Best VCs for Defense Tech
297 venture capitalists actively investing in Defense Tech.
General Partner, American Dynamism
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Leads a16z's American Dynamism practice — a $2.5B+ fund (expanded from $600M in 2023) backing companies that support national interests. Believes the most important companies of the next decade will b
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Senior Partner
Outlander VC
Jordan Kretchmer invests or supports investments through Outlander VC's published strategy: Identify exceptional founders early through vision, intelligence, character and execution, then help them na
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
Operating Partner
Outlander VC
Jeremy Johnson invests or supports investments through Outlander VC's published strategy: Identify exceptional founders early through vision, intelligence, character and execution, then help them navi
Head of Platform & Content
Moonshots Capital
Maria Tangarova is part of Moonshots Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back exceptional early-stage technolog
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.
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
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
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
Junior Partner
Outlander VC
Deepika Jonnalagadda invests or supports investments through Outlander VC's published strategy: Identify exceptional founders early through vision, intelligence, character and execution, then help the
Managing Partner
Outlander VC
Paige Craig invests or supports investments through Outlander VC's published strategy: Identify exceptional founders early through vision, intelligence, character and execution, then help them navigat
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
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
Managing Partner
Outlander VC
Leura Craig invests or supports investments through Outlander VC's published strategy: Identify exceptional founders early through vision, intelligence, character and execution, then help them navigat
Head of Platform and Operations
Outlander VC
Kelly DiGregorio is listed in a Head of Platform and Operations capacity at Outlander VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role d
Operating Partner
Outlander VC
Casey Perley invests or supports investments through Outlander VC's published strategy: Identify exceptional founders early through vision, intelligence, character and execution, then help them naviga
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
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
Co-Founder & General Partner
Moonshots Capital
Craig Cummings is part of Moonshots Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back exceptional early-stage technology
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
Founder and Managing Partner
Silent Ventures
Jackson Moses invests or supports investments through Silent Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in exceptional founders building consequential aerospace, defense, national-security and resili
Co-Founder & Managing General Partner
Moonshots Capital
Kelly Perdew is part of Moonshots Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back exceptional early-stage technology l
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Principal
Cantos Ventures
Amee Kapadia invests or supports investments through Cantos Ventures's published strategy: Seed near-frontier companies that create abundance, strengthen critical systems and improve democratic compet
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
Chief Financial Officer
Cantos Ventures
Sofia Garcia serves in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Cantos Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
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
Principal
Moonshots Capital
Farah Daou is part of Moonshots Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back exceptional early-stage technology lea
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
VP of Finance and Operations
Moonshots Capital
Mike Bryan is part of Moonshots Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back exceptional early-stage technology lea
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
Venture Partner
Crosscut Ventures
Camilla Marcus 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
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
Venture Partner
Crosscut Ventures
Ulrick Noel 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
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
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
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
Venture Partner
Crosscut Ventures
Antoine Grant 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,
General Partner
Cantos Ventures
Ian Rountree invests or supports investments through Cantos Ventures's published strategy: Seed near-frontier companies that create abundance, strengthen critical systems and improve democratic compet
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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.
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,
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Partner
Cantos Ventures
Grant Gregory invests or supports investments through Cantos Ventures's published strategy: Seed near-frontier companies that create abundance, strengthen critical systems and improve democratic compe
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,
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.
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,
Executive Director
Michigan Rise
Jeff Wesley invests or supports investments through Michigan Rise's published strategy: Provide strategic early-stage funding and ecosystem support to high-growth technology startups with meaningful o
Director, Portfolio Management
Michigan Rise
Pete Martin invests or supports investments through Michigan Rise's published strategy: Provide strategic early-stage funding and ecosystem support to high-growth technology startups with meaningful o