Department of Defense — 2017 Investments
80 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Jeff Cardenas(CEO)Jeffery Lee Cardenas(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)George Samuel Rose(Director)
BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)
Aventusoft develops AI-based cardiac and health platforms, including Hemotag for non-invasive cardiac signal analysis, CarePear for connecting patients and physicians with sub-specialists, and Trialogy for AI-driven decentralized clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesBoca Raton, US
Bio1 Systems builds mobile AI/ML tools for clinical data capture, clinical decision support, and predictive analytics that transfer critical medical information for clinical decision making.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Bodkin Design & Engineering develops optical imaging systems, including hyperspectral cameras, infrared calibration test instruments, and machine-vision solutions, along with spectral analysis software.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNewton, US
A defense contractor that manufactures and delivers products supporting the Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S. military, including weapons support programs.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechLogistics & Supply Chain
CTI (a Parsons Company) develops open, government-owned, multi-domain technology for defense and public safety, spanning sensors and platforms, data analytics and visualization, and mission effects across electromagnetic spectrum, cyber, geospatial AR, and uncrewed systems (UxS) autonomy.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Dustan Hellwig(Founder & CSO)Jay Moorman(CEO)
Cintel, Inc. is a defense and government services contractor providing software engineering, cybersecurity, modeling and simulation, data science, machine learning, and power systems solutions.
CybersecurityDefense TechGovTechHuntsville, US
Clostra develops custom software solutions using machine learning and deep learning for defense, medicine, business, and other domains.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Creative Micro (CMC) develops rugged, daylight-readable transparent Augmented Reality and Head-Up Display systems using its Imageguide technology, offering customized electro-optics solutions for government and commercial applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Julie Parker(Co-founder)Bill Parker(Co-founder)
Critical Link designs and manufactures FPGA, DSP, and CPU-based System on Modules (SOMs) with an industrial lifespan and US supply chain, along with development kits for OEM customers.
Deep TechHardwareIoT
Sherlock is a software tool that converts electronic CAD files into CFD and FEA models to predict reliability and time-to-failure of electronic components using embedded libraries of over one million parts.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSaaS
DZYNE Technologies builds unmanned and counter-unmanned (Counter-UAS) systems, including integrated ISR and multi-layered aerial threat defense architectures for military and defense operations across ground, sea, and air.
Deep TechDefense TechRobotics
Ejenta builds an agentic AI platform for connected care that delivers intelligent healthcare solutions to patient homes and manages care for members with chronic conditions like heart failure.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Rachna Dhamija(CEO)
EM Photonics builds high performance computing and embedded systems solutions for image processing, scientific computing, and linear algebra applications, optimizing across CPU, GPU, FPGA, and supercomputer platforms.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
EpiBone engineers bone tissue from stem cells for regenerative medicine and clinical reconstruction, serving patients requiring bone grafts or craniofacial repair.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Nina Tandon(Co-Founder, CEO)Sarindr Bhumiratana(Co-Founder)Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic(Director)Elma Hawkins(Director)
BoardRobert Langer(Director)David Zhu(Director)
Evanhoe provides IT asset tracking and inventory management software (including its ItemAware product) and data-driven logistics solutions for U.S. federal government agencies such as the USPTO and the U.S.
Data & InfrastructureGovTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Gener8 is a product development company offering engineering services including product design, software development, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and commercialization.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
iFyber is a preclinical contract research organization (CRO) that provides custom method development, material characterization, and antimicrobial efficacy testing.
BiotechDeep TechNew Materials
IMSAR designs, builds, and supports radar systems, manufacturing hundreds of units annually to meet high-volume demand.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpringville, US
Innovative Space Technologies, LLC provides subject-matter experts and resources for technology development and commercialization.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
K2 Solutions provides subject matter expertise and knowledge-based services supporting the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), its components, and national security initiatives.
Defense TechGovTech
Knight Technical Solutions (KTS) is a veteran-owned company that develops products and technologies including a Fixed Displacement Turbine engine, a firearm recoil reduction system, portable power units, air filtration systems, and uncrewed aircraft systems.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareHuntsville, US
Knight Armament manufactures firearms and firearm accessories, including rifles, machine guns, suppressors, muzzle devices, rail systems, and weapon-mounted night vision and thermal optics.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardware
Liposeuticals is a specialty pharmaceuticals company that reformulates sterile injectable drugs using a proprietary platform.
BiotechMedical Devices
Management Sciences, Inc.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Mantel Technologies is a defense technology company that develops products and services for the national security and dual-use markets, focusing on areas such as canine systems, human systems, mission systems, and interoperability.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
NDI Engineering Company provides marine and naval engineering services to the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the commercial maritime industry.
Deep TechDefense Tech
NeuroTheranostics (NTI) develops treatments for traumatic brain injury (TBI), including an intravenous drug (NTI-101) intended to promote neuro-regeneration and reduce cognitive dysfunction, along with an intranasal formulation and a companion blood test (NeuroD) to monitor disease progression and treatment efficacy.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
NP Photonics is a manufacturer of single-frequency fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, multi-laser systems, high-energy lasers, and specialty glass and mid-IR transport fiber, offered as OEM, R&D, or custom laser solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareTucson, US
optX designs optics and camera systems for electro-optical and infrared imaging, covering multi-spectral, ultra-compact, and multi-modal systems across wavelengths from UV through LWIR.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
ORBIS is a multidisciplinary engineering and workforce development company serving government, commercial, and allied partner initiatives, primarily supporting national security and naval readiness missions.
