Missile Defense Agency — 2012 Investments

Acree provides custom thin-film PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) and PECVD coating services, developing and depositing coatings such as biomedical, wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, DLC, and transparent conductive oxide films.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials

Advatech Pacific provides engineering services including engineering analysis, mechanical design, and manufacturing support.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareHardware

Astra provides dedicated orbital launch services and manufactures electric propulsion systems for satellites.

Defense TechHardwareSpace TechAlameda, US

Chris Kemp(Founder)inDr. Adam London(Founder)

Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures ClimateCanaan PartnersChenel Capital PartnersEvolution VC PartnersHelios CapitalPROOF+3 more

Carrastro provides scientific, engineering, and computational services for Earth and space missions, including meteorological modeling, atmospheric composition analysis, remote sensing, spacecraft payload integration, and environmental satellite systems.

Climate TechDeep TechSpace Tech

Control Vision, Inc. designs and manufactures optical sensor and control systems, including EO/IR optical payloads for flight, built to operate in harsh environments.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

CVD Equipment Corporation manufactures chemical vapor deposition and thermal process equipment used in materials production, serving customers in silicon carbide, energy storage, and aerospace and defense applications.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsCentral Islip, US

Discovery Machine builds an AI platform and knowledge-capture methodology that encodes the decision-making expertise of subject matter experts into agentic AI solutions for modeling, simulation, and performance support.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise Software

DRS develops RHEA (refractory high-entropy alloy) thermal spray coatings using HVOF and plasma spray processes for components operating in extreme heat and corrosion environments.

Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials

5SRC provides mission-driven professional services including program management, test and evaluation, engineering, logistics, information technology, resource management, security, environmental, and safety support.

Defense TechEnterprise Software

Kratos develops propulsion and power systems—including turbojets, turbofans, and solid rocket motors—for defense and aerospace platforms such as unmanned aerial vehicles, hypersonic vehicles, and strategic weapons.

Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech

Gener8 is a product development company offering engineering services including product design, software development, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and commercialization.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

IERUS provides hardware, software, and engineering service solutions for defense and military customers, drawing on electromagnetic phenomenology, analytical computing, and weapon system engineering.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) designs software and testing solutions that accelerate the integration, testing, and deployment of complex defense systems for the U.S.

Defense TechDeveloper ToolsSaaSArlington, US

ISSAC provides cloud architecture, systems engineering, and data analytics solutions, offering descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to uncover patterns in complex data sets.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDefense Tech

McQ builds unattended ground sensors, maritime acoustic sensors, and C2 software that fuse seismic, acoustic, magnetic, radar, and visual data into autonomous ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) systems for use in remote, disconnected environments.

Defense TechHardwareIoT

MZA Associates Corporation provides research and development services for High Energy Laser (HEL) and advanced optical systems, including beam control, atmospheric characterization, and optical systems engineering.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareAlbuquerque, US

Nokomis develops and manufactures highly sensitive electromagnetic sensors used for applications including cyber intrusion detection, electronic device health monitoring, and domestic and military threat tracking.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Space Information Laboratories (SIL) develops, manufactures, and integrates aerospace and defense technologies including lithium-ion batteries, power distribution, LEO satellite communication units, GPS tracking and Autonomous Flight Termination Systems, small satellites, and modular avionics.

Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech

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

TRI Austin performs research, development, and materials testing in advanced materials, including specialty polymer-based coatings, adhesives, sealants, and composite resins, and offers nondestructive evaluation and analytical lab services.

Deep TechDefense TechNew MaterialsAustin, US

J. Scott Thornton(Founder)