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Venture capitalAustin · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Ambition Capital invests in early-stage founders it describes as unreasonably ambitious, focusing on critical technologies. The firm backs companies from inception through the pre-seed and seed stages with checks of $1M to $5M. Its featured investment areas include mass-manufactured hypersonics, data center thermal infrastructure, orbital space defense, and desalination systems. The firm positions itself as a home for founders tackling the world's most pressing challenges and emphasizes supporting them from the earliest stages. Its portfolio companies have collectively raised over $4B from top venture firms.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 7 of 8 portfolio companiesHardware ×6Defense Tech ×3Cleantech ×2Space Tech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×5
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3Arizona State University ×2The Johns Hopkins University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×8Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
SpaceX ×6Google ×2United States Air Force ×2
Investments · 8 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
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(Co-Founder & CEO)inSean Pitt(Co-Founder & COO)inAndrew Kreitz(Co-Founder & CFO)inCharles Bryon Hargis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardAlex Poulin(Director)in
PartnerJonathan Lacoste· solo GP
Co-investors7percent VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvenir Growth CapitalBlueYard CapitalCantos Ventures+10 more
PartnerJonathan Lacoste· solo GP
Karman Industries builds the Heat Processing Unit (HPU), a modular thermal management system designed to cool high-power AI data center chips while eliminating water use and enabling heat reuse for power generation and district heating.
CleantechEnergyHardware
David Tearse(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupRiot VenturesWonder Ventures
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Neros manufactures tactical unmanned aerial systems and FPV drones for military use, designed for performance, modularity, and secure supply chain operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareEl Segundo, US
Soren Monroe-Anderson(Founder)inOlaf Hichwa(Founder)in
PartnerJonathan Lacoste· solo GP
Co-investorsBoxGroupCantos VenturesLong Journey VenturesNKECHI IREGBULEMSequoia CapitalInterlagos+1 more
Data Center Dynamics is a media and information platform serving professionals in the data center industry with editorial coverage, expert insights, research reports, and specialized newsletters.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Huizi Mao(Founder)in
PartnerJonathan Lacoste· solo GP
Co-investorsMatrixQualcomm VenturesTectonic VenturesFoothill VenturesGGV CapitalGSR Ventures+1 more
True Anomaly designs and builds hardware and software systems for space security and defense.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechCentennial, US
Even Rogers(CEO and Co-Founder)inKyle Zakrzewski(Chief Engineer and Co-Founder)inThomas Nichols(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Brunski(Director)in
BoardJesse Michaels(Director)Austin Bishop(Director)
PartnerJonathan Lacoste· solo GP
Co-investors645 VenturesAccelACME CapitalBlack FlagChampion Hill VenturesCortado Ventures+15 more
Vital Lyfe makes a portable watermaker called Access that converts any naturally occurring water, including saltwater, into clean drinking water through a three-step process.
CleantechClimate TechConsumerHardwareHawthorne, US
Andrew Harner(Founder)inJon C.(Founder)inCharles Andrew Harner(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Criss(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAchal Upadhyaya(Director)in
Co-investorsAlso CapitalCantos VenturesAndreessen HorowitzGeneral CatalystInterlagos
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Xona Space Systems operates Pulsar, a positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service delivered from a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit that broadcasts a new signal to augment or replace GPS.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechBurlingame, US
Brian Manning(Executive Officer, Director)inTyler Reid(Director)inAdrien Perkins(Director)
BoardSky Dayton(Director)inLewis Jones(Director)inJeff Crusey(Director)in
PartnerJonathan Lacoste· solo GP
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBeyond Earth VenturesCapital InnovatorsCraft VenturesCross Culture VenturesFirst Spark Ventures, Llc+16 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Castelion · techcrunch.com · Aug 20, 2026
Vital Lyfe · finance.yahoo.com · Dec 16, 2025
Neros · finsmes.com · Nov 11, 2025
Xona Space Systems · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 17, 2025
True Anomaly · finance.yahoo.com · Apr 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SpaceVC made?
- SpaceVC has 8 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does SpaceVC invest at?
- SpaceVC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is SpaceVC's typical check size?
- SpaceVC typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does SpaceVC focus on?
- SpaceVC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, Space Tech.
- Where is SpaceVC located?
- SpaceVC is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Does SpaceVC lead rounds?
- Yes, SpaceVC leads investment rounds.
- Who does SpaceVC co-invest with?
- SpaceVC most often shares deals with Cantos Ventures, IceNine, Champion Hill Ventures, among 50 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvesting in the Future of Space - Jonathan Lacoste, GP, SpaceVC | VC10X Podcast
VC10X with Prashant Choubey · Jonathan Lacoste
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