Best VCs for Defense

No personal check-size range is published. Lux invests early and can support companies across their development, but its USD 7B under management and individual financing totals are not Peter's personal allocation limits.

#2Peter Hébert

Partner and Co-Founder

Lux Capital

Peter seeks scientifically and technologically ambitious ventures attempting what most people think will not work but could become indispensable if they succeed. He is a generalist across technology a

2 deals

Company FormationPre-SeedSeed

#3Josh Wolfe

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Lux Capital

'Atoms, not bits.' The biggest opportunities are in companies that manipulate the physical world, not just software. Willing to fund multi-year R&D timelines. Just raised the firm's largest fund ever

$1M-$50M+

2 deals

No verified personal or standard Lux check-size range is published. Tess invests at both early and growth stages and participates in Lux company creation; founders should confirm round fit directly rather than infer an allocation from fund size or disclosed company rounds.

#4Tess van Stekelenburg

Partner

Lux Capital

Tess is a technically trained generalist investing where AI, biology, aerospace, and the physical world intersect. She seeks engineers and scientists turning frontier research into companies, with par

2 deals

Company CreationSeedSeries A

#5Shahin Farshchi, PhD

Partner

Lux Capital

Shahin creates and backs generational frontier companies that endow people and machines with new capabilities. An engineer and founder, he looks across AI, chips, compute, autonomy, aerospace, robotic

No verified personal or standard Lux check-size range is published. Shahin invests from early conviction through enduring scale and has co-founded companies; financing requirements are opportunity-specific and should be confirmed directly.

2 deals

Company CreationSeedSeries A

#6Brandon Reeves

Partner

Lux Capital

Brandon backs technical platforms and applications across software, AI, defense, and manufacturing. A recurring theme is open or developer-led infrastructure that turns frontier capability into produc

No verified personal or standard Lux check-size range is published. Brandon invests at both early and growth stages; disclosed financing rounds, such as Hugging Face's $15M Series A, are total rounds and not his personal allocation range.

2 deals

No personal check-size range is published. Lux's USD 7B under management and disclosed company rounds are not Grace's personal range; she is explicitly described as a first-check and early investor.

#7Grace Isford

Partner

Lux Capital

Grace backs computational-science companies where software or AI transforms difficult physical, institutional, or technical systems. She looks for first-check opportunities in infrastructure and appli

2 deals

Firm-level: Lux says it can invest from an initial $100K through high-conviction follow-ons as large as $100M across the company-building arc. This is not Shaq's personal standard check range.

#8Shaq Vayda

Partner

Lux Capital

Shaq partners with technical founders building instruments that make invisible physical or biological signals legible and platforms whose downstream value exceeds the value captured by the initial pro

2 deals

InceptionPre-SeedSeed

#9Adam Kalish

Partner, Capital Formation

Lux Capital

Kalish’s role at Lux is centered on capital formation rather than direct investing. Lux says he focuses on building long-term investor relationships grounded in transparency and trust, and on helping

2 deals

Any stage

#10Peter Thiel

Co-Founder & Partner

Founders Fund

The original contrarian VC. 'We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.' Seeks companies that can become category-defining monopolies in markets others ignore. First principles thinking is

$1M-$100M+ (multi-stage, also invests personally and through Thiel Capital)

1 deals

$500K (standard YC deal: $500K for ~7% equity via SAFE). Also invests via YC Continuity Fund at later stages.

#11Garry Tan

CEO & President

Y Combinator

Builder-designer-investor. 'Make something people want' is the entire thesis — inherited from Paul Graham's YC founding philosophy and now amplified by Garry's builder ethos. Believes we're in a golde

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A (via Continuity)

#12Lukas Kristen

General Partner

Plutos Capital

Lukas backs deeply technical founders building sovereign, privacy-enabling infrastructure across blockchain, AI and dual-use systems. His central claim is that institutions need the openness, neutral

$250K–$500K stated first-check range in a current @FryCookVC public post, with 'no matter how early' guidance. Plutos describes investing from pre-seed through Series A across equity and token rounds. Confirm currency, ownership, reserves and whether the range applies to the Genesis Fund before relying on it.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#13Neeraj Arora

CEO India, MENA & Managing Director

General Catalyst

Neeraj backs ambitious founders building category-defining businesses in India, MENA, and the corridors linking those regions with global markets. His approach combines Venture Highway's earliest-stag

No personal check-size range is published. His record includes seed investments and large later financings, but disclosed round totals belong to company financings and are not a personal range.

