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Fulcrum Venture

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Santa Monica · Pre-Seed–Growth · 14 people tracked

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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.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
HQ
Santa Monica, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2024
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
26

Team · 14 people

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What they invest in

from 20 of 26 portfolio companies

AI & 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 companies
78%
solo founders
7 of 9 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×13 founders×1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

Investments · 26 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12024 · 12 dated

Acyberacyber.comin

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
Airia20airia20.comin

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
Blankslatetechblankslatetech.co

Blank Slate builds an adaptive cognitive readiness platform for mission-critical teams operating in zero-fail environments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Canopy Aerospacecanopyaerospace.comin

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 Metalcodemetal.ai

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

Critical Materials GroupJul 2026

EnergyTalpa, US

Kevin Capozzoli(Executive Officer, Director)Travis Swanson(Director)Jackie Swanson(Director)Stella Swanson(Director)

Critmatgroupcritmatgroup.com

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

Firestormlaunchfirestorm.com

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

Gamebeastgamebeast.ggin𝕏

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
Highgroundaihighgroundai.com

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

Holocronholocron.tech

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

Larxlarx.ioin𝕏

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

Multitudeinsightsmultitudeinsights.comin𝕏

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

Mythos AImythos-ai.comin

Mythos AI develops artificial intelligence technology for maritime operations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLogistics & Supply ChainWest Palm Beach, US

John Houston(Founder)

Northwood Spacenorthwoodspace.io

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

Permutepermute.aiin

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

Pythopytho.aiin

Pytho offers a "Readiness Operating System" that connects the readiness lifecycle of planning, exercising, and assessing into a single continuous cycle, where each stage informs the next.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Smack

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 Technologiessmacktechnologies.comin𝕏

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

Stellstell-engineering.comin

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 Systemstacticaledgesystems.comAug 2024

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
VXB Aerospacevxbaerospace.comin

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

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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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