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Washington · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as LAVROCK VENTURES, LLC
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Investment thesis
Lavrock approaches venture investing primarily through the lens of the national security ecosystem, drawing on deep roots in the intelligence community to assess which technologies matter in practice. Its investments span frontier domains including advanced manufacturing, space, quantum technologies, and kinetic systems, with discipline grounded in real demand signals, procurement patterns, and mission needs. A network built over decades across government and industry, combined with a DC footprint and active security clearances, gives the firm an information advantage to invest earlier and with greater conviction. It typically backs founders from the first institutional check through early scale.
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Team · 7 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Lavrock Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 35 of 43 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Hardware ×12SaaS ×11Deep Tech ×9Enterprise Software ×9Defense Tech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Cybersecurity ×5
HQs:United States×26Canada×1Ireland×1
Investments · 43 tracked
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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)
BoardFrank Levinson(Director)Paul Nixon(Director)James Hunt(Director)in
Co-investorsScout VenturesConvergent VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsScout Ventures
Anametric develops chip-scale quantum photonic (QPIC) devices focused on cybersecurity applications, commercializing research from Southern Methodist University alongside its own semiconductor and cybersecurity expertise.
CybersecurityDeep TechQuantum Computing
Wil Oxford
Co-investorsScout Ventures
Morpheus Space develops electric propulsion systems for satellites and the New Space industry, based on FEEP (Field Emission Electric Propulsion) technology.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Daniel Bock(Co-Founder, CTO & Managing Director)inChristian Boy(Co-Founder & Manufacturing Manager)inPhilipp Laufer(Co-Founder & Propulsion Manager)inChristian Schunk(Co-Founder & Electronics Manager)inIstvan(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesAirbus VenturesIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital AdvisorsSilent CapitalTechstars+4 more
Allvision develops solutions to make 3D spatial data useful and accessible, using LiDAR, computer vision, and machine learning for reality capture and autonomous systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US
Aaron Morris(Founder)inRyan Frenz(Founder)inElmer Bol(Director)Tom Kurke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsThe Robotics Hub
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 VenturesIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital AdvisorsMissionOGHarbert Growth PartnersTraverse Venture
Aventra develops low-cost, long-range modular guidance kits that convert unguided munitions into precision weapons, including Piranha, a balloon-dropped payload glider for deep strike missions.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardware
Avizia provides a digital care platform integrating technology, services, and devices to support care delivery across in-person, virtual, and automated settings for providers, payers, and patients.
Cloud ComputingDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechBoston, US
Michael Baird(Executive Officer, Director)Ido SchoenberginRoy SchoenberginPhyllis GotlibinSteven Luke Leininger(Executive Officer, Director)Corey Costley(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsMartin VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersWaterline VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsBlue Delta CapitalHealthQuest Capital+1 more
BetterWorld offers crowdfunding software designed specifically for nonprofits and organizations to run fundraising campaigns with built-in features like live progress tracking, donor perks, and social sharing.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSports Tech
Whit Hunter(Founder)inColin Hunter(Founder)in
Co-investorsGrotech Ventures
BoxedUp is a website builder and rental management system that lets rental businesses accept online bookings, rentals, and sales 24/7.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSSeattle, US
Daniel Hanks(Director)Donald Boone(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsService Provider CapitalBlack CapitalCollab CapitalHearst VenturesLevel Up VenturesOutlander VC+1 more
CaliberMind is a B2B marketing measurement and revenue analytics platform that unifies fragmented go-to-market data into a Google BigQuery-based warehouse, combining Multi-Touch Attribution, Marketing Mix Modeling, ABM insights, buyer journey intelligence, and agentic analytics.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Nic Zangre(Founder)in
Co-investors3Lines Venture CapitalBigfoot CapitalCrawley VenturesFirstMile VenturesIAG Capital PartnersICONYC labs+4 more
Castelion designs and manufactures low-cost, mass-producible hypersonic strike weapons and defensive systems for U.S. national security and defense customers such as the U.S.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareTorrance, US
Bryon Hargis(Founder)inSean Pitt(Founder)inAndrew Kreitz(Founder)inCharles Bryon Hargis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardAlex Poulin(Director)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvenir Growth CapitalBlueYard CapitalCantos Ventures+14 more
Cesium is an open developer platform for building software applications with 3D geospatial data, providing visualization, data pipelines, curated data, and analytics.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsExton, US
Patrick Cozzi(Founder)inBonnie Bogle(Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer)inYonathan Anatolii Oremiatzki Ast(Director)Paul Graziani(Director)
Co-investorsTrousdale VenturesInMotion Ventures
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(Founder)inJonathan Hodock(Director)Daniel Sable(Director)
BoardThomas D?Halluin(Director)inWen Hsieh(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAssembly VenturesIn-Q-TelInMotion VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsKleiner Perkins+5 more
Trueface, part of BigBear.ai, offers computer vision SDKs and a dockerized container that apply machine learning to camera feeds for facial recognition, object detection, and spoof mitigation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Co-investors500 GlobalScout VenturesScout Ventures
