{"id":18084,"date":"2026-04-04T12:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/david-ebrahimzadeh-and-corniche-capital-head-to-sxsw-2026-to-deploy-capital-into-defense-aerospace-deep-tech-and-frontier-infrastructure\/18084\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T07:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:13:31","slug":"david-ebrahimzadeh-and-corniche-capital-head-to-sxsw-2026-to-deploy-capital-into-defense-aerospace-deep-tech-and-frontier-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/david-ebrahimzadeh-and-corniche-capital-head-to-sxsw-2026-to-deploy-capital-into-defense-aerospace-deep-tech-and-frontier-infrastructure\/18084\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ebrahimzadeh and Corniche Capital Head to SXSW 2026 to Deploy Capital Into Defense, Aerospace, Deep Tech, and Frontier Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:left;margin:10px 0 0 0;border:#ddd 1px solid\">&#013;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;margin:5px 5px 0 0\">&#013;<br \/>\n      &#013;\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n    &#013;<br \/>\n    &#013;<\/p>\n<h5>Corniche Capital Brand Video<\/h5>\n<p>&#013;\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK and AUSTIN, Texas, March  13, 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0S65t9QNGm-PHaXNX0uahOfRHi1Yca0YUlZ_-PO7HB7S9FaZJ3J0KUHxUwNaU-dpxtP7C7eY74DuCOKuKmvND5VvQmu_brwH-y7tSBEmGKk=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Corniche Capital\">Corniche Capital<\/a>, a New York City-based private equity and real estate firm founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6eU7qtpMAJ6viqp5DjidwaCwqvJ-jIqs12MWpK5eiCP25hY46k7LR1Ot5wwXKL43HYqzbKupevCPHZBTvuvrqT8=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a>, will be attending SXSW 2026 in Austin, Texas, actively seeking investment opportunities and strategic partnerships with companies operating at the frontier of defense technology, aerospace, space, industrial manufacturing, quantum computing, and deep tech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most interesting companies building real national security and industrial capability aren\u2019t waiting for the legacy defense primes to notice them \u2014 they\u2019re at events like SXSW, raising capital, finding partners, and moving fast,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6cAkqafWcIokJCA7oCfekQVpSVgL4NG6tSRtIc4vsb7gr-lde1mPaviGZ9RvHGwXavM4fLw7Ebv2bpX6vmqY_8o=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a>, Founder and President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0S65t9QNGm-PHaXNX0uahB2bgrB3XSqkAjckkFMoIhPnKa7az9yTsCMoL6MH28dXkugxR-kwbiVOlehpghwSEEvs3MY2sgHoomFRNkIP_O0=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Corniche Capital\">Corniche Capital<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly where we want to be, and exactly who we want to back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0S65t9QNGm-PHaXNX0uahHPbSHZ1w60027H0VSaB6XRNEIe83wdrV-Sj-IsiihvGinw7ljc4Z4B68y5LlHqzbX3jICRuXR_w_9Nr0qKYOUE=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Corniche Capital\">Corniche Capital<\/a>\u2019s investment strategy sits at the intersection of hard assets and frontier technology. Under the leadership of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6fXEniD74V021VCKfe9pjkVnZNXAQb8Q34OhS_WfyWlTNZ-b0MlXBC5WpDURRpHrCf2VUCl2Y6w8ZzsYCJ3-WTk=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a>, the firm brings not only capital, but a differentiated operational edge: a portfolio of powered industrial land and build-to-suit development capability across the American Southwest, purpose-built for the infrastructure needs of defense, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing tenants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0S65t9QNGm-PHaXNX0uahLCBy5lkW3Z24zYqnffqvbpObir_ohJ3y6voKETrXMAZD6EpapDt3JFvzWyO3BnBp9e4vxUEaSyvd9NvoL70xGE=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Corniche Capital\">Corniche Capital<\/a> holds LP positions in defense-focused venture funds and maintains an active deal pipeline in aerospace propulsion, defense technology, and dual-use frontier tech. