Department of Defense — 2022 Investments
120 investments dated 2022 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Accipiter Systems builds high-performance electronic and photonic system interconnect hardware (PCIe switches, network interface cards, expansion chassis) and software (switch software, drivers, APIs, GUIs) for edge AI infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Adaptive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) provides contract manufacturing services including product development and design, precision machining, fabrication, water jetting, grinding, EDM, tooling, gages and fixtures, assembly, and turnkey manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingHardware
Implicit is an AI-powered knowledge platform that aggregates technical content from manuals, tickets, and procedures to provide cited answers to both human workers and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
AlchLight is a technology firm specializing in ultrafast laser material fabrication, using lasers to create micro- and nano-structures on metals and glass at industrial scale for applications such as black/colored metals and superhydrophobic surfaces.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsRochester, US
Alluvionic is a woman-owned, SBA 8(a) certified professional services firm providing project management, process improvement, cybersecurity/CMMC compliance, training, and technology development for government and industry clients.
CybersecurityDefense TechGovTech
Arzeda uses AI-driven computational protein design to create custom proteins and enzymes, then productizes and manufactures them for applications including sweeteners, home and personal care, advanced materials, and biologics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechNew MaterialsSeattle, US
Alexandre Zanghellini(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Althoff(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeff Klunzinger(Director)Bill Baum(Director)Andrew Ban(Executive Officer)Daniela Grabs(Executive Officer)
Ballydel Technologies develops novel materials and manufacturing processes for use in pharmaceutical, defense, energy, and consumer goods applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Beacon AI builds an AI assistant for commercial and private aircraft to support pilots with checklist management, flight procedures, route optimization, and safety calculations.
AI & Machine Learning
Beacon Industries manufactures complex rotating aero-engine hardware from heat-resistant superalloys with tight tolerances, using additive manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsNewington, US
Beartooth builds the MK II Plus, a rugged, waterproof mesh networking radio that turns smartphones into long-range communication devices with GPS, AES-256 encryption, and ATAK integration, operating without towers, satellites, or subscriptions.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Bhawin Technologies LLC is an advanced materials research and manufacturing company and testing laboratory that develops optical ceramics, nanopowders, crystal growth, lithium niobate and electro-optic materials, plus applications in energy storage, cosmetics, pharma, and concrete.
Deep TechDefense TechNew MaterialsAnn Arbor, US
Cambrian Works builds networking and connectivity infrastructure for satellite communications and space operations, including the GigRouter, a space-ready router and edge-computing device with onboard AI/ML processing.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Palo Alto, US
Payam Banazadeh(Executive Officer, Director)William Woods(Director)
BoardChris Boshuizen(Director)Nabeel Hyatt(Director)
Centeye is a fabless semiconductor company that designs neuromorphic vision chips and ultra-low size/weight/power vision sensors for small drones, robotics, and IoT devices.
Deep TechRoboticsSemiconductors
Certus Group builds IBIS™ (Information Bridging and Integration System), a knowledge platform that uses agentic AI, natural-language queries, and AI governance to let teams connect and act on heterogeneous data without cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechTampa, US
Cesium Astro develops software-defined communications systems for spacecraft and defense networks, including inter-satellite crosslinks, satellite-to-ground downlinks, and 5G non-terrestrial network connectivity across space and terrestrial domains.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechAustin, US
Jonathan Hodock(Director)Shey Sabripour(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Sable(Director)
BoardThomas D?Halluin(Director)Wen Hsieh(Director)
Cognicom develops tactical radios, waveform technology, programmable IP cores, and routing/switching solutions for protected, multi-domain communications in contested defense environments.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSan Diego, US
Cognitive Space develops AI-driven automation software for satellite operations, enabling constellation operators to scale while meeting operational requirements.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSaaSSpace TechHouston, US
Marc Bell(Co-Founder and CEO)Guy de Carufel(CEO & Founder)Dax Garner(CTO)Jeff Edwards(VP of Engineering)Hanna Steplewska(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Roberts(Director)
CoVar builds custom machine learning and artificial intelligence software, including automatic target recognition and AI-powered decision support tools, for defense, healthcare, and industry organizations.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Cryptic Vector develops offensive cyber capabilities, low-SWaP ISR/EW platforms, and engineering automation tools for military and defense operators working in contested cyber and electromagnetic environments.