ContractsAI structures and activates contract data beyond static storage in contract lifecycle management systems, making terms accessible for operational use across enterprise systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Jenn McCarron(Co-founder & CEO)inPhani Gunturu(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsOperator CollectiveAltimeter CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesBlackstoneGeneral Catalyst+9 more
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Dataships provides a consent-collection tool for Shopify merchants that uses AI trained on consent interactions and a global privacy rules engine to convert more buyers into marketing subscribers while maintaining regulatory compliance.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSDublin, IE
MikeRyanin
Co-investorsOsage Venture PartnersOUTBOUND CAPITALUrban Innovation
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 Strand(Founder)Brian(Head of Product)
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital AdvisorsMomenta VenturesBDC Capital CorporationEvok InnovationsMistral Venture Partners
Fabri operates a software-defined, technology-enabled foundry that produces investment castings for applications such as jet engines, AI data center turbines, and missiles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareBoston, US
Steven Davis(Chief Executive Officer and President of Issuer)inThomas Cole(Secretary and Treasurer)in
BoardAlex Poulin(Director)in
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesSBXiTenon Ventures
Geosite is a cloud platform that aggregates public and commercial geospatial data including satellite imagery, allowing users to search, purchase, and manage datasets for planning and operations.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rachel Olney(Founder)inDan Lim(Engineering)Stella Yu(Director of Operations)Candace Scott(Assistant)Daniela Moody(CTO)
Co-investorsIntelis CapitalMS&AD VenturesY CombinatorBCo VentureBee PartnersCathexis Ventures+4 more
FOUNT is a workflow intelligence platform that captures effort, time, and obstacles within employee workflows across tools and processes, surfacing insights that dashboards miss.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsOsage Venture Partners
Graphika builds a network intelligence platform that maps and analyzes relationships across online communities to help organizations understand digital environments and identify emerging risks and opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureNew York, US
John Kelly(Founder)inRene Boettcher(President)inLeonard Lidov(Executive Officer, Director)inAdam Fields(Executive Officer)inJohn Graves(Director)Christopher Tucker(Director)
Co-investorsBuckhill CapitalSJF VenturesFirst In
Mclean, US
Matt Thompson(Executive Officer)inBlake Hall(Founder)inThomas Pouliot(Director)Alexander D. Perwich II(Director)
BoardNathan McKinley(Director)Kelly Perdew(Director)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupBuilders + BackersCapitalGFortify VenturesFTV CapitalJHH vc+11 more
Immuta provides data access and governance solutions that enable safe, instant provisioning of data at scale for humans and AI systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAnnapolis, US
Steven Touw(Director)inMatthew Carroll(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Schiller(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSapan Shah(Director)
Co-investorsConversion CapitalDell Technologies CapitalDrive CapitalGreycroftIntel CapitalMarch Capital Partners+11 more
Interfolio is a Faculty Information System (FIS) for academic institutions, offering four modules to manage the full faculty lifecycle across technology, data, and services.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US
Steve Goldenberg(Executive Officer)inAndrew Rosen(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJames Tieng(Director)inLincoln Frank(Director)Daniel Neuwirth(Director)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersBlu Venture Investors
Launchpad Build AI develops a proprietary Manufacturing Language Model combined with robotics to accelerate automation system design and deployment for industrial manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Jon Quick(Chief Executive Officer)Yoav
Co-investorsLockheed Martin VenturesSQUADRA VENTURES
Maybell Quantum designs and manufactures dilution refrigerators for quantum computing and research, offering systems that reach base temperatures below 10mK with front-opening access and self-regenerating helium traps.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingDenver, US
Corban Israel Tillemann-Dick(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Choo(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChristopher Darby(Director)Mary K. Bush(Director)
Co-investorsCaruso VenturesCerberus VenturesDecisive PointIn-Q-TelThe E14 FundAddition
Native is a specialist insurance broker for crypto and emerging technology companies, helping crypto-native teams and financial institutions insure digital asset risks such as private key theft, smart contract exploits, and infrastructure failures.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech
Amit Meggido(Founder)Amit Megiddo(Founder)Ben Davis(Founder)Dan Ross(Founder)Eyal Faingold(Founder)Frank Pica(Founder)
Co-investorsAzure Capital PartnersBallistic VenturesGeneral CatalystTechstarsTribes VenturesYL Ventures
Pison manufactures a wearable neural watch that measures cognitive and physiological performance by reading signals between the brain and muscles.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US
Dexter Ang(Executive Officer, Director)inSalil Patel(Director)John Croteau(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames Hunt(Director)David Cipoletta(Director)
Co-investorsBose VenturesCoalitionDecisive PointDorm RoomIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital Advisors+1 more
Proteus Space designs custom spacecraft buses tailored to individual payload requirements using generative design and flight-proven components, eliminating the compromises of standardized bus solutions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
David Kervin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Shapiro-Scharlotta(Director)Craig Cummings(Director)inStephen Smoot(Director)inDouglas Dreyer(Director)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCrosscut VenturesIndustrious VenturesMoonshots CapitalSilent Capital+1 more
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Pterodynamics develops the Transwing, an aircraft designed to support businesses seeking to reduce their operational environmental impact.
