Active-duty Navy · Building toward launch
Nuclear Submarine Officer · USN

JOSH
KAPLOWITZ

I drive submarines and operate nuclear reactors.
Founder. Building the next big hard-tech company.

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11
Years in the Navy
$1M+
Capital raised
Work

SELECTED
PROJECTS

Concept → momentum → real outcomes. The point is shipping.

JUNTO — pitching at Naval Academy
JUNTO
Defense / GovTech · $569K → $1M+
JUNTO
Funded Navy program · Pitched to CNO & Undersecretary of the Navy
 LACE app
LACE
Consumer / Social · Angel-backed
LACE
Audio-based social app · CNN/NYT-level users
 Nuclear × Manufacturing
Hard-Tech · In Progress
NUCLEAR ×
MFG SCALE
Post-Navy venture · Energy, manufacturing, frontier systems
About

OPERATOR
BUILDER

I'm Josh Kaplowitz — a nuclear-trained U.S. Naval submarine officer with a computer science background and a track record of operating in high-consequence environments.

Garbage truck → enlisted sailor → Naval Academy Computer Science → Naval Reactors → nuclear submarine officer. Outside the Navy, I've built and launched products, raised early capital, and pitched senior leaders.

I'm focused on hard tech — energy, manufacturing, and frontier systems — and building toward a post-Navy transition into launching my own company.

Voracious reader, love lifting weights, and traveling. Top 3 books: Plutarch's Lives, The Fountainhead, The Twelve Caesars. Just hit 315 on bench. Trying to hit 365 in 2026.

Josh Kaplowitz
2024–
Present
Nuclear Submarine Officer
USS Florida SSGN · Jacksonville, FL
Lead 50 personnel across 4 teams in Weapons dept. Previously led 30 nuclear mechanics in Machinery / Propulsion.
2022–
2023
Software & Program Execution
Naval Reactors · Washington, DC
Built internal tooling and project-management software inside a mission-critical organization.
2018–
2022
Computer Science
U.S. Naval Academy · Annapolis
CS foundation with a bias toward building. Entrepreneurship Club President. Skateboarding Club President.
2015–
2017
Shipboard Networks (Enlisted)
USS Gerald R. Ford
Maintained and operated major shipboard networks in a high-tempo environment.
$1M+
Capital raised
11
Years of service
2027
Launch target
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TOUCH

If you're building in hard tech, defense, energy, or industrial systems — I want to meet you.

This site intentionally keeps operational details high-level. If you're recruiting, investing, or collaborating, reach out and I'll share specifics.