Defense investors
87 investors that name Defense among their sectors are recorded here, among them 46 venture capital firms, 12 other investors, 11 private equity firms and 8 public funds. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. Most are headquartered in the United States (54), Israel (6) and the Netherlands (3). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10D Deep Tech · Enterprise SaaS · Digital Health · Fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 1991 Accelerator security · defense · AI infrastructure · fintech |
Direct + LP | Accelerator | Pre-seed – Seed | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 33N Ventures Cybersecurity · AI · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | Lisbon, Luxembourg |
| Amplify.LA technology · consumer · enterprise · fintech |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Pre-seed – Seed | Los Angeles, United States |
| Angular Ventures hard tech · AI · SaaS · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | London, United Kingdom |
| Aurelia Foundry Management Company, LLC space · AI · biotech · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series C+ | |
| Autopilot Management Company LLC artificial intelligence · defense · energy · ocean technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series B – Growth | New York, United States |
| Awz Ventures security · intelligence · cyber · deep-tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Toronto, Canada |
| Axevil Capital, LLC technology · AI · fintech · aerospace |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | San Francisco, United States |
| Balerion Space Ventures space · defense · dual-use space technologies |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Dallas, United States |
| Bluestone Investment Partners defense · government technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | McLean, United States |
| BNP Paribas finance · insurance · asset management · real estate |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| BOM (Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij) sustainable food · healthy future · climate-neutral energy · AI |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Netherlands |
| Brave Capital Management LLC technology · defense · AI · space |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | San Rafael, United States |
| Broadlight Capital Management, LLC technology · consumer · AI · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series B – Growth | Greenwich, United States |
| BVVC defense · national security · aerospace · autonomy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Burr Ridge, United States |
| Cantos Ventures defense · energy · robotics · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | San Francisco, United States |
| Capital Factory Space · Energy · Bio · Defense |
Direct + LP | Accelerator | Seed – Series C+ | Austin, United States |
| CapZone Impact Investments LLC affordable housing · sustainable energy · water & power infrastructure · agriculture |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Norwalk, United States |
| Centre Street Partners technology · professional services · AI · software |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | New York, United States |
| Commonweal Ventures Management, LLC Health · Energy · Public Safety · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | New York, United States |
| Construct Capital manufacturing · logistics · defense · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | United States |
| Coral Capital SaaS · nuclear fusion · semiconductors · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | Tokyo, Japan |
| CrossCut Ventures frontier technologies · energy transition · decarbonization · space economy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Los Angeles, United States |
| Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond tech · klima · life science · deeptech |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Pre-seed – Growth | Denmark |
| David Group Capital Management LTD. financial services · defense · industrials · tech-enabled business services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Herzliya, Israel |
| Dcode government technology · defense · cyber · AI |
Direct + LP | Accelerator | Seed – Growth | Washington, DC, United States |
| DCVC deep tech · AI · climate · health |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Palo Alto, United States |
| Decisive Point defense · energy · infrastructure · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Beacon, United States |
| Deepwork Capital, LLC technology · life sciences · space technology · B2B SaaS |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Orlando, United States |
| Drover Ventures aerospace · maritime · climate · consumer electronics |
Direct investor | Family office | Unknown | Dallas, United States |
| Eastern Asset Management LLC litigation finance · legal assets · aerospace · defense |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Greenwich, United States |
| Eclipse physical economy · manufacturing · transportation · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Palo Alto, United States |
| Embedded Ventures deep-tech · space · aerospace · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Los Angeles, United States |
| Enlightenment Capital Aerospace · Defense · Government · Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chevy Chase, United States |
| Ensemble VC DeepTech · Defense · Digital Assets · Cyber Security |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Austin, United States |
| Finnvera export · SME · startup · agriculture |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Finland |
| Floating Point Advisors LLC healthcare · logistics · finance · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Boston, United States |
| Friends & Family Capital Management, LLC technology · defense · national security · enterprise software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Menlo Park, United States |
| Frst AI · cybersecurity · fintech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Ground Up Ventures Consumer · DevTools · Defense · Ecomm Infra |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Hale Capital Management, LP Defense · Commercial Technology · TMT · Aerospace & Defense |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | New York, United States |
