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ANELLO Photonics develops silicon photonics-based inertial navigation systems, specifically its SiPhOG platform, which delivers optical gyroscope performance in a chip-scale form factor for GPS-denied environments.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Dr. Mario Paniccia(Co-Founder and CEO)Avi Feshali(Founder)

Co-investorsCatapult VenturesLockheed Martin VenturesMana VenturesHCVCIn-Q-TelMESH+1 more

Co-investorsPhaze VenturesRedwood CollectiveVintage Investment Partners

Aero X Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in aerospace, defense, and deep tech startups, focusing on foundational technologies for commercial and national security applications.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech

Anametric develops chip-scale quantum photonic (QPIC) devices for cybersecurity applications, drawing on semiconductor design expertise and research commercialized through a partnership with Southern Methodist University.

CybersecurityQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsAustin, US

William V Oxford(Executive Officer, Director)James Gable(Executive Officer, Director)James S Gable(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardFrank Levinson(Director)Paul Nixon(Director)James Hunt(Director)in

Co-investorsScout VenturesLavrock VenturesScout Ventures

AON3D develops additive manufacturing hardware, software, and materials for industrial 3D printing applications.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsMontreal, CA

Kevin Han(Founder/CPO)inRandeep Singh(Founder)inAndrew Walker(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpFlucas VenturesInnoStart CapitalPanache VenturesPrototype CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURES+6 more

Apkudo manages the supply chain for connected devices, extending their lifespan and reducing electronic waste through circular economy practices.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyData & InfrastructureHardwareBaltimore, US

Benjamin Leslie(Chief Technology Officer)Joshua Matthews(Chief Executive Officer and Secretary)Timothy Laughlin(Chief Financial Officer)Nick Chen(Director)

BoardLawson DeVries(Director)inBrian Carney(Director)in

Co-investorsGrotech VenturesMissionOGHarbert Growth PartnersLavrock VenturesTraverse Venture

Atomic-6 designs and sells composite structures for spacecraft, including deployable solar arrays, protective armor tiles, and structural panels.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsSpace TechMarietta, US

Trevor Smith 🚀(Founder)inTrevor Smith(Executive Officer)

A team of aerospace engineers and institutional investors that has invested in over 24 space economy companies, combining expertise in venture capital, capital markets, and space technology.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechCosta Mesa, US

Tom Mueller(Founder)

Co-investorsAtento CapitalDellin Investments

Blue Ridge Networks provides cybersecurity products that protect network connections and data across multiple devices and locations, with a focus on zero trust architecture and quantum-resilient data protection.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareQuantum Computing

John Higginbotham(Chairman & CEO)

Co-investorsNorth Atlantic Capital

CesiumAstro builds active phased array communications systems and software-defined payloads for space and defense applications, including inter-satellite crosslinks, downlinks, and 5G non-terrestrial network connectivity.

Defense TechHardwareSpace TechAustin, US

Shey Sabripour(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Hodock(Director)Daniel Sable(Director)

BoardThomas D?Halluin(Director)inWen Hsieh(Director)in

Co-investorsAssembly VenturesIn-Q-TelInMotion VenturesKleiner PerkinsMatter Venture PartnersMESH+5 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)John Zaal(Chief Operations Officer)Jules Ehrlich(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)

Co-investorsBVVC

Databuoy develops acoustic gunshot detection and localization technology that identifies and locates gunfire indoors, outdoors, and vertically for use in urban areas, campuses, public spaces, and high-security facilities.

Defense TechGovTechIoTVienna, US

Kathleen Griggs(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inNick Jones(Chief Development Officer)inAlex Chermak(Chief Operations Officer)inMukundan Sridharan(Chief Technology Officer)inJeffrey Lattime(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsBeresford Ventures

Decisive Point is a venture capital firm that invests in deep-tech startups building critical technologies for defense, energy, and infrastructure.

Deep TechDefense Tech

Delta Black Aerospace designs and manufactures the RAIDER 330, a hybrid-electric unmanned aerial system for military and defense applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Tactical Edge builds deployable power and communications systems for remote and austere environments, including tethered relay towers, mesh networks, and on-demand hydrogen fuel.

Defense TechEnergyHardware

Co-investorsIn-Q-Tel

Expeto provides a mobile networking software platform that lets mobile network operators turn existing 4G/5G infrastructure into hybrid public-private enterprise connectivity services.

Enterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSVancouver, CA

Ryley(Founder)Terje(Founder)Terje Strand(Founder)Brian(Head of Product)

Co-investorsMomenta VenturesLavrock VenturesMistral Venture Partners

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

goTenna builds mesh networking hardware and software for off-grid connectivity in mission-critical operations.

Defense TechHardwareIoTBrooklyn, US

Daniela Perdomo(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardLarry Marcus(Director)John Levy(Director)

Co-investorsCadron Capital PartnersComcast VenturesLifeX VenturesMarque VenturesNew Leaf InvestNew York Venture Partners+11 more

Hidden Level develops advanced RF (radio frequency) sensing technology for defense, aviation, and intelligence applications.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechGovTechHardwareSyracuse, US

Jeffrey A. Cole(Executive Officer, Director)Brad Garber(Executive Officer)Gary Dominicos(Executive Officer)Tim Graham(Executive Officer)Mike Goll(Executive Officer)Gary S. Dominicos(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBooz Allen VenturesClaritas CapitalDRONE FUNDFounders Circle CapitalLauder PartnersLobby Capital+10 more

Infomatics provides a fleet management platform that combines driver behavior monitoring and vehicle telemetry through hardware and software to optimize safety, efficiency, and performance.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply Chain

J2 Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and partners with founders, drawing on team expertise across government, finance, operations, science, health, and technology.

Fintech

Co-investorsDns Capital

Kovr is Fortreum's AI-native compliance automation platform for regulated environments, centralizing documentation, evidence, and remediation across frameworks including FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-171/800-53, DoD SRG, GovRAMP, and PCI DSS.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityGovTech

Co-investorsXfund

Lavrock Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests at the intersection of national security and frontier technologies, backing companies in areas such as advanced manufacturing, space, quantum, and kinetic systems.

Deep TechDefense Tech

Steve Smoot(Managing Partner)inDaniel Hanks(Managing Partner)in

BoardJim Hunt(General Partner)Alex Poulin(Partner)Juliane Gallina(Partner)George Hoyem(Venture Partner)

Co-investorsAltimeter CapitalAndreessen HorowitzGeneral CatalystInterlagosLavrock VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more

LimaCharlie provides security infrastructure for MSSPs and enterprise security teams, using AI "agentic operators" that connect to clients' existing tools via API to automate queue work such as email quarantine, endpoint approvals, DLP violations, and alert triage.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsHumba VenturesStoneMill VenturesStrategic Cyber VenturesStreamlined VenturesCoFound Partners VentureLong Journey Ventures+3 more

Aerospace and data infrastructure company building off-Earth data storage and orbital data centers.

St Petersburg, US

Christopher Stott(Executive Officer, Director)Carol Goldstein(Executive Officer)Mark Matossian(Executive Officer)Michael Potter(Director)

BoardBradley C. Harrison(Director)inJose Hernandez(Director)

Co-investorsScout VenturesScout VenturesKittyHawk VenturesSeldor CapitalThe Veteran Fund

Lone Star Lunar operates space-based data storage and sovereign AI inference platforms called StarVaults, which orbit Earth and the Moon.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSpace Tech

Co-investorsScout VenturesScout VenturesThe Veteran FundBackswing Ventures

Lytical Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of cybersecurity and AI.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityNew York City, US

Co-investorsFranklin TempletonGV (Google Ventures)Tensility Venture Partners

Marlinspike is a firm whose team includes advisors with senior U.S. national security and intelligence backgrounds.

Deep TechDefense TechGovTechSpace Tech

BoardAndrew Makridis(Advisor)

Co-investorsFlyover Capital

InfoHawk provides a cross-platform intelligence engine that detects and prevents fraud and coordinated deceptive campaigns by mapping attack supply chains—the hosting clusters, payment rails, and operational fingerprints that tie scams together—rather than inspecting individual fraud signals.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Rob LeatherninBen PoieszinJamie McCrindlein

Co-investorsOssian CapitalApollo

Morpheus Space develops GO-2, an electric satellite propulsion system designed to enable orbital maneuvers including constellation deployment, repositioning, deorbiting, and collision avoidance for spacecraft.

