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title: "20 Defense Tech Investors in Texas (Nov 2026)"
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# 20 defense tech investors in Texas

We list 20 defense tech investors in Texas as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are Austin (10), Dallas (5) and Sugar Land (2).

- 20 investors
- 14 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $92M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 18 firms)
- 91 named decision-makers on file

## First 10 of 20 defense tech investors in Texas

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8VC | VC firm | Austin, TX |  | Defense Tech, Data, AI, Biotech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $400M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/8vc-austin-2/ |
| Moonshots Capital | VC firm | Austin, TX | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Fintech, Govtech | New deal, Aug 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/moonshots-capital/ |
| Ecosphere Ventures | VC firm | Sugar Land, TX | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, Energy, Climate Tech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ecosphere-ventures/ |
| Scout Ventures | VC firm | Austin, TX | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Deep Tech, Robotics | New deal, May 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scout-ventures/ |
| Saga Ventures | VC firm | Austin, TX | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Fintech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $225M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/saga-ventures/ |
| Silent Ventures | VC firm | Dallas, TX | Pre-seed | Defense Tech, AI, Logistics, Space | New fund, Jul 2026 | $85M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/silent-ventures/ |
| Temper | VC firm | Sugar Land, TX | Growth | Defense Tech, Healthtech, Proptech, AI | New fund, Jul 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/temper/ |
| Summit Peak | Fund manager | Fort Worth, TX |  | Defense Tech, AI, SaaS | New fund, Sep 2026 | $175M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/summit-peak/ |
| Audere | VC firm | Austin, TX | Growth | Defense Tech, Cybersecurity, AI, Robotics | New fund, Oct 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/audere/ |
| Balerion Space Ventures | VC firm | Dallas, TX |  | Defense Tech, Space, Industrial Tech, Mobility | New fund, Oct 2026 | $80M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/balerion-space-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 20 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 20 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states defense tech as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Place: head office in Texas.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 20 rows: stage 15, sector 20, fund size 18, website 20. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 20 rows, firm email on 6, LinkedIn page on 9, check size on 2.

## Questions
### How many defense tech investors in Texas are there?
We list 20 as of November 2026. 14 of the 20 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are Austin (10), Dallas (5) and Sugar Land (2).

### Which defense tech investors in Texas raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
11 of the 20 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Audere (Oct 2026), Saga Ventures (Oct 2026) and Balerion Space Ventures (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of defense tech investors in Texas?
The median fund size on file for this list is $92M, across the 18 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 2 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact defense tech investors in Texas?
The paid file holds 91 named decision-makers across 20 of these 20 and a firm email for 6. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on defense tech investors in Texas come from?
All 20 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.