Defense cybersecurity investors

Published investor focus

• Accel

  United States

  Accel is a venture investor with published cybersecurity portfolio evidence, including CrowdStrike.

• AE Ventures (AE Industrial Partners)

  United States

  Official AE Ventures page says its team identifies and pursues investments in startup companies for next-generation Aerospace, Defense and Security applications.

• AllegisCyber Capital

  Palo Alto, CA, United States

  AllegisCyber Capital invests in cybersecurity companies developing technologies for enterprise, government and critical infrastructure protection.

• Alumni Ventures

  United States

  Alumni Ventures announced a U.S. Strategic Tech Fund targeting startups at the intersection of national security and innovation, including AI, defense technology, and advanced manufacturing.

• Backswing Ventures

  United States

  Backswing says it advances early-stage companies strengthening national security and partners with founders building critical defense and national-security technologies.

• Ballistic Ventures

  San Francisco, CA, United States

  Ballistic Ventures is a venture firm founded by cybersecurity executives and investors that backs companies tackling consequential security problems.

• Bessemer Venture Partners

  Redwood City, CA, United States

  Bessemer is a multi-stage venture firm investing in enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity companies relevant to resilient digital systems.

• Booz Allen Ventures

  United States

  Booz Allen says its tech scouts find early-stage companies across AI, defense tech, deep tech, cybersecurity and reindustrialization and that it deploys capital from its investment fund.

• Capital Factory

  United States

  Capital Factory says its Government & Defense program connects startups with government and academia for dual-use innovation, and identifies portfolio companies Saronic, Apptronik and Paradromics as building at the frontier of national security.

• Costanoa Ventures

  Palo Alto, CA, United States

  Costanoa Ventures backs early-stage enterprise and infrastructure founders, including companies building security and resilience for complex industries.

• DataTribe

  United States

  Official site describes DataTribe as a Cyber Startup Foundry empowering cybersecurity startups.

• Decisive Point

  Washington, DC, United States

  Decisive Point is an investment firm backing technology companies that serve national security and defense missions. Its approach combines venture investing with sector expertise and access to government and defense customers.

  Decisive Point describes investments in defense, energy and infrastructure and features Radiant. It also publishes portfolio-support offerings involving customer discovery and federal acquisition. A founder should distinguish the investment relationship from any specific advisory or portfolio-service engagement rather than assuming they are interchangeable. Offering context reviewed October 2, 2026.

  Ask which investment stage and current fund fit your company, who would own the relationship and what support is included. Explain your customer route and the evidence that separates funded work from pipeline. Clarify any separate service scope, fees and conflicts before treating support as part of an investment proposal.

• Enlightenment Capital

  United States

  The firm's portfolio includes Fenix Group (tactical communications for DoD), Boecore (space and missile-defense engineering) and Auria (space-operations software and cyber solutions), demonstrating direct defense/intelligence exposure.

• Evolution Equity Partners

  Palo Alto, CA, United States

  Evolution Equity Partners is a global investment firm focused on cybersecurity and related technology companies across venture and growth stages.

• Expeditions Fund

  United States

  The fund's stated focus covers defense, intelligence, autonomy/AI, advanced/edge computing and cybersecurity; its portfolio/deal materials identify Qomodo (IoT threat management), Calypso AI (AI-model security), Labrys Technologies (GovTech network management) and Disruptive Industries (OSINT).

• First In

  United States

  First In’s official site presents security as an investment area, lists a portfolio including defense and cybersecurity companies, and identifies an investment-team advisor role for Dual-Use Technology.

• First Round

  United States

  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.

• Forgepoint Capital

  San Mateo, CA, United States

  Forgepoint is a cybersecurity venture capital firm investing in founders building security, resilience and intelligence technologies.

• General Catalyst

  Cambridge, MA, United States

  General Catalyst is a multi-stage venture investor with activity across applied AI, infrastructure, security and technologies that can serve government and defense missions.

• Glasswing Ventures

  Boston, MA, United States

  An early-stage venture capital firm investing in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity companies. Its portfolio and thesis span enterprise AI, machine intelligence and cyber technologies, including applications relevant to national security.

• Hearst Ventures

  New York, NY, United States

  Hearst Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Hearst, investing globally in technology businesses including cybersecurity, data and enterprise infrastructure.

• Industrious Ventures

  United States

  Industrious Ventures' official portfolio page names AstroForge and Canopy Aerospace and describes investments in advanced propulsion for national security and space, autonomous navigation, and electrification of aerospace, defense, and marine systems.

• J2 Ventures

  Boston, MA, United States

  A venture capital firm investing in technologies that serve national security and public-sector missions. Its focus includes defense, cyber, health security and technologies that can move between government and commercial markets.

• Lightspeed Venture Partners

  United States

  Lightspeed Venture Partners publishes a broad venture portfolio spanning enterprise technology, cybersecurity and other sectors.