Antonio Gracias says he’s longing for ‘proentropic’ startups — those that are built to survive chaos

Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners, introduced the term 'proentropic' at the Upfront Summit to describe startups designed to thrive amid chaos from climate, geopolitical, and technological disruption. Rooted in the physics concept of entropy, the idea emphasizes probabilistic thinking and benefiting from edge cases, citing SpaceX as an example. Gracias also stressed the need for moral courage in building businesses at the intersection of climate, energy, and hardware.