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#14Collin West

Founder and Managing Partner

Ensemble VC

Collin West invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage sup

Neither Kleiner Perkins nor Ted publishes a personal check range on the cited pages. His Kleiner record spans early-stage and growth companies, but portfolio round sizes and Ballistic's fund sizes do not establish his individual Kleiner check authority.

#15Ted Schlein

Partner and Advisor

Kleiner Perkins

Ted is an operator-investor focused on cybersecurity and technology infrastructure across company formation, early-stage investment, scaling, and public-sector adoption. His Kleiner portfolio spans ap

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#16Gopi Sundaramurthy

Managing Partner

Ensemble VC

Gopi Sundaramurthy invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-st

#17Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

President & Managing Director

General Catalyst

Jeannette is a founder-led generalist investing to strengthen European prosperity and resilience through technology. She backs ambitious companies from ideation onward across AI, defense, energy, indu

No personal check-size range is published. Her public record spans seed investments through large follow-on rounds, but total financing sizes and General Catalyst's assets are not personal check parameters.

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#18Ian Heinrich

Principal, Investments

Ensemble VC

Ian Heinrich invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage su

No personal check-size range is published. Khosla invests from seed through growth; company round totals and the firm's assets are not Sven's personal check parameters.

#19Sven Strohband

Partner and Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Sven backs technically ambitious companies that can create new industries or unlock novel user experiences. His engineering lens favors frontier AI, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, developer infrastruc

SeedEarly StageSeries A

#20Elad Gil

Founder

Gil Capital (Solo GP)

One of the largest and most successful solo GP funds ever ($1B+). Unusually dense hit rate across breakout companies — has invested in more unicorns than most institutional funds. Invests based on pat

$500K-$10M+ (flexible, has written checks as large as $50M+ in later-stage co-investments)

Maki's published sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this is a firm round-size criterion, not Paavo's personal check range. Fund III is the active new-investment vehicle, with selective follow-ons from older funds.

#21Paavo Räisänen

General Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Paavo backs Nordic deep-tech founders at their first institutional round when a radical scientific or engineering advance can overhaul an industry. He requires a credible technical foundation, balance

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round

#22Wilson Tukiainen

Investment Manager

Maki.vc (Web3)

Wilson sources and evaluates Nordic first-round opportunities across Maki's sector-agnostic mandate, with a research-driven lens and responsibility for ESG development. His first publicly attributed 2

Maki's sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million; this describes the firm's target round, not Wilson's personal authority. He sources and evaluates opportunities within that day-zero mandate.

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round

#23Alana Palmedo

Managing Partner

Paradigm

Alana co-leads a research- and builder-led strategy that backs ambitious technical founders from first check through public markets. Paradigm began in crypto and now targets the fastest-moving technol

Paradigm invests at every stage, from first check through public markets. Its fourth fund is $1.2 billion, but neither the firm nor Alana publishes a personal check range; the fund size is therefore not treated as her check authority.

No personal check range is published. Khosla's firm-level Seed and Main Funds span technical experiments through later financings; historical seed commentary cited roughly $1M–$2M. Nicole's additional Capital Formation role should not be read as a disclosed personal check authority.

#24Nicole Fraenkel

Partner & Head of Capital Formation

Khosla Ventures

Nicole backs frontier AI across infrastructure, enterprise, consumer, defense, and biology. Her scientific training in cancer and viral immunology gives her a mechanistic lens for AI–biology convergen

No personal or standard firm-wide check range is published. Ilya's official portfolio spans early and growth investments; Kleiner disclosed that its 2019 Series A investment in Rippling was $25M, but that one transaction is not a general range or personal limit.

#25Ilya Fushman

Partner

Kleiner Perkins

Ilya invests in technology and novel business models capable of fundamentally reshaping industries. His portfolio connects AI-native professional work, enterprise operating systems, mathematical and s

No personal check range or signing authority is published. Lucas participates across early and growth investments; disclosed company financings should not be treated as his personal range.

#26Lucas Oliveira

Principal

Kleiner Perkins

Lucas invests in enterprise software and cybersecurity across early and growth stages. His portfolio connects foundation models, data and enterprise AI, open-source software security, managed security

No Kindle-specific check range is public. Craft's live portfolio attributes her to growth, Series A and Series B investments, but those stage labels do not reveal individual allocation authority or check size. Confirm current vehicle, ownership and lead/co-invest posture directly.

