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Research investors for your next round. Compare investment focus and portfolio companies across defense, dual-use, aerospace, autonomy, cyber and space.
Showing investors in Defense Cybersecurity.
AE Ventures (AE Industrial Partners)
Startup investments for next-generation aerospace, defense and security applications
United States
AllegisCyber Capital
Cybersecurity venture capital.
Palo Alto, California, United States
Alumni Ventures
Strategic technology; AI, defense tech, and advanced manufacturing at the national-security/innovation intersection
United States
America's Frontier Fund
Investing in America's technological future
Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Early stage
Backswing Ventures
Early stage; defense and national-security technology
United States
- Early stage
Ballistic Ventures
Investing in the cybersecurity ecosystem.
San Francisco, California, United States
Bessemer Venture Partners
Partnering with builders from startup to scale-up.
Redwood City, California, United States
Booz Allen Ventures
Early-stage AI, defense tech, deep tech, cybersecurity, and reindustrialization
United States
Capital Factory
Early-stage founders (site describes backing ambitious founders; exact stage not otherwise stated)
United States
Costanoa Ventures
Investing in the infrastructure of the modern economy.
Palo Alto, California, United States
DataTribe
cyber startup foundry and investor; early stage; cybersecurity startups
United States
Decisive Point
Investing in the future of national security
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Enlightenment Capital
Private investment firm; defense, intelligence, aerospace and federal technology businesses
United States
Evolution Equity Partners
Investing in the cybersecurity ecosystem.
Palo Alto, California, United States
- Growth
Expeditions Fund
Specialist early-stage fund; defense, intelligence, autonomy/AI, edge computing and cybersecurity
United States
First In
Stage not explicitly stated on cited page; security technology, defense innovation, and dual-use technology.
United States
First Round
First Round's official K2 Space company page says: 'We invested in their 2022 pre-seed round.' It describes K2 Space as building massive, high-powered satellites for national security, commercial, and scientific missions.
United States
Forgepoint Capital
Cybersecurity investing for a more secure future.
San Mateo, California, United States
General Catalyst
Investing in companies that catalyze change.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Glasswing Ventures
Investing in the intelligent enterprise
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Early stage
Hearst Ventures
Strategic investment in technology companies.
New York, New York, United States
Industrious Ventures
Early stage; aerospace, defense, marine, autonomy, robotics, and propulsion
United States
- Early stage
J2 Ventures
Building the future of national security
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Early stage
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Multi-stage venture investor with security portfolio companies
United States
- Multi-stage
Marlinspike Partners
Stage not specified; aerospace, defense and national-security technology with commercial markets
United States
NightDragon
Investing in the future of safety, security and privacy.
San Francisco, California, United States
- Growth
Paladin Capital Group
Investing in technology for a safer world.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Point72 Ventures
Defense technology and national security; AI-enabled defense systems
United States
R7 Partners
Investing in national security innovation
Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Early stage
Rain Capital
Backing the builders of a secure digital future.
San Francisco, California, United States
Razor's Edge Ventures
Investing in the national security ecosystem
Vienna, Virginia, United States
- Growth
RRE Ventures
Partnering with ambitious technology founders.
New York, New York, United States
SAIC Ventures
SAIC's official page identifies SAIC Ventures as a strategic investor in commercial dual-use and national-security technology startups relevant to defense and aerospace.
United States
Scout Ventures
Backing the next generation of American innovation
New York, New York, United States
- Early stage
Shield Capital
Investing in the future of national security
Palo Alto, California, United States
- Early stage
SineWave Ventures
Investing in the future of national security
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Early stage
Snowpoint Ventures
venture capital; data, deep tech and frontier tech for national security and societal resilience
United States
Squadra Ventures
Investing in cyber and national security.
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Susa Ventures
Backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages.
San Francisco, California, United States
SYN Ventures
Investing in cybersecurity and cyber defense.
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Ten Eleven Ventures
The cybersecurity investment firm.
Menlo Park, California, United States
- Growth
The Veteran Fund
Veteran-founded early-stage venture fund focused on national security, AI, robotics, energy, aerospace, cybersecurity and defense.
United States
UA Venture Capital
National-security technologies including hypersonics, advanced sensing, and quantum communications
United States
Unmanned Ventures
Primarily pre-seed and seed; unmanned systems, AI, cybersecurity, autonomy and space; dual-use and defense technologies.
United States
Veteran Ventures Capital
Dual-use technology critical to U.S. national security; veteran-focused
United States
YL Ventures
The cybersecurity venture capital firm
San Francisco, California, United States
- Early stage
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