Defense TechFuture of WorkCharleston, US
Orthocare Innovations develops and commercializes prosthetic, orthotic, and rehabilitation technologies for people with physical disabilities and their care providers.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Oxford Biomedical Research develops immunoassay kits, purified recombinant enzymes, and antibodies for measuring biomarkers such as cortisol, histamine, isoprostanes, and glutathione S-transferases.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Parts Life Inc. provides DMSMS and obsolescence solutions for defense programs through its "5R" system covering remanufacturing, repair, recertification, replication, and reverse engineering of mission-critical parts and components.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense Tech
Plus Designs, Inc.
Defense TechNew MaterialsSpace Tech
Santa Monia, US
C. Kumar Patel(Executive Officer, Director)Jay Sethuram(Director)Navin Doshi(Director)Raj Parekh(Director)Francis X. McGuire(Executive Officer)
Quality Support, Inc. is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing engineering, program management, technical, logistical, facilities management, and administrative support services, primarily to government clients.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechAlexandria, US
Quantified Design Solutions is a research and development firm that evaluates, designs, and develops training systems and advanced support technology, blending live, computer-based, virtual, and augmented training modalities.
Deep TechDefense TechEdTech
RGi builds geospatial and data-analytics solutions aimed at improving decision-making across the multi-domain battlespace for national security and defense applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense Tech
Rejuvenate Bio develops gene therapy treatments targeting the root causes of aging to address chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis, heart disease, and cancer in companion animals and humans.
BiotechHealthtechLongevitySan Diego, US
Noah Davidsohn(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Oliver(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Zhu(Director)
Rose-A-Lee Technologies is a quality-driven contract manufacturing firm offering design for manufacturing, reverse engineering (including 3-D part scanning and CAD development), and supply chain optimization services.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardware
Sanaria develops malaria vaccines based on a Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) platform technology, including single-dose candidates such as PfSPZ-LARC2, to prevent malaria infection in individuals and support elimination of the disease in communities.
BiotechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Stephen L. Hoffman(CEO)
Palladyne AI develops embodied artificial intelligence and autonomous systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications, with a focus on real-world operations in complex and contested environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsUnited States, US
BENJAMIN G. WOLFF(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)RALPH TAYLOR-SMITH(Director)PRESTON WOO(Executive Officer)RAY QUINTANA(Director)JULIE WOLFF(Executive Officer, Director)ASHOK BELANI(Director)
SeaLandAire is an engineering firm founded in 1997 that designs and builds data collection systems—including hydrophone arrays, acoustic signal processing, sensor systems, and autonomous vehicles—for harsh marine, air, and terrain environments.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Secure Planet develops biometric identification technologies, including mobile facial and fingerprint matching systems (FABIS) and access-control applications, along with facial identification training and consulting services.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechArlington, US
Semandex Networks develops semantic software that correlates structured and unstructured multi-source data using AI, machine learning, computer vision, and graph analytics to uncover non-obvious connections between people, places, and events.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense Tech
Sentar is a technology and services company that supports government and defense-related customers, with a workforce that includes a significant proportion of military veterans.
CybersecurityDefense Tech
Bridget McCaleb(Catalyst and CEO)
Sharp Vision Software (SVS) builds AI-powered 3D work instruction authoring tools (AVARIS) and model-based digital technical manual platforms (DIVA) for defense and industrial customers.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSaaS
Sigray builds laboratory x-ray instruments — including x-ray microscopy, micro x-ray fluorescence, and x-ray absorption spectroscopy systems — that deliver synchrotron-like performance for analyzing microstructure, chemistry, and composition.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
BiotechDallas, US
John H, Stevens(Director)Erich Spangenberg(Director)J. Michael DiMaio(Executive Officer, Director)
Starix Technology develops ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless solutions, including all-CMOS single-chip wireless ICs, embedded modules, and development kits for building short-range wireless applications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Tau Technologies provides scientific research and engineering support for directed energy, optics, and space programs, including optical fabrication, testing, and modeling, simulation & analysis of satellite, electro-optical, and high energy laser systems.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechAlbuquerque, US
Texas High Energy Materials develops advanced polymer chemistry products, including durable low-friction coatings, self-healing composites, and composite fuel bladder materials.
Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials
Al Perez(Founder)
Theradaptive develops engineered protein therapeutics with improved targeted delivery to enhance efficacy and reduce side effects across clinical indications including orthopedics, soft tissue repair, and targeted chemotherapy.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesFrederick, US
Luis Alvarez(Executive Officer, Director)David Stewart(Executive Officer, Director)Ted A. Meyers(Director)George Shanine(Director)David Harrington(Director)Jeffrey Dunn(Director)
Tier1 Performance is a consulting partner offering organizational performance and transformation services, covering people development, operations, growth, and digital transformation for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
VirTech Bio develops OxyBridge, a human-derived hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC) intended as a blood substitute for time-critical trauma patients in hemorrhagic shock and for pre-transplant donor organ perfusion.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBeverly, US
Joseph Tucker(Executive Officer)Matias Vidal(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Dallas Hack(CEO & Director, Medical Affairs)
W5 Technologies builds a fully functional MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) simulator and MUOS-compatible hardware for testing, troubleshooting, and field deployment.
Defense TechHardware
Zymeron develops drug delivery and formulation technologies, including a peptide drug conjugate platform for delivering cytoprotective molecules to the bone marrow and methods to reformulate poorly soluble oral drugs into injectables.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
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