HardwareSpace Tech

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelVsquared VenturesAlpine Space VenturesEuropean Investment FundLavrock VenturesMorpheus Ventures

New North Ventures is a venture capital firm run by former company operators and government professionals that invests in startups operating at the intersection of national security and economic resilience.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech

Jeremy Hitchcock(Co-Founder / General Partner)inBrett Davis(Co-Founder / General Partner)

Osney Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage cybersecurity companies in the UK, typically investing in rounds under £5m.

CybersecurityUK, GB

Co-investorsEnterprise Capital FundsBritish Business Bank

Phoenix Semiconductor recreates late-generation, legacy, and mature microelectronic components to address the shortage of domestically manufactured legacy chips.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

BoardRyan Hatcher(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Bronson(Director)inDidier Thibaud(Director)in

Co-investorsLockheed Martin VenturesCoalitionJ2 Ventures

Pison manufactures a wearable neural watch that measures cognitive and physiological performance by reading signals between the brain and muscles.

HardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US

Dexter Ang(Executive Officer, Director)Salil Patel(Director)John Croteau(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJames Hunt(Director)David Cipoletta(Director)

Co-investorsBose VenturesDecisive PointIn-Q-TelDorm RoomLavrock Ventures

Privateer aggregates satellite, terrestrial, and customer data streams and processes them with AI/ML to produce geospatial intelligence for defense, civil, and commercial customers.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace TechKīhei, US

Alex Fielding(CEO & Chairman)inJames Crawford(Founder)

Co-investorsE2MC VenturesRepublic Capital (ex Republic Labs)Rosecliff VenturesSeraphim SpaceAero X VenturesSilent Ventures

Pryon provides a memory layer platform that helps enterprises move AI projects into production by ingesting, governing, and securing content across multiple formats and sources.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalAperture Venture CapitalDuke Capital PartnersGood Growth CapitalGreycroftRevolution+4 more

Red 6 develops augmented reality flight training technology for military aviators, enabling pilots and autonomous systems to train together in simulated threat environments.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware

Daniel Robinson(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonDisney AcceleratorKluz VenturesMoonshots CapitalOctave Ventures LlcLockheed Martin Ventures

Refacture recovers materials from industrial processes and re-engineers them into critical materials for modern manufacturing, including silicon carbide for semiconductors and ceramics, rare earth elements for EVs and electronics, and recovered graphite and metals for battery, smelting, and defense applications.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Co-investorsThe Veteran Fund

RunSafe Security develops cybersecurity software that hardens embedded systems and commercial/defense software against exploitation by disrupting the determinism attackers need to build reliable exploits.

CybersecurityDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMclean, US

Joseph M. Saunders(Founder and CEO)Doug Britton(EVP)Shane Fry(Chief Technology Officer)Bill Stulb(Director)

BoardJoe Addiego(Director)inPatricia Muoio(Director)in

Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersSINEWAVE VENTURESBMW i VenturesCritical VenturesInner Loop CapitalNextGen Venture Partners+2 more

Sayari provides forensic investigation services using corporate records, trade data, and network analysis to uncover hidden risk networks across sanctions evasion, financial crime, counternarcotics, and adversary operations for law enforcement and government clients.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechLegalTechWashington, US

Farley Mesko(Executive Officer)inEric Rhoades(Executive Officer)Benjamin Power(Executive Officer)inDavid Asher(Executive Officer)

BoardMike Zappert(Director)Benjamin Cukier(Director)

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelCentana Growth PartnersJoule VenturesLavrock VenturesMissionOGTFX Capital+3 more

Scout VC is a venture capital firm that leads seed rounds with $2-5M checks in frontier technology startups founded by people from the military, intelligence community, and national research labs.

New York, US

Bradley C Harrison(Director)Wes Blackwell(Director)Brendan Syron(Director)

Co-investorsLunaCap Ventures

Second Front delivers software solutions to government and allied democracies to accelerate access to emerging technologies.

Defense TechDeveloper ToolsGovTechSaaSArlington, US

Peter Dixon(Chief Executive Officer)Tyler Sweatt(Founder)inMark Butler(President)

BoardAlberto Yepez(Director)Austin Walne(Director)inPeter Pace(Director)

Co-investors137 VenturesAbstract VenturesArtis VenturesBattery VenturesBoeing HorizonX VenturesBooz Allen Ventures+4 more

Silent Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building aerospace, defense, and national security companies.

