Defense Tech startups and investors we cover

Investors in this sector

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• 1789 Capital

  Palm Beach-based investment firm founded in 2022 that backs growth-stage companies across artificial intelligence, software, defense, fintech, healthcare, media and consumer markets. The firm describes its mandate as funding the next chapter of American exceptionalism.

• Advent International

  Global private equity investor founded in 1984, investing across industrial, technology, healthcare, consumer, and business and financial services companies. Advent reports $109 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.

• Alamo Angels

  San Antonio angel network (founded 2016 as San Antonio Angel Network; rebranded Alamo Angels in 2017) providing seed and early-stage capital, education, and deal flow for Texas entrepreneurs. Associated with VelocityTX / Texas Research & Technology Foundation ecosystem. Members are accredited investors syndicating into technology and life-science startups.

• Alumni Ventures

  Founded in 2014, Alumni Ventures is a US co-investor participating alongside lead VCs across early and later-stage rounds. It publishes $100K–$10M company checks (typically $1M–$3M), does not lead or take board seats, and reports 1,800+ historical portfolio companies. Separately, it manages diversified and focused venture products for eligible investors; cumulative commitments are not the same as AUM.

• Ascend

  Seattle pre-seed venture firm founded in 2019 by Kirby Winfield, focused on Pacific Northwest founders building vertical AI agents, Gen AI infrastructure, and AI applied to physical industries. Fund I deployed from a $15M vehicle (2019); Fund II closed at $25M in May 2023. Typical first checks run $250K–$750K with $500K as a common sweet spot. Ascend positions itself as the most active pre-seed investor in the region.

• ATX Venture Partners

  Austin early-stage venture firm founded in 2014 (formerly ATX Seed Ventures), investing in applied AI across defense and space, industrial operations, healthcare, and financial infrastructure. Operator-founded team based downtown at 500 W 2nd Street.

• Balerion Space Ventures

  Dallas-based venture firm investing across space, defense, advanced energy and other infrastructure technologies tied to economic and national security.

• Booz Allen Ventures

  Corporate venture arm of Booz Allen Hamilton investing in early-stage dual-use companies across AI, defense technology, deep tech, cybersecurity, space and U.S. reindustrialization.

• Crosscut Ventures

  Santa Monica seed-stage venture firm founded in 2008 — among LA's longest-standing seed funds. Invests $1M–$3.5M in frontier tech: energy transition, space economy, defense systems, advanced manufacturing, and robotics. Public materials cite $300M+ committed across five funds.

• Disruptive

  Disruptive is a Dallas-based investment firm that backs late-stage technology companies and has historically used special-purpose vehicles for concentrated investments.

• DVI Equity Partners

  Tucson venture arm of Diamond Ventures (founded 2018) investing micro-cap Series A and early institutional rounds in Southwest technology. Focus areas include enterprise software, AI, cybersecurity, 5G infrastructure, and national-security-adjacent B2B — with emphasis on women- and minority-led founders per launch materials. Portfolio ties include UA spinouts such as Freefall Aerospace / ED2 lineage.

• First In

  Mission-driven venture capital firm investing in security technologies, including aerospace, defense, cyber and resilient infrastructure. First In led Fortastra’s $30 million Series A in October 2026.