Defense Tech hub: 72 startups and 11 funds matched in our directory. Search the full startup corpus from /startups.
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Defense Tech startups and investors we cover

Shortlist companies and funds tagged Defense Tech in our directory. This hub is a sector cut, not a complete market census. Search every startup from /startups or open the investor list.

Startups in this sector

Showing 12 of 72 matched profiles.

  • Covenant

    Defense startup that unveiled Anthem, a heavy-payload cruise missile, with $250M lifetime capital disclosed — not a dated September round; no valuation.

  • Bulwark Dynamics

    Autonomous beach-landing craft for contested maritime resupply of U.S. and allied forces.

  • Pixxel

    Hyperspectral Earth-observation satellites plus Aurora software for commercial and sovereign planetary intelligence.

  • Aitan

    Robotic Sovereignty-as-a-Service — edge-AI robotic weapon systems and force orchestration for allied militaries.

  • Aslan

    Human-supervised AI agents for national-security and law-enforcement investigations in online criminal environments.

  • Kepler Aerospace

    Bengaluru space-infrastructure company building swarming ISR satellites plus mission-ops over a global ground-station network.

  • Alteon

    Bengaluru aerospace startup building dynamic-soaring autonomous aircraft for maritime persistence.

  • Smack Technologies

    Frontier AI lab for national security — Omega command planning and Alpha tactical-edge autonomy.

  • Mara

    Attritable kinetic counter-UAS (Spike) built for cheap FPV swarm economics.

  • Shield AI

    Autonomy software for military aircraft and drones without GPS or comms.

  • SpaceX

    Reusable rockets and Starlink satellite internet constellation.

  • Castelion

    Hypersonic strike missiles built for industrial-rate output, starting with Blackbeard.

Investors in this sector

Showing 11 of 11 matched funds.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • In-Q-Tel

    Strategic, not-for-profit investor founded in 1999 to accelerate commercial technology adoption for U.S. national security and intelligence agencies.

  • Paladin Capital Group

    Washington, D.C. multi-stage venture firm founded in 2001, specializing in cybersecurity and dual-use deep tech for commercial and government markets. HQ at 2000 K St NW; also offices in New York, Silicon Valley, London, and Luxembourg.

  • Perot Jain

    Dallas early-stage venture firm founded in 2014 by Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain. Partners with technology founders building disruptive B2B companies; public materials cite themes spanning healthcare services/tech, supply chain, real estate/proptech adjacency, and government/defense. HQ Dallas, TX. Website: perotjain.com.

  • Scout Ventures

    Early-stage firm backing dual-use and frontier-tech founders from the military, intelligence community, and national labs. Leads seed rounds with $2–5M checks in AI, robotics, space, and defense tech.

  • UA Venture Capital

    Tucson venture firm (UAVC) focused on seed- to growth-stage national security and healthcare technologies with University of Arizona commercialization ties. Office listed at 607 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ; also lists a Washington, DC presence.

  • Virginia Venture Partners

    VIPC’s statewide venture program investing pre-seed (up to $250k) and seed (up to $1M) in Virginia tech, cybersecurity, life sciences, energy, and aerospace startups. Parent VIPC mailing HQ: 313 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 (also Herndon office).