Defense investors
134 investors that name Defense among their sectors are recorded here, among them 74 venture capital firms, 14 private equity firms, 13 public funds and 10 asset managers. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. Most are headquartered in the United States (70), Israel (7) and France (4). 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 investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 33N Ventures Cybersecurity · AI · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | Lisbon, Luxembourg |
| 40RTY Fund Management Ltd. Vertical AI & Infrastructure · Artificial intelligence · enterprise software · Security & Resilience |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| AI Venture Builder Real Estate · Healthcare & Pharma · EdTech · Fashion & Design |
Direct investor | Venture studio | Pre-seed – Series A | Roma, Italy |
| AI.FUND AI · agentic AI · cognitive robotics · vertical AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Hamburg, Germany |
| Allegis Capital AI · security · defense · enterprise |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Palo Alto, United States |
| Alliance Holdings industrial · manufacturing · deep tech · physical security |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Horsham, United States |
| Amplify.LA technology · consumer · enterprise · fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Not stated | Los Angeles, United States |
| Angular Ventures hard tech · AI · SaaS · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | London, United Kingdom |
| Anicut Capital Aerospace · Arena management · B2B Tech · CleanTech |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Seed – Growth | India |
| Apeiron Venture Capital defense · dual-use tech · construction & industrial tech · logistics & infrastructure AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Athens, Greece |
| 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 | Seed – Growth | Toronto, Canada |
| Axevil Capital, LLC technology · AI · fintech · aerospace |
Direct investor | Deal-by-deal club / syndicate | Growth | San Francisco, United States |
| Balerion Space Ventures space · defense · dual-use space technologies |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Dallas, United States |
| Barzan Holdings defense · security |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Doha, Qatar |
| 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 | Not stated | 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 | Pre-seed – Growth | San Rafael, United States |
| Broadlight Capital Management, LLC technology · consumer · AI · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series C+ – Growth | Greenwich, United States |
| BVVC defense · national security · aerospace · autonomy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – 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 investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Austin, United States |
| CapZone Impact Investments LLC affordable housing · sustainable energy · water & power infrastructure · agriculture |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Norwalk, United States |
| Centre Street Partners technology · professional services · AI · software |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | New York, United States |
| Chart National Investment Management LLC defense · security · intelligence |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | |
| 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 | 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 | Not stated | 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 investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Orlando, United States |
| Destiny Artificial Intelligence · Space & Defense · AI · Health · Defense |
Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | |
| Drover Ventures aerospace · maritime · climate · consumer electronics |
Direct investor | Family office | Not stated | Dallas, United States |
| Eastern Asset Management LLC litigation finance · legal assets · aerospace · defense |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | 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 |
| FINEP innovation · technology · artificial intelligence · health |
Limited partner | Public fund | Not stated | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Finnvera export · SME · startup · agriculture |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Finland |
| Floating Point Advisors LLC healthcare · logistics · finance · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Boston, United States |
| Friends & Family Capital Management, LLC technology · defense · national security · enterprise software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Menlo Park, United States |
| Frst AI · cybersecurity · fintech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Gaingels technology · B2B · healthcare · consumer |
Direct investor | Deal-by-deal club / syndicate | Pre-seed – Growth | |
| Globtec Investment LLC artificial intelligence · defense · food production · blockchain |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Ground Up Ventures Consumer · DevTools · Defense · Ecomm Infra |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Hale Capital Management, LP Defense · Commercial Technology · TMT · Aerospace & Defense |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | New York, United States |
| Heliad Equity Partners AI · Robotics · Fintech · Health |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Herondale industrials · consumer · healthcare · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | |
| Hexa AI · BtoB · BtoC · Compliance |
Direct investor | Venture studio | Pre-seed – Growth | |
| Horizon Flevoland innovative · technology · energy · agrifood |
Direct investor | Public fund | 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 | Not applicable | 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 investor | Venture capital | 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 |
| LaFamilia Capital Intelligence · Deep Tech · Healthcare · Aerospace |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | New York, United States |
| Leonid Capital Partners, LLC defense · aerospace · government innovation · health |
Direct investor | Other | Not applicable | 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 | Not stated | United States |
| Lynett Capital Management, LLC ai · defense · insurance · payments |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | |