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6WUIhW4sJ47KL0mYQdY7b82h7y_KZGedZqbY08M1Xei5entPBibBhwXooQnvVQLK1l90YjfzC6mftO5zQIxgJ3I=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a> is actively evaluating new investment opportunities from early stage through Series C stage in companies developing technologies relevant to national security, energy resilience, and industrial modernization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not tourists at SXSW,\u201d added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6S1l5PDj9BcEuQhCY34DQ6VMtkeAy6qYFa8pVHVcpnEhLcX7MrdPTFBYUmRFtwzR7tvqXmqRmEYsGjpZWm4ZdKA=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re here to deploy capital and build long-term relationships with founders who are doing hard things \u2014 propulsion, quantum systems, advanced manufacturing, space infrastructure, defense tech. If you\u2019re building something that matters for national security or industrial capacity, we want to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Companies seeking capital, industrial real estate infrastructure, or strategic partnership are invited to connect with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6a8qdE_gdcgwL0-pPKRzlge1wM2d_u_vKwk7oWbMOZ0GylFd5M6J_bKGboqhat8z_T5rLbREcA8CJZJRTmJ6E0s=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0S65t9QNGm-PHaXNX0uahHT50tSl_cg4_w7f8GYOwBNIIeXFcsV8DcMxR2nVouOwbocLuNYR73yv78ZNwT4snJ5XPA7u5o0OdxgXmZzV25I=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Corniche Capital\">Corniche Capital<\/a> team in Austin during SXSW 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Corniche Capital<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0S65t9QNGm-PHaXNX0uahO9-8xgMuwRJiXEbfFEJPtJJh9Ys1YPnzRZHfW9sy90HWTlGJEFfV7RDQr-_vD5K0tcFPzI7or45K_-b6NXlxjw=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Corniche Capital\">Corniche Capital<\/a> is a New York City-based private equity and real estate firm founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6WCevUcZGQyAh1DaXuzzYbJdPwwKpNpfkQF4u1_KLvem7Asky0o-4hTX0LuFKLxUye82jnk1EhKbmuPKJ_t5V-8=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a>, focused on industrial assets, data centers, defense technology, and frontier infrastructure. The firm develops, acquires, and operates large-scale industrial and powered land assets while actively investing in companies at the intersection of defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and deep tech. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=M6yNL4xiCq5Y2ccFD_Idf2ubGdgxubdGByyb3N29fuX_VTKw_ByahuBHEnXl2BrHMs6dSO9ZNbCcGbrYk3KFu90vXvvic_rE8VUiLSjMfwU=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"cornichecapital.com\">cornichecapital.com<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=ximrgBKhdrfkFQvPjbyArJ9_lcTwNNzI5ruTEHmxdJdXB9FiMOXrMM_j6ZpIXYuUWa20c2keYfGEzEnI0pql__FkzQ-kAsyIdNZIcnkPjpIfVBJTinusbuh3Ol1NHixu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"davidebrahimzadeh.com\">davidebrahimzadeh.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media &amp; Partnership Inquiries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=63SVC32BwoiaQAa-fNfy6cdW699BkdgZbFFxl9J8tXC8ocWFYlRD4RC-9Azy32jwW5mNgSLDNl8gq6nDRkQnPKNZDrrtI9wlq4Ln0usY6Ng=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Ebrahimzadeh\">David Ebrahimzadeh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Founder &amp; President, Corniche Capital<\/p>\n<p>david@cornichecapital.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=M6yNL4xiCq5Y2ccFD_Idf2ubGdgxubdGByyb3N29fuUx5FS-pySJ5soMBNuOm61pomXMAAkGVx9y4jKfrrYFgXsBEAv2ebpg28T2ClANGYI=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"cornichecapital.com\">cornichecapital.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=ximrgBKhdrfkFQvPjbyArJ9_lcTwNNzI5ruTEHmxdJf_cWy9-hJTWFnLOLKxKrc5x2TWFPWaQ2CbVVmWCmvbuWlFIgh9VYWjvDzzRjK767Z9pQ0yptFPPTDsR0ly_s3Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"davidebrahimzadeh.com\">davidebrahimzadeh.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A video accompanying this announcement is available at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=CXugvwzbNMoKoI-kTEjTocxI_H8twx9iinkUqKEwu548P6pJ6ayGSeB5KfcMyMW0zmYdpBRsINQgqhvaUK58hsryhGmZ1R47WKQM6JtqlJEiT1DQtwnPIcs29BmHdW6pZ5QPRUaPRLAOGsTzYtQLh_buFe0l-Wotlsy-AmOoJZgwXd6vSKYoRflN7nCIx0PgYKLExY8T3qRQD48z-YKiA3Uq8XRMqwQVCCwPhNq645uX6cfOS9FS2_Smt4hUZDFEU6W62BwMzoTWP6gfFlLjCQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/NewsRoom\/AttachmentNg\/4d456ef8-6f08-48c0-ae8a-32de8d0a3aa8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/NzFmYmE5YzktY2Y5Mi00MGEwLThlM2YtOTcxODkyZWU5MTlkLTEzMTk5NDQtMjAyNi0wMy0xMy1lbg==\/tiny\/Corniche-Capital.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>NYC-based investor David Ebrahimzadeh brings capital, industrial real estate infrastructure, and build-to-suit capabilities to Austin \u2014 actively seeking investment targets across defense, aerospace, space, manufacturing, quantum, and hard tech<\/p>\n<div>&#013;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18084"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18085,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18084\/revisions\/18085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}