| Heliad Equity Partners AI · Robotics · Fintech · Health |
Direct + LP | Other | Pre-seed – Growth | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Horizon Flevoland innovative · technology · energy · agrifood |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | Lelystad, Netherlands |
| Infinite Capital LLC Aerospace · Autonomy · Energy · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | West Palm Beach, United States |
| InNegev DeepTech · Physical AI · Defense · HLS |
Direct investor | Venture studio | Pre-seed – Seed | Israel |
| Investissement Québec agriculture · manufacturing · information technology · professional services |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Buyout | Quebec City, Canada |
| IPOPEMA TFI fixed income · equities · real estate · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Warsaw, Poland |
| J.F. Lehman & Company Aerospace · Defense · Government · Maritime |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | New York, United States |
| Join Beyond, LLC Space · Defense · Hardware · AI |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Series C+ | United States |
| Key 1 Capital Management LTD AI infrastructure · mission-critical software · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Herzliya, Israel |
| KEY Investment Partners LLC cannabis · energy · aerospace · defense |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Denver, United States |
| Leonid Capital Partners, LLC defense · aerospace · government innovation · health |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | United States |
| Lerer Hippeau AI/ML · Commerce · Data & Security · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | New York, United States |
| Lux Capital Artificial Intelligence · Transportation · Defense · Aerospace |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | United States |
| Mercury Fund AI · blockchain · fintech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Houston, United States |
| Meron Capital Physical AI · Cyber · Deep Tech · Infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| MVP Ventures software · hardware · defense · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Narya Capital Management, LLC Medicare · space · defense · biotech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | United States |
| New Vista Capital Management LLC AI & Autonomy · Space · Reindustrialization · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | |
| OceanSound Partners technology · technology-enabled services · government · enterprise |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | New York, United States |
| Office of Naval Research defense · naval · science · technology |
Direct investor | Public fund | Unknown | Arlington, United States |
| OIF Ventures B2B SaaS · FinTech · digital marketplaces · hardware |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Australia |
| One Bow River Advisers, LLC. defense · data · technology · space |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Colorado Springs, United States |
| Oost NL strong industry · technology · smart energy · sustainable food |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Netherlands |
| Presto Ventures Security · Defense · Aerospace · Advanced Tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Prague, Czechia |
| Proteus Capital Solutions aerospace · defense · government services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Potomac, United States |
| Range Ventures software · AI · hardware · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Denver, United States |
| Revolution Venture Capital · Real Estate · Hospitality · Technology |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Washington, United States |
| Riot Ventures Management, LLC critical industries · defense · aerospace · logistics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Venice, United States |
| Rockaway Capital private equity · venture capital · blockchain · technology |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Growth | Praha, Czechia |
| Seabury Capital Group LLC aviation · aerospace · defense · financial services |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | New York, United States |
| Silent Ventures Management, LLC aerospace · defense · national security · deep tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | |
| Société Nationale de Crédit et d'Investissement Defense · Sustainability · Digital transformation · Green economy |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Starburst Ventures aerospace · defense · deep tech · mobility |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed – Growth | Los Angeles, United States |
| Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy energy transition · semiconductors · AI · electricity markets |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Growth | Helsinki, Finland |
| Teamworthy Group LLC software · fintech · healthcare · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Nashville, United States |
| Torch Hill Investment Partners defense · aerospace · government services · security |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chandler, United States |
| Umoe biofuels · clean technology · defense · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Lysaker, Norway |
| Unmanned.vc unmanned systems · defense · artificial intelligence · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Tallinn, Estonia |
| UP Partners mobility · transportation · aerospace · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Santa Monica, United States |
| Vektor Partners AI · software · computer vision · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | London, United Kingdom |
| Veronorte venture capital · technology · AI · bioengineering |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Series A – Growth | Panama City, Panama |
| Vine One Ventures LP SaaS · FinTech · Infrastructure · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | New York, United States |
| Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation cybersecurity · life sciences · deep tech · defense |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Seed – Series B | Richmond, United States |
| Yu Galaxy LLC AI · healthcare · defense · automation |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Silicon Valley, United States |
| Zanbato Advisors LLC AI · aerospace · defense · energy |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Mountain View, United States |