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Nomi Capital Defense Fund I

Venture capitalActively deploying

New York · 2 people tracked

Also known as NOMI CAPITAL LLC

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Fund manager profile

Nomi Capital Defense Fund I is a venture fund manager based in New York. SEC filings show 2 venture funds on record, most recently Nomi Defense Fund I, a Series of Nomi Capital Master LLC ($50M offering) filed February 2026.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

HQ
New York, US
Private fund assets
$82.4M
Tracked investments
14
Unicorns
7
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
1

Team · 2 people

from public directories
Jason Zins· Founder & Managing Partnerin
Brent Gerundo· General Partnerin

What they invest in

from 14 of 14 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×10Defense Tech ×7Deep Tech ×6Hardware ×5Robotics ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Cloud Computing ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2

HQs:United States×13

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies
8%
solo founders
1 of 13 mapped founding teams
33%
repeat founders
of 27 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×12 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×6

Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data

Grove City College ×2Princeton University ×2University of Toronto ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×9Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Finance & Accounting ×3Physics ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 27 founders with career history

Google ×3SpaceX ×38VC ×2Blue Origin ×2Microsoft ×2OpenAI ×2Twitter ×2United States Marine Corps ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 26 with degree data)

Investments · 14 tracked

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Standard Nuclearstandardnuclear.comin𝕏NYSE: STDN

Standard Nuclear manufactures TRISO nuclear fuel for advanced reactors, establishing a domestic fuel supply chain for the nuclear energy sector in the United States.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsOak Ridge, US

Kurt Terrani(CEO)inKevin HarrillinKeeley Marrocco(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inShahram GhasemianinBrian JollyinMichael Trammellin

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBVVCCrosscut VenturesDecisive PointLontra VenturesPax Ventures+6 more

Andurilanduril.comin

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAliya Capital PartnersAltra Venture+109 more

Armada AIarmada.aiin

Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Dan Wright(Founder)inJon Runyan(Founder)inPradeep Nair(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures515 VenturesArtisanal VenturesBalerion Space VenturesCollaborative FundCollective Liquidity+28 more

Castelioncastelion.comin

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+16 more

CoreWeavecoreweave.comin𝕏

CoreWeave provides a cloud platform for running, observing, and improving production AI systems, including a product called Forge that supports the full model/agent iteration loop.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Michael Intrator(Founder)inBrannin McBee(Founder)Brian Venturo(Founder)Peter Salanki(Founder)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementDragon CapitalFOG VenturesG SquaredHustle Fund+19 more

Firehawkfirehawkaerospace.comin𝕏

Firehawk Aerospace manufactures solid rocket motors, energetic materials, and propellant using additive (3D printing) manufacturing to produce propellant grains and hybrid rocket engine components.

Defense TechHardwareSpace TechWilmington, US

Will Edwards(Cofounder)inAndrew Wills Edwards(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBackswing VenturesCathexis VenturesCubit CapitalDecisive PointDraper AssociatesGaingels+9 more

Forterraforterra.comin𝕏

Forterra develops autonomous weapons, sensors, and battlefield systems using distributed control networks for defense operations.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsClarksburg, US

Alberto Lacaze(President and Founder; Chairman of the Board)inJoseph Putney(Chief Technology Officer)inJosh Araujo(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investors645 VenturesCollaborative FundCRESCENT COVE CAPITALEnlightenment CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementLitquidity Ventures+13 more

Gecko Roboticsgeckorobotics.comin𝕏

Gecko Robotics builds robots equipped with sensors and cameras to inspect industrial structures like boilers for structural defects, replacing dangerous manual inspections at height.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Jake Loosararian(Cofounder & CEO)inTroy Demmer(Cofounder)inIan Miller(CTO)inFalon Fox(Director of HR \u0026 TA)Jaclyn Goldstein(Head of Recruiting)Nate Kurtz(Technical Recruiter)

Co-investorsAlpha PartnersBase Venture Management, Inc.Cox EnterprisesCubit CapitalDrive CapitalFifth Down Capital+46 more

Groq Incgroq.comin𝕏

Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Jonathan Ross(Founder)inDouglas Wightman(Founder)

BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Acequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesAxiom PartnersB CapitalBanca Investis — Family Office+77 more

Saronicsaronic.comin𝕏

Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels — including the 180-foot, long-range Marauder — along with Echelon, a command-and-control software layer for planning, simulating and operating single vessels or fleets.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Dino Mavrookas(Founder)inRob Lehman(Founder)inVibhav Altekar(Founder)inDoug Lambert(Founder)inPatrick DePriest(Chief Financial Officer)inSoo Cho(Chief People Officer)in

Co-investors1Flourish Capital8VCAdvent InternationalAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzAnti+39 more

Shield AIshield.ai

Shield AI develops AI pilot systems for military applications including aircraft, drones, ships, satellites, and submarines.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSan Diego, US

Brandon Tseng(Founder)inRyan Tseng(Founder)inAndrew Reiter(Founder)inKingsley Afemikhe(Executive Officer)inGary Steele(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardKeith Dunleavy(Director)

Co-investors515 Ventures645 VenturesAdvaita CapitalAF WPartnersAlpha PartnersAltra Venture+54 more

Smack Technologiessmacktechnologies.comin𝕏

Smack builds domain-specific AI models for military decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechBoston, US

Andy Markoff(Founder & CEO)inClint Alanis(COO & Co-Founder)inDan Gould(Head of Strategy & Co-Founder)Giuseppe Stuto(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Iudiciani(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCostanoa VenturesFelicis VenturesFulcrum VentureGeodesic CapitalPalumni VCScribble Ventures+8 more

Starfish Spacestarfishspace.comin𝕏

Starfish Space develops Otter, an autonomous satellite servicing vehicle that uses electric propulsion to dock with satellites for life extension and disposal.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTukwila, US

Trevor Bennett(Founder)inAustin Link(Founder)in

BoardMorgan Beller(Director)inPeter Ortez(Director)Letitia Long(Director)

Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlumni VenturesBooz Allen VenturesCarbonDenver VenturesHypothesis+26 more

xAIx.ai𝕏acquired by SpaceX · Feb 2026 · $250B

x.ai builds frontier AI reasoning models, real-time voice AI, and generative media systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)inDennis Mortensen(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Poon(Director)Greg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+73 more

Exits · 3

2 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 2

Standard NuclearNYSE: STDNxAIacq. by SpaceX

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Nomi Capital Defense Fund I made?
Nomi Capital Defense Fund I has 14 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What sectors does Nomi Capital Defense Fund I focus on?
Nomi Capital Defense Fund I focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is Nomi Capital Defense Fund I located?
Nomi Capital Defense Fund I is headquartered in New York, US.
Who does Nomi Capital Defense Fund I co-invest with?
Nomi Capital Defense Fund I most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Silent Capital, Alpha Partners, among 181 tracked co-investors.

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