#27Kindle Van Linge

Principal

Craft Ventures

Kindle invests where AI or advanced technology becomes a mission-critical operating layer in large, regulated or technically demanding markets. Her attributed work spans AI medical knowledge, regulato

Series ASeries BGrowth

#28Jon Ylvisaker

Partner

Crosscut Ventures

Jon Ylvisaker invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation,

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#29Rick Smith

Co-Founder, Investment Committee and Senior Advisor

Crosscut Ventures

Rick Smith serves in a Co-Founder, Investment Committee and Senior Advisor capacity at Crosscut Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared con

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#30Brett Brewer

Co-Founder

Crosscut Ventures

Brett Brewer invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation,

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#31Jerry Orzech

Principal, Investment Team

Crosscut Ventures

Jerry Orzech invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation,

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#32Manish Patel

General Partner

XYZ Venture Capital

Manish Patel invests or supports investments through XYZ Venture Capital's published strategy: Back early founders with earned insight and help them execute faster across enterprise, fintech and techn

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#33Jason DeHaven

Chief Financial Officer

Crosscut Ventures

Jason DeHaven serves in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Crosscut Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#34Karl Wagner

Venture Partner

Crosscut Ventures

Karl Wagner invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation, i

Eniac Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#35Dan Donovan

Business Operations Manager

Eniac Ventures

Dan Donovan is listed in a Business Operations Manager capacity at Eniac Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinct

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#36Ross Fubini

Managing Partner

XYZ Venture Capital

Ross Fubini invests or supports investments through XYZ Venture Capital's published strategy: Back early founders with earned insight and help them execute faster across enterprise, fintech and techno

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#37Eugene Wan

Partner

Construct Capital

Eugene Wan invests or supports investments through Construct Capital's published strategy: Back technology founders reinventing manufacturing, logistics, defense, energy and other foundational industr

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#38Nesta Lenhert-Scholer

Principal Software Engineer, Data Team

Ensemble VC

Nesta Lenhert-Scholer is listed in a Principal Software Engineer, Data Team capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore

Eniac Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#39Mike Witkowski

Chief Financial Officer

Eniac Ventures

Mike Witkowski is listed in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Eniac Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distincti

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#40William Scriven

Partner and Head of Capital Formation

Crosscut Ventures

William Scriven serves in a Partner and Head of Capital Formation capacity at Crosscut Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#41JJ Ford

Venture Partner

Crosscut Ventures

JJ Ford invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation, inclu

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#42Wayne Murdy

Venture Partner

Crosscut Ventures

Wayne Murdy invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation, i

#43Anri Takeno

Project Manager

Airbus Ventures

Anri Takeno is listed by Airbus Ventures as Project Manager on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the back

#44Thomas d'Halluin

Managing Partner

Airbus Ventures

Thomas d'Halluin is listed by Airbus Ventures as Managing Partner on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the backbone of nat

#45Halston McMurray

Team Member

Riot Ventures

Halston McMurray is listed by Riot Ventures as Team Member on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Builds concentrated partnerships with companies modernizing critical industries

Contrary does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#46Michelle Brown

Chief Financial Officer

Contrary

Michelle Brown is listed in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Contrary. This profile preserves that functional distinction; the firm's investment mandate is included only as shared context.

#47Sarang Shah

Team Member

Riot Ventures

Sarang Shah is listed by Riot Ventures as Team Member on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Builds concentrated partnerships with companies modernizing critical industries and

Contrary does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#48Claire Schultz

Research Associate

Contrary

Claire Schultz is listed in a Research Associate capacity at Contrary. The official roster does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; this profile preserves the functional dis

#49Olivia Caldwell

Team Member

Riot Ventures

Olivia Caldwell is listed by Riot Ventures as Team Member on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Builds concentrated partnerships with companies modernizing critical industries

Eniac Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#50Dorian Rutherford

Head of Platform

Eniac Ventures

Dorian Rutherford is listed in a Head of Platform capacity at Eniac Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction a

Eniac Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#51Nihal Mehta

Co-Founder and General Partner

Eniac Ventures

Nihal Mehta invests or supports investments through Eniac Ventures's published strategy: Lead and support pre-seed and seed founders from zero to one, applying operator experience to accelerate produc

#52Tatiana Brown

Operations Manager

Airbus Ventures

Tatiana Brown is listed by Airbus Ventures as Operations Manager on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the

