuations.

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Deep engineering. Regulatory moats. Government tailwinds.

We seek founders building where capital intensity and domain expertise create durable competitive advantages.

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Proprietary deal flow through operator networks.

GT3 leverages extensive relationships across investment banking, technology, and industrial sectors to source differentiated opportunities.

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Partnering with founders who build at scale.

From autonomous defense systems to next-generation maritime mobility, our portfolio companies are defining the future of critical infrastructure.

Investment Thesis

Bits were yesterday. Atoms are tomorrow.

After 25 years of digital dominance, the next trillion-dollar wave comes from the physical world. GT3 is positioned at the frontier.

The Physical Renaissance

The next trillion-dollar wave will not come from another app. It will come from breakthroughs that move people, goods, and assets at massive scale. Electrified autonomous railcars. All-electric seagliders creating entirely new categories of mobility. The physical world is the overdue next chapter.

IntramotevREGENT

Retrofitting America's Backbone

The fastest path to durable growth is not greenfield moonshots. It is upgrading and electrifying legacy networks we already have. Backward-compatible with 140K miles of U.S. rail. Seagliders using coastal waterways, regulated as boats. Lower risk, faster revenue, massive moats.

80% cost reduction vs. truckingZero new infrastructure

Unleashing America's Elite Engineers

The real competitive edge is not capital or policy. It is partnering with the country's best deep-tech engineers to solve the hardest physical-world problems. GT3's proprietary network gives us access to founder-led teams building the physical frontier with first-principles hardware and software integration.

Proprietary deal flowOperator mindset

Portfolio

Initial investments

Seagliders - Maritime Mobility

Pioneering seaglider technology, a new category of coastal transportation vehicle that flies over water using ground effect. Significant pre-orders across defense and commercial markets, large-scale manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, and regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard as a maritime vessel.

TugVolt - Autonomous Rail

Transforming overland freight through autonomous, self-propelled railcar technology that dramatically reduces transport costs versus trucking. Backwards-compatible with 140,000 miles of existing U.S. rail infrastructure, with 50-year life railcars creating a compelling recurring revenue model.

Leadership

About the founder

George Tilghman

Founder and Managing Partner

Prior to GT3 Ventures, George worked at Barclays in Investment Banking covering Technology, Media, and Telecom companies. He advised on transactions with a total aggregate value exceeding thirty billion dollars.

George also worked as an Investment Banking analyst at Boxwood Partners, specializing in industrial coverage. He has previously held roles at Brown Brothers Harriman, Astrotech Corporation, and Grafton Asset Management.

He earned an MBA from UVA Darden School of Business and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College.

Education

MBA, UVA Darden

Prior Experience

Barclays - Boxwood - BBH