Deep TechDefense TechDallas, US

Jackson Moses(Founder & Managing Partner)

Co-investorsMDSV CAPITALAirbusBlackstone

SineWave Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in data, analytics, networking, cybersecurity, and computing technologies, with a focus on companies bridging commercial and public-sector (government, defense, and intelligence) markets.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Yanev Suissa(Founder)Maggie(Chief Operating Officer)Mary Reding(Partner)Donna F Dodson(Partner)

SkyFi operates a platform that provides access to satellite imagery and Earth observation analytics from multiple providers through a single, user-friendly interface with transparent pricing.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSaaS

Luke Fischer(Founder)in

Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCapital FactoryJ2 VenturesSeraphim Space+2 more

Skyloom builds space-based optical communication systems that provide high-capacity data relay between satellites and from satellites to Earth in low Earth orbit.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechBroomfield, US

Catharine Parnell(Executive Officer)Santiago Tempone(Executive Officer, Director)Marcos Franceschini(Executive Officer, Director)Flavio Guidotti(Director)

BoardMatias Mosse(Director)

Co-investorsAIR CapitalBerkeley SkyDeck FundCrunchFundE2MC VenturesMyelin VCTuesday Capital+2 more

Solarcore develops aerogel-based thermal insulation technology, derived from NASA aerogel research, for use in consumer, commercial, and government applications such as footwear and outdoor gear.

Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsPortland, US

Michael Markesbery(Co-Founder & CEO)inRithvik Venna(Co-Founder & COO)Jeff Nash(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBreak Trail VenturesElizabeth Street VenturesEnlightenment CapitalEvolution VenturesGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERS+9 more

Spartan, a radar technology brand of Pro-Vision, develops software-defined radar sensing and collision avoidance systems for commercial vehicle OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and fleet operators.

Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation

wenwei zhou(Founder)in

Co-investorsBroom VenturesMaC Venture CapitalPrime Movers Lab8VCDangerous VenturesWipro Ventures

Squadra is a seed-stage venture capital firm that provides hands-on operational support, network connections, and go-to-market help to early-stage startups.

CybersecurityDefense TechBaltimore, US

Co-investorsConstruct CapitalLux CapitalRenegade PartnersSQUADRA VENTURES

Stellar Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and partners with entrepreneurs building businesses that use space technology.

Space Tech

David Anderman(Co-Founder & General Partner)in

Co-investorsEast 11 Ventures

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

Co-investorsBVVCMoonshots CapitalRaptor GroupRoadster CapitalSilent Ventures

Vatn Systems builds low-cost, high-volume autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs), passive acoustic hydrophone arrays, and vehicle-agnostic navigation and signal-processing systems for undersea missions in GPS-denied, communications-contested waters.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsPortsmouth, US

Geoff ManchesterFreddie Mills

BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)inGeoffrey Manchester(Director)Thomas Hennessey(Director)inNelson Mills(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveBVVCCapital FactoryCentre Street PartnersChampion Hill Ventures+14 more

Walacor provides a "Trust-first" secure data platform that uses unique-key encryption, immutability, and full audit logging to ensure data integrity and protect against ransomware, AI tampering, and accidental data manipulation.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBethesda, US

Lara George(Co-Founder & President)Walter Hancock(Co-Founder & CTO & CEO)Kevin Kirkbride(Executive Officer, Director)

AWS Wickr is an enterprise-grade secure communication platform offering end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video collaboration for organizations handling sensitive information, with compliance certifications including FedRAMP High and DoD IL4/5.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US

Christopher Howell(Executive Officer)inJennifer DeTrani(Executive Officer)Nico Sell(Co-Founder & Chairman)Kara Coppa(Executive Officer)Braden Seely(Executive Officer)York Sell(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersBreyer CapitalGen CapitalDolby Family VenturesLytical Ventures

Work-Bench is a New York City seed-stage venture capital fund that invests in early-stage founders building enterprise, SaaS, and infrastructure software, with a focus on go-to-market support.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Gil BanyasinGal LelloucheinVita Mallela(CEO)inMalavika Reddy(CTO)in

Co-investorsJanuary VenturesOutlander VCRed Bike CapitalWork-BenchLevel Ventures

Zeno develops nuclear batteries that convert heat from decaying radioisotopes into electricity for extended-duration applications in space and deep-sea environments where conventional power sources are inadequate.

Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareSpace Tech

Tyler Bernstein(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesAIN VenturesBalerion Space VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC Partners+9 more