Defense Tech BaseAE Industrial Partners
Investing in aerospace, defense and government services
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Investment stage
- Growth
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Defense Tech Base
Investors
Research investors for your next round. Compare investment focus and portfolio companies across defense, dual-use, aerospace, autonomy, cyber and space.
Showing investors in Space and Satellites.
Aerospace & Defense Impact Ventures (ADIV)
Pre-seed, seed and Series A
United States
Investment stage
- Pre-seed
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AE Ventures (AE Industrial Partners)
Startup investments for next-generation aerospace, defense and security applications
United States
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BAE Systems Launchpad
Early-stage, potentially transformative defense research and dual-use innovation in AI, autonomy, quantum, and advanced materials; also backs defense-tech startups through venture-capital funds.
United States
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Boeing HorizonX Ventures
Startup investments supporting aerospace innovation, including satellite and space communications technologies
United States
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Caladan Capital
Private equity and venture; defense technology, autonomous aircraft, maritime and aerospace
United States
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Crosslink Capital
Crosslink's official portfolio lists Argo Space and Near Space Labs among its portfolio companies.
United States
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Dcode Capital
Venture investor; commercially successful, high-growth technology that improves government
United States
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DCVC
Deep tech for a better future
San Francisco, California, United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
- Multi-stage
- Growth
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DFJ Growth
Impulse Space's official Series C announcement says the $300 million round included participation from new investor DFJ Growth; Impulse describes its business as in-space mobility.
United States
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Draper Associates
Early-stage technology; aerospace and space, AI, robotics, and automation
United States
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Embedded Ventures
Building the future of national security
Los Angeles, California, United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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Enlightenment Capital
Private investment firm; defense, intelligence, aerospace and federal technology businesses
United States
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Explorer 1 Fund
Early stage; new-space economy
United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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First Principles Group
Impulse Space's official Series C announcement lists First Principles Group among the participating investors in the $300 million round for in-space mobility.
United States
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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
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Founders Fund
We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters
San Francisco, California, United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
- Multi-stage
- Growth
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Harpoon Ventures
Investing in the future of national security
San Jose, California, United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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Honeywell Ventures
Strategic startup investments in robotics, automation, aerospace and mission-critical industrial technology
United States
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Industrious Ventures
Early stage; aerospace, defense, marine, autonomy, robotics, and propulsion
United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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Inflection
venture capital; idea to early stage; cryptography, physical AI, robotics, aerospace, defense tech and critical infrastructure
United States
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Lux Capital
We invest in counter-conventional science and technology
New York, New York, United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
- Multi-stage
- Growth
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Marlinspike Partners
Stage not specified; aerospace, defense and national-security technology with commercial markets
United States
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Menlo Ventures
Defense technology, autonomy, uncrewed systems, space and air defense, software, and intelligence
United States
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Moonshots Capital
Backing founders solving hard problems.
Los Angeles, California, United States
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MVP Ventures
Portfolio-driven venture investing; stage not specified on cited page
United States
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Northrop Grumman Ventures
Lockheed Martin's official Ventures news reports that Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin invested in Orbit Fab, a startup developing in-space satellite refueling technology.
United States
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ONE Bow River
Defense-focused data and technology investments; stage not specified
United States
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Overmatch Ventures
Backing the next generation of defense technology
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Playground Global
Official portfolio lists Relativity Space and describes it as building an autonomous rocket factory and launch services for satellites.
United States
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Promus Ventures
Early stage; deep tech, space, and geospatial
United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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RRE Ventures
Partnering with ambitious technology founders.
New York, New York, United States
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RTX Ventures
Early-stage companies developing breakthrough aerospace and defense technologies
United States
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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
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Shield Capital
Investing in the future of national security
Palo Alto, California, United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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SpaceFund
Early stage; space infrastructure, intelligence, transportation, components and supply chains
United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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Spring Tide Capital
Impulse Space's official Series C announcement lists Spring Tide among the participating investors in the $300 million round for in-space mobility.
United States
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Starbridge Venture Capital
Starbridge's official portfolio lists Axiom Space, Umbra Space, Made In Space, SpaceX, Space Forge, Starcloud, Orbital Sidekick and Outpost, with descriptions of their space activities.
United States
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Starburst Ventures
The global aerospace accelerator and venture capital network
Los Angeles, California, United States
Investment stage
- Early stage
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Tamarack Global
Impulse Space's official Series C announcement lists Tamarack Global among the participating investors in the $300 million round for in-space mobility.
United States
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The Veteran Fund
Veteran-founded early-stage venture fund focused on national security, AI, robotics, energy, aerospace, cybersecurity and defense.
United States
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Trucks Venture Capital
Pre-seed and seed venture; aviation, aerospace, autonomous vehicles and maritime transportation
United States
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Type One Ventures
Type One's official portfolio labels its vertical as Space and lists U.S. space companies including Orbit Fab (Series A; gas stations in space), Lunar Outpost (Series A), and Space Forge (in-space manufacturing).
United States
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Ubiquity Ventures
Ubiquity Ventures official site identifies Rocket Lab in its Space track record and describes it as a small-satellite launch and space-systems company; the site describes its portfolio as spanning pre-revenue startups to unicorns.
United States
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Unmanned Ventures
Primarily pre-seed and seed; unmanned systems, AI, cybersecurity, autonomy and space; dual-use and defense technologies.
United States
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Valor Equity Partners
Impulse Space's official Series C announcement lists Valor Equity Partners among the returning investors in the $300 million round for in-space mobility.
United States
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