Fulcrum Venture
Venture capitalActively deployingSanta Monica · Pre-Seed–Growth · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
Fulcrum focuses on the generational rebuild of America's industrial base, investing across its full lifecycle. This spans manufacturing and supply chain technologies that expand production capacity, along with the data systems that determine whether critical emerging platforms perform in real-world field conditions. The firm backs companies from inception through growth, targeting sectors where it sees conviction, capability, and necessity converging.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 20 of 26 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Defense Tech ×9SaaS ×8Deep Tech ×7Enterprise Software ×5Space Tech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:United States×11Australia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×13 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12 dated
Acyber provides offensive security testing and red team services, offering custom tooling and platform-based vulnerability discovery for commercial and government clients in the United States.
CybersecurityDefense Tech
Co-investorsMultiball CapitalThe Veteran Fund
AIRIA provides facility scheduling and space optimization software that analyzes campus room usage to reduce underutilized spaces, cut energy and operational costs, and support financial and operational planning.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Edward Nass(Founder)
Co-investorsNeer Venture PartnersBackswing VenturesCounterview Capital
Blank Slate builds an adaptive cognitive readiness platform for mission-critical teams operating in zero-fail environments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Canopy Aerospace & Defense designs and manufactures specialized materials and components for aerospace, defense, and space applications, including composites, thermal protection systems, and machined parts.
Deep TechDefense TechNew MaterialsSpace TechChicago, US
Co-investorsCaruso VenturesSprint VcTechstars
Code Metal builds AI-assisted code translation and modernization tools that use formal verification and program analysis to produce tested, standards-compliant, and portable code.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Peter Morales(Co-Founder & CEO)Alex Showalter-Bucher(Co-Founder & SVP of Technology)Ryan Aytay(President & COO)Laura Shen(EVP & Head of Growth)Jennifer Paau(SVP of Business Operations & Strategy)Octavian Udrea(Chief Scientist)
Co-investorsAccelB Capital GroupB4 CapitalJ2 VenturesSalesforce VenturesSmith Point Capital+3 more
EnergyTalpa, US
Kevin Capozzoli(Executive Officer, Director)Travis Swanson(Director)Jackie Swanson(Director)Stella Swanson(Director)
Critical Materials Group manufactures and distributes military-grade explosive materials for defense arsenals, aiming to remove single points of failure in the supply chain.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechNew Materials
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
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesBVVCCapital FactoryDecisive Point+13 more
Gamebeast is an AI-first analytics and intelligence platform for game studios that unifies player analytics, A/B experiments, LiveOps, attribution/deeplinks, and player sentiment into a single data model.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaS
Co-investorsJ2 VenturesA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen HorowitzThe Mini Fund
HighGround is a government demand intelligence platform that ingests procurement, budget, award, and vendor data from 500+ sources, resolves entities, and applies scoring models, exposing the results to analysts, AI models (via MCP), and agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTech
Holocron Technologies presents itself as a defense-oriented technology company using slogans about being "the digital arsenal of democracy." The page provides no concrete details about its products or services.
Defense Tech
Co-investorsBreakwater VenturesNew North VenturesWinklevoss CapitalFiDi VenturesSica VenturesSyndicate 708
Larx builds a decision intelligence platform, offered via an API and a natural language interface, with edge-ready deployment options.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise Software
Tad Mielnicki(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersExpeditionsREFASHIOND Ventures
Multitude Insights builds software for law enforcement agencies that centralizes intelligence such as bulletins, emails, and PDFs so information can be created, shared, and tracked across units, departments, and jurisdictions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsCommonweal VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersCounterview Capital
Northwood provides end-to-end ground infrastructure for space missions, from concept through deployment to live data delivery.
Deep TechHardwareSaaSSpace Tech
Shaurya Luthra(Cofounder)
Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesAlso CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAurelia FoundryBalerion Space VenturesHumba Ventures+6 more
Permute offers a financial intelligence layer that connects data sources such as CRM, ERP, files, finance systems, and collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams into a single workspace.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsService Provider Capital
Boston startup behind SmackHigh Twitter accounts and Fam, an iPhone group video chat app for up to 16 people.
Boston, US
Giuseppe Stuto(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Iudiciani(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCostanoa VenturesFirst InFortitude VenturesGeodesic CapitalPalumni VC+2 more
Smack builds domain-specific AI models for military decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Andy Markoff(Founder & CEO)inClint Alanis(COO & Co-Founder)inDan Gould(Head of Strategy & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGeodesic CapitalScribble VenturesCostanoa VenturesFirst In
Stell builds AI-powered systems engineering software for requirements management and traceability, targeting hardware engineers working on mission-critical systems in aerospace and defense.
Defense TechSaaSSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Malory McLemore(Founder)
Co-investorsPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Third PrimeUrban InnovationLong Journey VenturesWischoff Ventures
Tactical Edge Systems builds deployable power and communications hardware for remote and infrastructure-denied environments, including tethered relay towers, mesh networking, and on-demand hydrogen fuel.
Defense TechEnergyHardwareBillerica, US
Erik Limpaecher(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Donahue(Executive Officer, Director)
VXB Aerospace develops software using generative capabilities to help engineers design custom components involving complex multi-physics, such as antennas, electronics, and plasma propulsion.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechEveleigh, AU
Alexander Ryan(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSmack · citybiz.co · Aug 19, 2026
Smack Technologies · finsmes.com · Aug 18, 2026
Code Metal · fortune.com · Aug 14, 2026
VXB Aerospace · spacetimespod.substack.com · Jul 27, 2026
Mythos AI · theaicronicle.com · Jun 29, 2026
Northwood Space · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 18, 2026
Holocron · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fulcrum Venture made?
- Fulcrum Venture has 27 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Fulcrum Venture invest at?
- Fulcrum Venture invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Fulcrum Venture focus on?
- Fulcrum Venture focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics.
- Where is Fulcrum Venture located?
- Fulcrum Venture is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.
- Who does Fulcrum Venture co-invest with?
- Fulcrum Venture most often shares deals with Geodesic Capital, J2 Ventures, Techstars, among 44 tracked co-investors.
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