Missile Defense Agency — 2021 Investments

Aevum builds CaraCara, an AI-native real-time operating system (RTOS) for deterministic physical execution directly on hardware, engineered to safety-critical certification standards such as DO-178C and DO-330.

Deep TechDefense TechRobotics

ARiA is a research and engineering organization that combines research scientists with systems and software engineers to develop applied systems based on scientific research.

Deep Tech

Barron Associates develops intelligent and adaptive technologies to measure, model, predict, and control complex systems, with the aim of improving performance, safety, and efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Auria (Boecore) builds commercial off-the-shelf software for space domain awareness and command, control, and communications (C3) missions, including AI-powered sensor tasking and catalog maintenance.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech

Caliola Engineering provides engineering services and communications solutions for the US Government and military, specializing in military satellite communications (MILSATCOM), High Frequency (HF) communications, waveform design, alternate positioning/navigation/timing (A-PNT), mission planning software, and secure networking.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Clostra develops custom software solutions using machine learning and deep learning for defense, medicine, business, and other domains.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech

Firefly Photonics develops mid- and long-wave infrared LEDs and lasers and integrates them into sensors, projectors, and medical devices.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Goofyfoot Labs develops full-stack microsystems and software—including integrated circuits, FPGAs, and CPUs—designed for extreme temperature and radiation environments.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Infinity Labs provides AFSIM modeling and simulation training along with cybersecurity training and consulting services.

CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechDayton, US

Inspird advises and supports life sciences and medical device companies across product marketing, R&D, and manufacturing, drawing on leadership experience from major medical technology firms.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Sandeep Mehta(Founder & CTO)

Kitware provides custom software development and advanced AI research services, building on its open source platforms to serve clients across industry, government, and academia.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

NOVI builds space compute and AI infrastructure, including flight-proven On-Board Computers, Mission-as-a-Service capabilities, and GENIEedge multi-sensor smart satellites that process sensor data directly in orbit and transmit only actionable results.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech

Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTOR

OSEMI processes and fabricates advanced compound semiconductor and epitaxial wafers, and designs and builds the equipment used to make them.

HardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductors

Phase DN provides radar systems engineering and analysis, including physics-based modeling of radar systems and big data analytics solutions.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense Tech

Rocky Mountain Instrument Co.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

ALLVAR develops and manufactures alloys with negative and tailored thermal expansion, including Alloy 30 and Alloy M in round bar and tube form, constant-preload washers, spacers, and negative-CTE lens tubes for optics.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials

James A. Monroe(Founder & CEO)

Virtualitics builds AI applications and a deployable AI platform focused on military readiness, covering areas like asset maintenance, supply chain, materiel storage, personnel preparedness, and cyber.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwarePasadena, US

Stanislav George Djorgovski(Director)Ciro Donalek(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Amori(Executive Officer, Director)Jerome Josz(Executive Officer)

BoardShay Badie(Director)Marco DeMiroz(Director)in

Co-investorsAlpine MeridianSmith Point CapitalSun Mountain CapitalThe Venture Reality Fund

Verus Research is a team of scientists and research engineers providing advanced electromagnetic simulation and analysis, microwave system modeling and design, nuclear systems analysis, radiation effects, and multidisciplinary systems integration.

Deep TechDefense Tech