What stage does Strider Capital invest at?

Strider Capital invests at the Seed stage.

Strider Capital

Venture capital

Seed · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Strider Capital invests at the intersection of national security and emerging technology, operating both a venture capital fund and a public equities strategy. The firm frames national security as encompassing not only defense but also opportunity and innovation in the face of existential threats. Its team draws heavily on U.S. military and special operations experience, conducting on-the-ground due diligence including embedding with robotics teams on front lines in Ukraine and the Middle East to assess modern battlefield technologies. The firm emphasizes areas such as robotics, cyber, and deep sensing that are reshaping modern conflict.

Invests inAdvanced Manufacturing Cybersecurity Deep Tech Defense Tech Robotics United States

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Stage

Seed

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2020

Tracked investments

Team · 5 people

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Michael LaValle· Founder / CIO

Jonathan Lavy

Institutional investor with 24 years of experience who has conducted due diligence on war-zone technologies in Ukraine for Strider. Previously a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Glenmede's Endowments and Foundations group, Director of Investments at the American Red Cross, and a Portfolio Manager at General Motors Asset Management. Holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard and is a CFA charterholder.

Sally· CFO

Finance executive with 30 years across global financial services and accounting, previously China-based CFO at market maker Optiver and Regional Head of Product Control at Credit Suisse in Singapore, with earlier roles at Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. A CPA with an accounting degree.

Sean Morrow

Retired U.S. Army Colonel and former Director of West Point's Combating Terrorism Center who commanded troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and later commanded the United Nations Command Security Battalion in Korea. Holds a PhD and MA in Political Science from the University of Chicago.

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What they invest in

from 1 of 1 portfolio companies

Advanced Manufacturing ×1Defense Tech ×1Hardware ×1Robotics ×1

HQs:United States×1

Investments · 1 tracked

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Vernius Systems, Inc.vernius.systems inSeed

Vernius makes drop-in hardware modules that add autonomous or operator-assisted targeting to existing FPV interceptor drones.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Hisham El-Halabi(Founder)in Joe Gonzalez(Founder)inArthur Nguyen-cao(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Agrolimen Ventures Batch Ventures Cape Fear Ventures Founder Capital Grant Park Ventures +9 more

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Strider Capital invest at?: Strider Capital invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Strider Capital focus on?: Strider Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Robotics.