CybersecurityDefense TechHardware
San Francisco, US
Patrick Faith(Director)Scott Edington(Executive Officer, Director)Novak Jiri(Executive Officer)Xavier Fuller(Executive Officer)
BoardGunnar Overstrom III(Director)Michael Dreyer(Director)
Def-Logix is a Veteran-Owned Small Business providing AI-enhanced cybersecurity research and development, offensive and defensive cyber operations, and custom software engineering.
CybersecurityDefense TechGovTechSan Antonio, US
EH Group Inc. develops military technology for the defense aerospace sector, offering solutions in electromagnetic spectrum operations, scaled satellite delivery systems, unmanned systems, and AI/ML.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech
ECS provides technology solutions supporting military readiness, including modeling and simulation systems and global life support and sponsorship services.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSOrlando, US
Enveil develops Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs), including its ZeroReveal solutions and Secure AI, that protect data while it is being used or processed.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFulton, US
Ellison Anne Williams(Founder and CEO)Tim Eades(Director)Robert R. Ackerman Jr.(Director)
BoardZulfe Ali(Director)
Clearwater, US
Wesley Hutton Westmoreland(Director)Anton Schutz(Director)Robert Bass(Executive Officer, Director)Brooks Lee Bash(Director)Colin Christopher Hill(Director)Robert Edward Guidry(Executive Officer, Director)
Develops cutting-edge electroadhesive actuators for robots using Carnegie Mellon technology to reduce weight, size, and cost.
Pittsburgh, US
Randall Eger(Director)Stuart Diller(Executive Officer, Director)Carmel Majidi(Director)
BoardIlana Diamond(Director)
GTC Analytics is a research and product development firm that builds software combining physics modeling, model-based systems engineering, automation, and AI/machine learning for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaSAtlanta, US
Hydronalix builds man-portable unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. military, with mission capabilities including real-time sonar and bathymetry mapping, autonomous patient transfer and cargo logistics, and maritime domain awareness.
Defense TechHardwareRobotics
Impact Observatory provides AI-powered geospatial monitoring and on-demand land cover data, offering seasonal and annual maps of populations, infrastructure, natural resources, and the environment from local to global scale.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep Tech
Kef Robotics develops visual autonomy technology for aircraft, providing vision-based navigation and perception systems for aviation platforms.
AI & Machine LearningRobotics
KeriCure Medical develops spray-on nanopolymer wound care products that form a protective, moisture-retaining barrier over skin and wounds, marketed to medical professionals and consumers as well as military users.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesTampa, US
Knowmadics builds electronic warfare and situational awareness technology, including its 360° Aware suite for real-time common operational picture, along with EW training and rapid-innovation services that integrate AI, IoT, cyber, and space capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech
Lithium Battery Engineering develops custom lithium batteries and related commercial products, including its Alpha and Beta battery series and folding solar panels.
CleantechEnergyHardware
MAgWerks Vision is a vehicular lighting company that develops patented magnesium lamp housing and silicone optical lens technologies to produce smaller, lighter, more energy-efficient lighting systems.
HardwareMobility & TransportationNew Materials
Michael Pickholz
Mantis Composites uses in-house 3D printing technology to produce continuous carbon fiber components from advanced material systems such as PEEK/Carbon Fiber, Carbon/Carbon, and Carbon/Silicon-Carbide.
Advanced ManufacturingNew MaterialsSpace Tech
Memsel develops a controlled drug-delivery platform and phage therapies aimed at delivering treatments directly to sites of injury or disease, targeting bleeding, infection, and neurological conditions.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
MicroContinuum provides nanofabrication services including nanoimprint lithography and roll-to-roll nanopatterning, applying anti-reflective coatings and nanopattern structures.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Mobius provides engineering, analytical, and programmatic services to government and commercial customers, specializing in space and missile defense systems, modeling and simulation, sensors, radars, directed energy, and weapons system integration.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Modular Matter is a company developing a modular prosthesis to serve people with limb differences.
HardwareMedical DevicesNew Materials
Jeffrey L. Gair, Jr.(Founder & CEO)
MORSE is a team of engineers, software developers, and scientists with roots in aerospace engineering that develops technologies for defense and operational applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
MI is the for-profit commercialization arm of MTU/MTRI, formed to capitalize and monetize intellectual property and innovations arising from MTU/MTRI funded research.
