Scout leads seed rounds and invests through Series A. The firm states it leads seed with $2–5M checks while reserving capital to follow on through Series B.

Scout publicly states it leads seed rounds with $2–5M checks. Follow-on reserves are held for portfolio winners through Series B.

Scout is based in New York City and invests in U.S. frontier-technology companies, especially those with defense, aerospace, and national-security applications.

Scout focuses on AI/ML, quantum computing, robotics, advanced materials, security, space and aerospace, and advanced energy — often from founders with military or intelligence backgrounds. Our directory tags it under defense-tech.

Scout leads seed rounds with $2–5M checks. The firm's team includes military academy graduates and former operators who take board-level roles in frontier-tech companies.

We do not currently list any startups with Scout Ventures in our investors field. Scout's public portfolio spans autonomy, robotics, space, and AI compute — expand our directory as those profiles are added.

Use scout.vc and the firm's newsletter signup for updates. Founders with defense, dual-use, or national-lab backgrounds typically connect through the service-academy and operator network; use the site's contact flow rather than cold email guessing.

We have not published a dedicated Scout Ventures fund article yet. Scout was named among America's top venture firms in 2025 press coverage linked from its site.