Fundraising FoxBVVC
Venture capitalActively deployingBurr Ridge · Seed–Growth · 24 people tracked
Also known as BVVC CAPITAL, LLC · BVVC MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
BVVC invests with a national-security orientation, seeking to find, fund, and follow on with mission-first founders whose work helps ensure the United States and its allies prevail. The firm frames its work around a vision of a safe way of life and a mission of supporting defense-aligned entrepreneurs, guided by values emphasizing protection, truth-seeking, craftsmanship, bold action, and trust.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 22, 2026.
Team · 24 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 20 of 34 portfolio companiesDefense Tech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7Hardware ×7Robotics ×7Deep Tech ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4SaaS ×3Cleantech ×2
HQs:United States×20Italy×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×23 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Stanford University ×5United States Naval Academy ×3Norwich University ×2University of Florida ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×8Business & Management ×4Computer Science ×4Economics ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
Northrop Grumman ×2SpaceX ×2Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation ×2United States Air Force ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 42024 · 22022 · 111 dated
Standard Nuclear manufactures TRISO nuclear fuel for advanced reactors, establishing a domestic fuel supply chain for the nuclear energy sector in the United States.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsOak Ridge, US
Kurt Terrani(CEO)inKevin HarrillinKeeley Marrocco(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inShahram GhasemianinBrian JollyinMichael Trammellin
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrosscut VenturesDecisive PointChevron Technology VenturesCrucible CapitalFundomo+1 more
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+87 more
Clearspeed provides voice-based risk screening that analyzes vocal signals from a short set of yes-or-no questions, answered by phone or web, to indicate potential risk in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Alex Martin(CEO & Co-Founder)inFrancesco Crippa(Chief Technology Officer)inJohn Zaal(Chief Operations Officer)Jules Ehrlich(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsIronGate Capital Advisors
Epsilon3 provides a software platform for creating, reviewing, and executing operational procedures, serving teams that need to develop and iterate processes at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
Laura Crabtree(Founder)inMax Mednik(Founder)inAaron Sullivan(Executive Officer)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsBroom VenturesIceNineKohala VenturesLux CapitalMaC Venture CapitalRavelin Capital+3 more
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Brett Adcock(Executive Officer, Director)inLee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsAlign VenturesAUDEO VENTURESAurum Venture PartnersBeyond CapitalBold Capital PartnersCoatue Management+33 more
Firestorm Labs builds xCell, a containerized 3D-printing factory that produces modular military drones at the point of need.
San Diego, US
Daniel Magy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chad McCoy(Founder)inIan Muceus(Founder)in
BoardTommy Hendrix(Director)Aaron Jacobson(Director)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesCapital FactoryDecisive PointFulcrum Venture+15 more
Glīd builds autonomous road-rail vehicles and orchestration software that turn existing rail infrastructure — shortline mileage, dormant sidings, spurs, and industrial aprons — into first- and last-mile freight capability without new terminal construction.
Defense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
Kevin Damoa(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsCapital FactoryDraper AssociatesID VenturesMission One CapitalThe Veteran FundAntler+1 more
Havoc develops software for coordinating autonomous vehicles across air, sea, and land domains, enabling operators to supervise hundreds or thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously through a unified control platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsProvidence, US
Paul Lwin(Co-Founder & CEO)inJoseph Turner(Executive Officer)Andrew Gregg(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPaige Craig(Director)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investors0BS640 OxfordAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalDecisive Point+12 more
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NUVIEW is building a constellation of commercial satellites to collect LiDAR data and annually map the Earth's entire land surface, producing high-resolution 3D elevation, terrain, and surface models.
Climate TechDeep TechSpace Tech
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalBroom VenturesCortado VenturesCross Culture VenturesFlorida FundersIndustrious Ventures+1 more
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Orion provides instruments and automated systems for environmental monitoring of air quality, water quality, and industrial emissions across sectors such as waste, energy, cement, glass, chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical.
CleantechClimate TechHardware
Co-investorsPAI PartnersService Provider CapitalDynamo VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersPICO Venture PartnersTechstars
Oureon Technologies builds advanced sensing systems—including radar, acoustic sensors, passive RF, and airspace awareness software—for defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareAustin, US
Tucker Dordevic(Founder)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsBling CapitalDraper AssociatesFlyover CapitalJHH vcBoost VCEnsemble VC+1 more
Polyarc is a game studio that develops immersive games, best known for the award-winning Moss series.
