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Dave Marra
Founder and CEO of Rivet Industries.
Dave Marra founded Rivet Industries in January 2024 after previously serving as Microsoft's IVAS program director and then joining Palantir in 2023. At Rivet he leads development of ruggedized mixed-reality soldier systems, which won a $195M U.S. Army OTA in September 2025 to compete against Anduril for the SBMC program.
Overview
- Role
- Founder & CEO
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Prior experience
- ["Microsoft", "Palantir"]
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Frequently asked
- Who is Dave Marra?
- Dave Marra founded Rivet Industries in January 2024 after previously serving as Microsoft's IVAS program director and then joining Palantir in 2023. At Rivet he leads development of ruggedized mixed-reality soldier systems, which won a $195M U.S. Army OTA in September 2025 to compete against Anduril for the SBMC program.
- What is Dave Marra's role?
- Dave Marra is Founder & CEO, based in Washington, DC.
- Where did Dave Marra work before?
- Dave Marra's prior roles include ["Microsoft", "Palantir"].
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Dave Marra, Rivet's founder, was previously the IVAS program director at Microsoft before joining Palantir in 2023 and founding Rivet in January 2024
Breaking Defense: EXCLUSIVE: Army taps Anduril-Meta team, plus new entrant Rivet, for IVAS recompeteVerified2025-09