Deep Tech
Gregory Leonard(President & Board Chairman)Jim Baker(Secretary)Suzanne Morin(Treasurer)Nikola Subotic(Board of Directors)Robert Shuchman(Board of Directors)
Mystic Spear is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business run by retired Special Operators that develops mission-specific technology for military operators and warfighters.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Nanomatronix develops nanotechnology and microelectronics products and services, including rugged optical transceivers, environmental screening and qualification, carbon nanotubes, titanate nanofibers, and 3D printing services.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Nanovox Optics develops 3D-printed gradient index (GRIN) optical materials and its VIRGO lens technology, which embed volumetric refractive index patterns to integrate the functions of multiple conventional lenses while reducing size, weight, and lens count.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
Near Earth Autonomy builds autonomous pilot systems, marketed as "Captain," that let aircraft fly missions with reduced or no onboard crew, certified up to the highest airworthiness standards.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US
Charles Toups(Director)Sanjiv Singh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lyle Chamberlain(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sebastian Scherer(Executive Officer, Promoter)Marcel Bergerman(Executive Officer, Director)
NexTech provides full-spectrum aviation and tactical communications for federal diplomatic security and government programs, including secure UNCLAS, SECRET, and Top Secret voice, video, data, and radio links across command centers, aircraft, and airports.
Defense TechGovTech
NextGen RF designs, tests, and manufactures RF and wireless products, including the Viper SC+ software-programmable routers and base stations for licensed narrowband spectrum holders and multi-protocol air-to-ground communications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) provides systems engineering, modeling and simulation, real-time open systems development, testing, and system assessment services for complex defense systems as well as test range radar, telemetry, and optical systems.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense Tech
ObjectSecurity provides automated vulnerability analysis tools for binary software (including without source code) and AI/ML model internals, serving red teams, testers, DevSecOps, and MLOps in defense, industrial, and mission-critical environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech
Orbital Micro Systems (now Weather Stream) develops and manufactures miniaturized millimeter-wave microwave radiometer instruments for ground, air, and space-based applications, including its GEMS family used for satellite meteorology and weather forecasting.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Overmatch builds an AI-driven spatial computing platform that fuses physical and digital environments using sensor fusion, digital twins, avatars, and object/biometric tracking to deliver immersive training and real-time decision support.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Perpetua Resources is developing the Stibnite Gold Project in central Idaho, a mining operation producing gold alongside antimony, the only domestic U.S. reserve of that critical mineral.
CleantechNew MaterialsYellow Pine, US
Prime Solutions Group (PSG) is a professional engineering services company specializing in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) processing, big data analytics, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems engineering.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Princeton Satellite Systems develops spacecraft design and simulation software, including a MATLAB-based Spacecraft Design Toolbox and C++ simulation libraries, and researches Direct Fusion Drive propulsion for interplanetary travel.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
PMAT provides defense-focused technology services including systems engineering, software development, data science, and digital engineering.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechNorfolk, US
Prometheus Inc. is a woman-owned software research and engineering firm specializing in applied mathematics and mathematically-based electronic systems, developing algorithms and software for military and commercial applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechSharon, US
PURioLABS builds PURitALL, a line of self-contained mobile cabinets that disinfect and sterilize medical devices using computer-controlled treatment cycles offering low-level disinfection, high-level disinfection, or terminal sterilization.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Quaternion Consulting (QCI) provides consulting services that combine cost analysis, systems engineering, systems architecture, and modeling & simulation to help clients improve system performance and reduce risk.
Deep TechEnterprise Software
Raft builds software infrastructure for defense and military applications, positioning itself as a foundational software layer for command and control, autonomy, and decision-making in modern warfare.
Deep TechDefense TechSaaS
Linthicum Heights, US
Samuel Bemiss(Executive Officer)Matthew Robinson(Director)Anthony Diekemper(Director)Keith Palmisano(Director)Alan Macdonald(Executive Officer)Greg Foley(Director)
Relative Dynamics is an aerospace research and development group working on technologies including optical laser communications, thermal adaptive optics systems, systems identification methods, and hybrid RF/optical systems.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Resilient Computing develops fault-tolerant, radiation-hardened computer architectures based on FPGA computers, using patented fault detection and recovery methods to protect against single event effects.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Results Group is a research organization that translates research into solutions and operates Motive Labs, working with university and government research collaborators including NIH, NIDILRR, DHA, CDMRP, MTEC, and the UK NHS-HRA.