GamingSeattle, US
Chris Alderson(Director, Promoter)inTam Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDanny Bulla(Executive Officer, Promoter)inPeter Boldt(Executive Officer)in
BoardIan Livingstone(Director)inNeal Black(Director)
Co-investorsColopl NextHiro CapitalAlumni VenturesDecisive PointDetroit Venture PartnersDraper Associates+3 more
Scout develops Fury, a multimodal foundation model for defense robotics that lets operators command fleets of heterogeneous ground, air, sea, and space robots via natural language and coordinate them autonomously.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Colby Adcock(Founder)inCollin Otis(Founder)in
Co-investorsBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC PartnersHabitat PartnersMonte Carlo Capital+6 more
TERN builds IDPS (Independently Derived Positioning System), a software-only navigation architecture that maintains real-time vehicle positioning without satellites or GPS signals using existing sensors, digital maps, and proprietary AI.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechMobility & TransportationAustin, US
Brett Harrison(Co-founder)inShaun Moore(Co-founder)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsScout VenturesScout VenturesThe Veteran FundLeo CapitalLocalGlobeNotion Capital+1 more
Tive provides visibility solutions for supply chain and shipment operations, helping stakeholders track and manage shipments to ensure on-time and complete delivery.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBoston, US
Krenar Komoni(CEO & founder)in
BoardRaju Rishi(Director)Andy Cohen(Director)Alex Scherbakovsky(Director)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsBaukunstBroom VenturesFloating PointHyperplane Venture CapitalNextView VenturesOne Way Ventures+14 more
UNION develops software and industrial operations systems for manufacturing, including a command platform (Faction) for planning and execution, and an execution layer (Fabric) for machine coordination.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense Tech
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsIronGate Capital AdvisorsMoonshots CapitalRaptor GroupRoadster CapitalSilent Ventures
Usul builds a repository of primes and vendors in government contracting, helping contractors identify team members with relevant past performance, agency relationships, and certifications for specific pursuits.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jarren Reid(Founder)inOliver Gomez(Founder)inJoonghyun Lee(Founder)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsY CombinatorScout VenturesScout VenturesTeamworthy Ventures
Valar Atomics is developing and scaling high-temperature gas nuclear reactors for grid-independent applications including hydrogen production, data center power, and clean hydrocarbon fuel production.
CleantechDeep TechEnergySan Rafael, US
Isaiah Taylor(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlumni VenturesBalaji SrinivasanBalerion Space VenturesContraryCRESCENT COVE CAPITAL+13 more
Vatn designs and manufactures low-cost, modular autonomous underwater vehicles with proprietary autonomy, navigation, and control software for undersea ISR, logistics, sensing, and payload delivery missions.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsProvidence, US
Frederick Mills(Founder)inNelson Mills(Co-founder)inGeoff Manchester(Co-founder)inDan Hendrix(Co-founder)
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)inGeoffrey Manchester(Director)
Co-investorsAirbus VenturesBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveCapital FactoryCentre Street PartnersChampion Hill Ventures+16 more
Wild West Systems develops autonomous, reusable defense systems for the United States and its allies.
Deep TechDefense TechRoboticsLeander, US
David Franco(Executive Officer)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsRaptor GroupBackswing Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BBG Aerosystems Inc.Infoport Inc.Deep MediaEpirusFactorialFulcrumHedyNavi AIOrbotixSovraSpartan RadarTelepathicTidal FlightX-Bow
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
1 IPOsStandard NuclearNYSE: STDN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Polyarc · technews180.com · Aug 19, 2026
Anduril · bloomberg.com · Aug 10, 2026
Standard Nuclear · valueaddvc.com · Aug 3, 2026
Valar Atomics · techbuzz.ai · Jul 18, 2026
Union · oleantimesherald.com · Jul 16, 2026
Tern · tradingview.com · Jul 15, 2026
NUVIEW · norfolkdailynews.com · Jul 15, 2026
Havoc AI · therobotreport.com · May 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BVVC made?
- BVVC has 34 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does BVVC invest at?
- BVVC invests at the Seed, Growth stages.
- What sectors does BVVC focus on?
- BVVC focuses on Deep Tech, Defense Tech.
- Where is BVVC located?
- BVVC is headquartered in Burr Ridge, US.
- Does BVVC lead rounds?
- Yes, BVVC leads investment rounds.
- Who does BVVC co-invest with?
- BVVC most often shares deals with Decisive Point, IronGate Capital Advisors, The Veteran Fund, among 107 tracked co-investors.
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