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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 positions itself around a vision of preserving a safe way of life and a mission to find, fund, and provide follow-on support to mission-first founders so that the United States and its allies prevail. The firm emphasizes values centered on protection, truth-seeking, craftsmanship, bold action, trust, and merit. Its orientation strongly suggests a focus on defense and national-security-aligned technology ventures.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.
Team · 24 people
from the firm's website
Joe Musselman is the founder and managing partner of Bravo Victor Venture Capital (BVVC), a venture firm that invests from inception to early-growth stages. The firm focuses on national security technology, backing founders developing software, hardware, and advanced manufacturing with applications for Special Operations and commercial markets.
Adam Bell is the William H. McRaven National Security Fellow at BVVC. He previously served for 20 years in the United States Army Special Forces, with experience in program management, risk mitigation, and coalition-building.
James McCabe is a Government Solutions Manager at Picogrid, where he focuses on national security technology, strategy, and operations. A retired special operations officer, he has more than 20 years of experience leading large organizations through growth, transformation, and crisis response, including managing multimillion-dollar programs and cross-functional teams of over 250 people. He is a McRaven National Security Fellow and holds a Top Secret–Sensitive Compartmentalized Information clearance.
Ross Hangebrauck is a General Partner at Bravo Victor Venture Capital (BVVC), an inception/seed to Series A venture fund focused on national security technology. He has experience leading, building, and backing companies across stages from inception through late stage, and invests in founders developing software, hardware, and advanced manufacturing technologies with applications in Special Operations and commercial markets.
What they invest in
from 22 of 35 portfolio companiesDefense Tech ×11Hardware ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Robotics ×7Deep Tech ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Cleantech ×3Mobility & Transportation ×3
HQs:United States×20Italy×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×33 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data
Stanford University ×5United States Naval Academy ×3Norwich University ×2University of Florida ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Business & Management ×4Computer Science ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Economics ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 23 founders with career history
Northrop Grumman ×2SpaceX ×2Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation ×2Tern AI ×2United States Air Force ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 35 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 PointLontra VenturesNomi Capital Defense Fund IPax Ventures+6 more
Navi AI builds an AI-powered flight debriefing and safety platform that captures cockpit audio, flight data, and ATC communications, then analyzes maneuvers against a school's standards for students and instructors.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEdTech
Vivek Velivela(Founder)
Co-investorsRaptor GroupNEW VISTA CAPITAL
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(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAliya Capital PartnersAltra Venture+109 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)inJon Cox(Principal Software Engineer)Deep Tailor(Principal Software Engineer)Stephen Gregory(Principal Site Reliability Engineer)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsBroom VenturesIceNineKohala VenturesLux CapitalMaC Venture CapitalPioneer+6 more
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Brett Adcock(Founder)inLee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investors10T Fund1802 VenturesAlign VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAtaraxia CapitalAUDEO VENTURES+57 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-investorsAlumni VenturesBackswing VenturesBeyond CapitalBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesCapital Factory+20 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-investorsAntlerCapital FactoryDraper AssociatesID VenturesMission One CapitalSlauson & Co.+2 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 & Chief Executive Officer)inJoseph Turner(Executive Officer)Andrew Gregg(Executive Officer, Director)inJoe Turner(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)in
BoardPaige Craig(Director)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investors0BS640 OxfordAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalDecisive Point+14 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
Clint Graumann(Founder)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalBroom VenturesCortado VenturesCross Culture VenturesFlorida FundersIndustrious Ventures+2 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 vcTipTop VenturesBoost VC+2 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-investorsAlign VenturesAtaraxia CapitalBooz Allen VenturesCliff CapitalCrosscourt VenturesDecisive Point+11 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
Tidal is developing a commuter-class hybrid-electric seaplane aimed at making coastal transportation more sustainable and affordable.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationSuffolk, US
Pranav Sateesh Krishnamurthy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mark Lau(Director, Promoter)Jude Cheriathundam Augustine(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsDivergent CapitalJude Gomila
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(Founder)in
BoardRaju Rishi(Director)Andy Cohen(Director)Alex Scherbakovsky(Director)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsBaukunstBeaconsfield CapitalBroom VenturesFloating PointHyperplane Venture CapitalNextView Ventures+16 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)inPranav SriramRushil Knagaram(Founding Account Executive)Param Mehta(Founding Engineer)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsY CombinatorScout VenturesScout VenturesTeamworthy VenturesTrue VenturesOurCrowd+3 more
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)in
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlumni VenturesARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Balaji SrinivasanBalerion Space VenturesContrary+23 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(Founder)inGeoff Manchester(Founder)inDan Hendrix(Founder)Freddie Mills(Founder)
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)in
Co-investorsAirbus VenturesBackswing VenturesBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveCapital FactoryCentre Street Partners+17 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-investorsBackswing VenturesCrosscourt VenturesGaingelsRaptor Group
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X-Bow Systems is a non-traditional producer of solid rocket motors that leverages advanced additive manufacturing techniques to deliver customizable, high-performance rocket motors and comprehensive flight test services for defense and space applications.
Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech
Jason Hundley(Founder)inMark Kaufman(Founder)Maureen Gannon(Founder)
PartnerJoe Musselman· solo GP
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesBroom VenturesCapital FactoryCrosslink CapitalLontra VenturesRazor's Edge Ventures+4 more
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 RadarTelepathic
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 companiesStandard Nuclear · valueaddvc.com · Aug 3, 2026
Anduril · geekwire.com · Jul 24, 2026
Scout AI · finsmes.com · Apr 29, 2026
Firestorm · techcrunch.com · Apr 29, 2026
Polyarc · geekwire.com · Mar 31, 2026
Tive · finsmes.com · Jan 14, 2026
Glīd · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 22, 2025
Clearspeed · finsmes.com · Jun 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BVVC made?
- BVVC has 35 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, The Veteran Fund, Broom Ventures, among 162 tracked co-investors.
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