Deming Center Venture Fund

Pre-Seed Seed

Graduate-student-run fund giving CU Boulder MBA, law, and engineering students hands-on VC experience by investing real capital in Colorado startups.

Boulder
Deeptech · Aerospace +13
University Spin-outs · Early Stage

DFS Lab

Pre-Seed Seed

Research-grounded early-stage VC investing at the intersection of AI and industrialization in Africa; 50+ companies backed across fintech, commerce, and energy.

San Francisco · Paris +2
Fintech · AI/ML +6
Thesis-Driven · Impact-Focused

Disruptive

Series C Series D Series E

Late-stage global investor in private technology companies

Dallas · Austin +2
AI/ML · Defense +8
Late Stage · Global VC

Döpfner Capital

Seed Series A

Thiel-backed fund making concentrated bets from a former Thiel Capital chief of staff, focused on European defense and enterprise tech.

Los Angeles
Defense Tech · Space +4
Solo GP · Founder-Led

Draper Associates

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

40+ years funding transformative companies with visionary founders

San Mateo
AI/ML · Robotics +11
Global VC · Early Stage

DTCP

Series A Series B Series C

Global investment manager focused on growth equity & digital infrastructure

Hamburg · Frankfurt +6
Digital Infrastructure · Data Centers +13
Corporate-affiliated · Multi Stage

DYNE Ventures

Seed Series A

Early-stage VC focused exclusively on maritime and Blue Economy technologies, backing founders in trade, defense, autonomy, sensors, and ocean natural resources.

West Palm Beach
SpaceTech · Defense Tech +5
Defense-Focused · Thesis-Driven

E1 Ventures

Seed Series A

Miami and Menlo Park-based deep tech and frontier science fund backing breakthroughs in AI, space, defense, robotics, and advanced energy using a proprietary AI investment platform.

Miami · Menlo Park
DeepTech · AI/ML +5
DeepTech · AI-Native

E2MC

Pre-Seed Seed

US-based early-stage VC exclusively focused on the space economy, backing pre-seed and seed startups in SpaceTech, DeepTech, and adjacent dual-use technologies globally.

New York
SpaceTech · DeepTech +6
Global VC · Sector-Agnostic

Eclipse

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

A venture firm transforming physical industries through tech-powered innovation

Palo Alto · New York
Industrial Evolution · Physical Industries +14
Industrial-Tech · Multi-Stage

Entrepreneurs First

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Talent investor and pre-seed program turning exceptional individuals into funded founders across London, Paris, Bangalore, and San Francisco.

London · Paris +2
AI/ML · DeepTech +16
Pre-Traction · No Warm Intro

Era Funds

Seed Series A Series B

Multi-strategy firm pooling capital and operating intelligence from allied global family enterprises to back category-defining technology companies.

New York · Palo Alto +1
Frontier Tech · DeepTech +5
Family Office · Multi-Stage

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Evolution VC Partners

Seed Series A Series B

Solo investor (Gregg Smith) deploying personal capital across all stages into "Culture Tech" companies spanning consumer, fintech, health, AI, media, defense, and frontier tech. 250+ investments; no external fund.

New York
Consumer · Fintech +8
Solo GP · Multi-Stage

Factorial Funds

Seed Series A Series B

Concentrated technology investor backing AI, robotics, defense, and infrastructure founders; team roots in machine learning and autonomous vehicles.

San Francisco · Menlo Park +1
AI/ML · Infrastructure +5
Operator-Led · Multi-Stage

Fathom Fund

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Houston-based deep tech VC backing technical founders in advanced computing, energy transition, materials, manufacturing, and aerospace and defense.

Houston
DeepTech · AI/ML +8
Technical Founders · Thesis-Driven

First In

Seed Series A

Empowering entrepreneurs who secure our freedom

Washington DC
Security Technology · Cybersecurity +6
Security-Focused · Early Stage

Fortitude Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage Bay Area VC backing founders building AI autonomy for knowledge work and robotic autonomy for the physical world across healthcare, defense, and industry.

San Francisco
AI/ML · Robotics +4
Solo GP · Early Stage

Forward Deployed VC

Seed Series A

Solo GP fund backing early-stage defense, energy, industrials, and AI startups founded by a former Palantir forward-deployed engineer. Fund II is $45M.

San Francisco
Defense Tech · AI/ML +7
Solo GP · Early Stage

Friends & Family Capital

Seed Series A Series B

Investing in exceptional entrepreneurs at the earliest stages

Menlo Park
SaaS/Software · AI/ML +6
SaaS/Software · AI/ML

Fulcrum Venture Group

Pre-Seed Seed

Santa Monica-based pre-seed VC investing in defense, dual-use, and defense-enabling companies across AI, cybersecurity, data, energy, manufacturing, and supply chain.

Santa Monica
Defense Tech · AI/ML +5
Defense-Focused · Dual-Use

Gallery Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Stage-agnostic New York VC backing exceptional founders across AI, defense tech, robotics, fintech, and cybersecurity. Under $1B AUM.

New York
AI/ML · Defense Tech +5
Stage-Agnostic · Multi-Stage

General Catalyst

Seed Series A Series B

Investing in powerful, positive change with long-term venture capital

San Francisco · New York +4
Global Resiliency & Applied AI · Artificial Intelligence +12
Global VC · Multi-Stage

General Innovation Capital Partners

Series B Series C Series D

Growth equity firm backing advanced technology companies at inflection points across next-gen compute, defense, space, and AI with a Western resilience thesis.

Miami
Defense Tech · SpaceTech +4
American Dynamism · Growth Stage

GiantLeap Capital

Series B Series C Series D

New York-based growth equity firm making just 3-4 concentrated investments a year in AI, data infrastructure, space/defense, and advanced engineering.

New York · Chicago
Artificial Intelligence · Data Infrastructure +6
Growth Stage · Thesis-Driven

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