Deep TechDefense TechHealthtech
Saxon Glass provides chemical strengthening services for glass using an alkali ion exchange process, increasing fracture strength, fatigue resistance, thermal shock resistance, and abrasion resistance for borosilicate, aluminosilicate, soda-lime, and optical glass compositions.
Advanced ManufacturingMedical DevicesNew Materials
Silicon Audio builds interferometer-based optical seismometers with ultra-low noise, omnitilt sensors that operate in harsh environments from the seafloor to the lunar surface.
Climate TechDeep TechHardware
Skuld LLC develops metal casting technology, using a lost foam casting process to produce high-strength ductile iron parts with thinner walls, tighter tolerances, and lower tooling costs.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
Skyloom provides optical data relay and telecommunications services for satellite constellations, enabling high-capacity bidirectional connections for satellite-to-satellite and satellite-to-earth transmissions in low Earth orbit.
Data & InfrastructureSpace TechBroomfield, US
Catharine Parnell(Executive Officer)Santiago Tempone(Executive Officer, Director)Marcos Franceschini(Executive Officer, Director)Flavio Guidotti(Director)
BoardMatias Mosse(Director)
Skyward, Ltd. provides technology research and development and custom product solutions, with expertise in test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), additive manufacturing, and machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Space Systems Research Corporation (SSRC) supports the development, delivery, operations, and data analysis of space science missions, working with clients from concept development through implementation.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Spectric Labs is a team of engineers and scientists that builds signal processing systems, data analytics platforms, and visualization frameworks to solve problems for the Intelligence Community.
Data & InfrastructureDefense TechGovTech
Sporian develops advanced sensor and prototype technologies for extreme environments, including seismometer and flow sensors designed to operate under the high temperatures and pressures found on the surface of Venus.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Stealth Software Technologies develops privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) that turn cryptographic research into practical software, covering secure multiparty computation, zero-knowledge proofs, searchable encryption, secure cloud storage, and privacy-enhanced blockchain.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep Tech
Rafail Ostrovsky(Co-founder)
CACI provides multi-source intelligence and space mission systems for national security and defense, including EO/IR and hyperspectral sensors, electronic warfare solutions, optical communications, and AI-enabled data processing.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech
Syght develops threat detection and screening technology aimed at security screening in high-risk environments.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Synthio provides process intensification technology and custom chemical synthesis services for fine and specialty chemicals, serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsBoulder, US
Joseph C. Poshusta(Executive Officer)Christine M. Martin(Executive Officer)Jerry L. Martin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
The Probitas Project, Inc. develops systems, software, hardware, and data products, offering digital signal processing, RF and radar system development, real-time software architecture, and combat systems integration for submarine and surface ship platforms.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechVienna, US
Titus is an athletic training and human performance facility with certified coaches who develop athletes, including scholarship recipients, Olympians, professional athletes, and military special operations soldiers.
Sports TechWellness & Fitness
TP Engineering Services develops advanced diode-pumped solid-state laser and electro-optic products, devices, and systems built to customer requirements, including compact pulsed laser systems with durations from femtoseconds to nanoseconds operating from ultraviolet to near-infrared.
Deep TechHardwarePoway, US
Unspun develops 3D weaving technology and software for apparel and textile manufacturing, enabling fast, automated, and low-waste garment production for brands and manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEmeryville, US
Kevin Peter Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Walden Hoi Ming Lam(Executive Officer, Director)Beth Esponnette(Founder)inARNE ARENS(Executive Officer, Director)CHRIS BLAKESLEE(Director)
BoardMilo Werner(Director)
Wilcox designs and manufactures tactical equipment including optics, night vision mounting systems, and advanced networking systems for military, law enforcement, and commercial customers worldwide.
Defense TechHardwareIoT
WISER Systems builds an ultra-wideband (UWB) real-time location system using antennas, tags, and mesh networking with server software that calculates inch-level asset coordinates on a facility floor plan.
Raleigh, US
Seth Hollar(Director)Margaret Hostetler(Director)Jeff Shelden(Director)Elaine Rideout(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Verus Research is a team of scientists and research engineers providing advanced electromagnetic simulation and analysis, microwave system modeling and design, nuclear systems analysis, radiation effects, and multidisciplinary systems integration.
Deep TechDefense Tech
Zansors develops medical-grade wearable sensors and mobile apps that capture and interpret personal bio-signals, along with a HIPAA-compliant cloud system (ExoBrain) that connects patient data to clinician dashboards.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
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