#53Hyunwoong Kim

Associate

Airbus Ventures

Hyunwoong Kim is listed by Airbus Ventures as Associate on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the backbone of national secu

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#54Chauncey Hamilton

General Partner

XYZ Venture Capital

Chauncey Hamilton invests or supports investments through XYZ Venture Capital's published strategy: Back early founders with earned insight and help them execute faster across enterprise, fintech and

Eniac Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#55Hadley Harris

Co-Founder and General Partner

Eniac Ventures

Hadley Harris invests or supports investments through Eniac Ventures's published strategy: Lead and support pre-seed and seed founders from zero to one, applying operator experience to accelerate prod

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#56Camille Ricketts

Operating Partner

XYZ Venture Capital

Camille Ricketts invests or supports investments through XYZ Venture Capital's published strategy: Back early founders with earned insight and help them execute faster across enterprise, fintech and t

#57Meghan Moreland

Team Member

Riot Ventures

Meghan Moreland is listed by Riot Ventures as Team Member on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Builds concentrated partnerships with companies modernizing critical industries

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#58Rooney Pitchford

Director, Operations

Ensemble VC

Rooney Pitchford is listed in a Director, Operations capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role dist

Worldbuild does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.

#59Sumeet Singh

Founder and General Partner

Worldbuild

Sumeet Singh invests or supports investments through Worldbuild's published strategy: Partner early with creative technologists building original, technically ambitious companies across compute, AI, e

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#60Lilly Vernor

Product Lead, Data Team

Ensemble VC

Lilly Vernor is listed in a Product Lead, Data Team capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role disti

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#61Brad Pruente

Founding Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Brad Pruente invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-indus

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#62Mallory Buckwald

Head of Community

XYZ Venture Capital

Mallory Buckwald is listed in a Head of Community capacity at XYZ Venture Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinct

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#63Daniel Narea

Founding Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Daniel Narea invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-indus

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#64Conrad Shang

Founder and Venture Partner

Ensemble VC

Conrad Shang invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage su

#65Orli Herschmann

Head of Strategy and Communication

Airbus Ventures

Orli Herschmann is listed by Airbus Ventures as Head of Strategy and Communication on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technolo

#66Kristina Deighan

Talent Principal

Airbus Ventures

Kristina Deighan is listed by Airbus Ventures as Talent Principal on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the backbone of nat

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#67Kam Ghaffarian

Founder and Managing Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Kam Ghaffarian invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-ind

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#68Leland Chamlin

Investor

Construct Capital

Leland Chamlin invests or supports investments through Construct Capital's published strategy: Back technology founders reinventing manufacturing, logistics, defense, energy and other foundational ind

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#69Ali Gleason

Operations Manager

Construct Capital

Ali Gleason is listed in a Operations Manager capacity at Construct Capital. This profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared context.

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#70Camila Key Saruhashi

Partner

Construct Capital

Camila Key Saruhashi invests or supports investments through Construct Capital's published strategy: Back technology founders reinventing manufacturing, logistics, defense, energy and other foundation

#71Mathieu Costes

Operating Partner

Airbus Ventures

Mathieu Costes is listed by Airbus Ventures as Operating Partner on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the backbone of nati

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#72Kirby Bartlett

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Construct Capital

Kirby Bartlett is listed in a Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer capacity at Construct Capital. This profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared

No current personal check range is published. Khosla's Seed Fund backs experiments and its Main Fund covers early through later stages, including total financings above $10M; a 2020 interview described historical seed checks around $1M–$2M. These are firm-level guideposts, not Adrian's personal authority.

#73Adrian Radu

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Adrian is an early-stage generalist whose prior portfolio and advisory work span fintech, enterprise software, cybersecurity, defense, productivity, and frontier technologies. His biography emphasizes

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#74Nicole Stump

Executive Assistant

Ensemble VC

Nicole Stump is listed in a Executive Assistant capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role distincti

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#75Joachim Vaturi

Investor

Construct Capital

Joachim Vaturi invests or supports investments through Construct Capital's published strategy: Back technology founders reinventing manufacturing, logistics, defense, energy and other foundational ind

#76Nicole Conner

Partner

Airbus Ventures

Nicole Conner is listed by Airbus Ventures as Partner on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the backbone of national securi

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#77Emily Prechtl

Operations Associate

Construct Capital

Emily Prechtl is listed in a Operations Associate capacity at Construct Capital. This profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared context.

