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Shark Graph · relationship intelligence

Who should I know?
What is the best path?

Choose a target and outcome. Shark Money traces observed company, investor and person connections—then shows exactly where a real human relationship still needs to be verified.

01 · Start from

Private relationships I can verify

02 · I want to

Identify a verified mutual connection before requesting an introduction.

03 · Target

defense autonomy · Defense & Autonomy

Best research path

My network → Anduril

Private starting pointMy networkOnly relationships you confirm
Access gapVerified connector neededPublic data cannot prove a warm path
Public firm profileJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing PartnerOpen profile
Observed affiliation8VCPerson listed at firmOpen firm
Observed portfolio edgeAndurildefense autonomy · Defense & AutonomyOpen company
Observed8VC → Anduril

The firm’s published portfolio source supports this company relationship.

Inspect evidence
Not yet verifiedMy network → Joe Lonsdale

Shark Money will not call this a warm path until a member confirms the relationship and introduction permission.

Contribute a relationship
Target-side personBrian Schimpf

Co-founder & CEO at Anduril. A public profile is context, not access.

Open founder profile
Best next move

Close the access gap deliberately.

  1. 01
    Verify relevance

    Confirm that Joe Lonsdale or another person at 8VC owns the mandate related to Anduril.

  2. 02
    Search mutual context

    Check employment, boards, investments, events and member-contributed relationships. Do not infer a friendship from a shared organization.

  3. 03
    Prepare the value exchange

    Explain why the conversation is useful to both sides, what may be shared, and what should remain confidential.

  4. 04
    Request permission

    Ask the connector first. A Shark Money introduction should be double opt-in and easy to decline.

Relationship truth standard

Useful without pretending.

A shared employer, board, investment or event can explain where to research. It does not prove a person knows someone, can introduce them or has permission to do so.

Observed

Public-source edge

Company rosters, fund portfolios, filings, boards and official biographies create a sourced research connection.

Contributed

Member-described path

A member can privately describe a relationship, its context and whether outreach might be appropriate.

Verified

Permissioned connection

The connector confirms the relationship and agrees to consider a double opt-in introduction.

Private

Access stays controlled

Private notes, requests and relationship context stay separate from the public company graph.