| Masia GenAI · Health · Biotech · Fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Barcelona, Spain |
| MASNA Ventures defense · UAS · advanced manufacturing · supply chains |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Mercury Fund AI · blockchain · fintech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Houston, United States |
| Meron Capital Physical AI · Cyber · Deep Tech · Infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Mill Hill Capital Pty Ltd Aerospace · Automotive · Defense · Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Naples, United States |
| Multimodal Ventures ai · robotics · biotech · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Chicago, United States |
| Multinational Investment Group (MIG) commodities · advanced technologies · defense · industrial systems |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | |
| MVP Ventures software · hardware · defense · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Not stated | 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 | |
| Nexus Wealth Capital Applied AI · Digital Assets · Technology · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Family office | Not stated | United Kingdom |
| 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 | Not stated | 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 |
| Outpost Ventures energy · defense · data · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Alexandria, United States |
| Overmatch Ventures Management LLC Deep Tech · Defense · Space |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Austin, United States |
| Ovington Capital Partners Deep Tech · AI-SaaS · HealthTech · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Oxshott Capital Partners LLC defense · fintech · energy · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Family office | Not stated | |
| Presto Ventures Security · Defense · Aerospace · Advanced Tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Prague, Czechia |
| Protagonist AI · compute · energy · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | |
| Proteus Capital Solutions aerospace · defense · government services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Potomac, United States |
| PurpleGreen Capital energy · real estate · defense · emerging technologies |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Riga, Latvia |
| Range Ventures software · AI · hardware · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Denver, United States |
| Resilience17 AI · fintech · hospitality · defense |
Direct investor | Venture studio | Pre-seed – Series A | |
| Revolution Venture Capital · Real Estate · Hospitality · Technology |
Direct investor | 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 investor | Asset manager | Seed – Growth | Praha, Czechia |
| Rosc defense · intelligence |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Cambridge, United States |
| Rosecliff Ventures financial · consumer · healthcare · software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | New York, United States |
| Scalewolf defense · dual-use · energy · data |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Seabury Capital Group LLC aviation · aerospace · defense · financial services |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | New York, United States |
| Seed Round Capital material science · semiconductors · biotech · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Houston, United States |
| Serengeti Asset Management technology · defense · specialty finance · special situations |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | West Palm Beach, United States |
| SIDF Investment Company (SIC) Industrial · Aerospace · Automotive · Defense |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Not stated | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Sienna Investment Managers Italia SGR S.p.A. defense · energy · biodiversity · real economy |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Paris, France |
| Silent Ventures Management, LLC aerospace · defense · national security · deep tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Dallas, United States |
| 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 | Los Angeles, United States |
| Sumisho Venture Partners AI · quantum · digital · DX |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Series A – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy energy transition · semiconductors · AI · electricity markets |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Helsinki, Finland |
| Task Force X Capital Management, LLC Cyber · Defense · Healthcare · Fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Fort Mill, United States |
| Tawoos Group agriculture · power · telecom · energy |
Direct + LP | Family office | Not stated | Oman |
| Teamworthy Group LLC software · fintech · healthcare · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Not stated | Nashville, United States |
| Temper Venture Capital HealthTech · PropTech · Vertical AI · Defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Los Angeles, United States |
| Torch Hill Investment Partners defense · aerospace · government services · security |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chandler, United States |
| TSG Alpha Partners, LLC private markets · alternative investments · AI · defense |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Hauppauge, United States |
| UA1 VC defense · dual-use · advanced manufacturing · unmanned systems |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | |
| 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 Capital & Strategy automotive · composites · defense · medical devices |
Direct investor | Family office | Not stated | Istanbul, Türkiye |
| 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 | Funds | 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 | Pre-seed – Seed | Richmond, United States |
| Vitosha Ventures 2 Ltd AI enablement · automation · commerce · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| White Unicorn Ventures Fintech · Real Estate · Manufacturing · Artificial intelligence |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Mumbai, India |
| Wind Venture deeptech · climate · AI · cybersecurity |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Yu Galaxy LLC AI · healthcare · defense · automation |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Silicon Valley, United States |
| Zanbato Advisors LLC AI · aerospace · defense · energy |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Mountain View, United States |