CleantechDefense TechHardwareRoboticsMoorpark, US
Matthew Graczyk(CEO)in
Co-investorsKairos Venture Investments, LlcLeonid Capital Partners
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(Chief Executive Officer)inEric Rhoades(Executive Officer)inBenjamin Power(Executive Officer)inDavid Asher(Executive Officer)in
BoardMike Zappert(Director)Benjamin Cukier(Director)
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersIronGate Capital AdvisorsJoule VenturesMissionOG+3 more
TreQ develops quantum computing technologies and systems for economic, security, and scientific applications, working across multiple hardware platforms to accelerate the transition from quantum research to deployable production systems.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Mandy Birch(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsfirstminute capital
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Thesis develops reusable, steerable microballoons for routine access to the stratosphere (40,000–130,000 feet), enabling persistent surveillance, communications relay, and atmospheric research for defense, intelligence, commercial, and scientific applications.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechInsurTechSpace TechDenver, US
Andrew Antonio(CEO & Co-Founder)inJared Leidich(CTO & Co-Founder)inJared Liedich(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Moran(Director)inAlan Eustace(Director)Darren Liccardo(Director)in
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesLerer HippeauTechstarsUNION Labs VenturesAltos VenturesDenver Ventures+2 more
Veritonic offers an analytics platform for marketers that unifies creative testing, brand lift, and attribution to measure advertising performance across CTV, social, podcasting, and digital audio and video channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSKillingworth, US
Scott Simonelli(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Eisner(Executive Officer)
BoardDaniel Hanks(Director)inDaniel Borok(Director)Mark Wachen(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesForefront VentureLerer HippeauProgress VenturesSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersUpstage Ventures+6 more
OpenEye provides AI-powered video analytics software for security and operational intelligence across retail, real estate, logistics, and other industries.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesIn-Q-TelVertex VenturesLondon Venture PartnersMorpheus VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Aventra Defense SystemsCaliber UXExpetoFountFOUNT GlobalMiratoPison
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 1Vintraacq. by OpenEye
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Castelion · techcrunch.com · Aug 20, 2026
BetterWorld · help.betterworld.org · Aug 12, 2026
Immuta · immuta.com · Jul 16, 2026
Morpheus Space · morpheus.space · Feb 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Lavrock Ventures made?
- Lavrock Ventures has 43 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Lavrock Ventures invest at?
- Lavrock Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Lavrock Ventures focus on?
- Lavrock Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Quantum Computing, Space Tech.
- Where is Lavrock Ventures located?
- Lavrock Ventures is headquartered in Washington, US.
- Does Lavrock Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Lavrock Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Lavrock Ventures co-invest with?
- Lavrock Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, BlueYard Capital, General Catalyst, among 22 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 14
Scout VC is a venture capital firm backing frontier technology companies led by founders from the military, intelligence community, and national research labs.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Moonshots Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded and led by military veterans, investing in US technology companies since 2004. It backs founders it deems extraordinary leaders, offering leadership mentorship, operational experience, and government/private-sector networks alongside capital.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.
MS&AD Ventures is the corporate venture arm backed by MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, investing in early-stage technology companies across insurtech, fintech, digital health, AI and related sectors.
firstminute capital is an early-stage venture fund providing the first institutional cheque to European founders building global technology companies across AI and deep tech.
Primetime Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund that incubates and invests in companies transforming the quality of living for older adults, focused on the longevity economy.
Vsquared Ventures is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs companies tackling significant technological challenges, focusing on conviction-driven investments rather than trends.
Alpine Space Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in a focused portfolio of startups in the space and space-enabled industry.
Afore Capital is a $500M pre-seed venture fund that invests in pre-traction, early-stage companies, leveraging product and investment expertise to support founders from day zero.
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