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#78Anton Brevde

Founding Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Anton Brevde invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-indus

$5M average investment into core companies, as published by Bow Capital.

#79Murray Rode

General Partner

Bow Capital

Murray Rode invests or supports investments through Bow Capital's published strategy: Back founders building AI for the physical world across modern industry, defense, logistics and digital biology, u

SeedSeries A

#80Caroline Trant Chambers

Director, Partnerships and Capital Formation

Ensemble VC

Caroline Trant Chambers is listed in a Director, Partnerships and Capital Formation capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile th

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

$5M average investment into core companies, as published by Bow Capital.

#81Vivek Ranadivé

Founder and Managing Director

Bow Capital

Vivek Ranadivé is listed in a Founder and Managing Director capacity at Bow Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

SeedSeries A

#82Collier Bern

Team Member

Riot Ventures

Collier Bern is listed by Riot Ventures as Team Member on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Builds concentrated partnerships with companies modernizing critical industries and

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#83Dayna Grayson

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Construct Capital

Dayna Grayson invests or supports investments through Construct Capital's published strategy: Back technology founders reinventing manufacturing, logistics, defense, energy and other foundational indu

Caffeinated Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#84Matthew Volosin

Partner and COO

Caffeinated Capital

Matthew Volosin is listed in a Partner and COO capacity at Caffeinated Capital. His official biography says he oversees the firm's non-investment functions, so the profile preserves that operational d

Contrary does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#85Eric Tarczynski

Founder, Managing Partner

Contrary

Eric Tarczynski invests or supports investments through Contrary's published strategy: Identify exceptional entrepreneurs early through talent networks and research, then invest in a small number of c

#86Nolan Van Nortwick

Team Member

Riot Ventures

Nolan Van Nortwick is listed by Riot Ventures as Team Member on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Builds concentrated partnerships with companies modernizing critical industri

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#87Meg DeColli

Assistant Controller

XYZ Venture Capital

Meg DeColli is listed in a Assistant Controller capacity at XYZ Venture Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinctio

Contrary does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#88Kyle Harrison

General Partner

Contrary

Kyle Harrison invests or supports investments through Contrary's published strategy: Identify exceptional entrepreneurs early through talent networks and research, then invest in a small number of com

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#89Alexa Romanoff

Senior Executive Assistant

XYZ Venture Capital

Alexa Romanoff is listed in a Senior Executive Assistant capacity at XYZ Venture Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role d

Contrary does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#90Brooke Presten

Chief of Staff

Contrary

Brooke Presten is listed in a Chief of Staff capacity at Contrary. This profile preserves that functional distinction; the firm's investment mandate is included only as shared context.

XYZ Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#91Christine Hubbard

Senior Executive Assistant

XYZ Venture Capital

Christine Hubbard is listed in a Senior Executive Assistant capacity at XYZ Venture Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that rol

Contrary does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#92Sachin Maini

Senior Editor

Contrary

Sachin Maini is listed in a Senior Editor capacity at Contrary. This profile preserves that functional distinction; the firm's investment mandate is included only as shared context.

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#93Devin Beckwith

Defense Specialist, Investments

Ensemble VC

Devin Beckwith invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage

#94Abigail Hitchcock

Principal

Airbus Ventures

Abigail Hitchcock is listed by Airbus Ventures as Principal on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests in foundational industrial and defense technologies that form the backbone of national

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#95Rachel Holt

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Construct Capital

Rachel Holt invests or supports investments through Construct Capital's published strategy: Back technology founders reinventing manufacturing, logistics, defense, energy and other foundational indust

#96Pauline Kress

Team Member

Riot Ventures

Pauline Kress is listed by Riot Ventures as Team Member on the firm's operating, platform, board, or advisory roster. Builds concentrated partnerships with companies modernizing critical industries an

Construct Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#97Grace Jung

Office Manager and Executive Assistant

Construct Capital

Grace Jung is listed in a Office Manager and Executive Assistant capacity at Construct Capital. This profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared context.

Contrary does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#98Jen Yang-Wong

Chief Operating Officer

Contrary

Jen Yang-Wong is listed in a Chief Operating Officer capacity at Contrary. The official roster does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; this profile preserves the functional

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#99Brian Garrett

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Crosscut Ventures

Brian Garrett invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation,

Crosscut Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range.

#100Ryan Kuhn

Venture Partner

Crosscut Ventures

Ryan Kuhn invests or supports investments through Crosscut Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in hardware and software at the intersection of technology and physical-world transformation, inc