---
title: "130 Defense Tech Venture Capital Firms in the US (Nov 2026)"
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
rows: "130"
free_rows: "25"
source: "SEC filings"
canonical: "https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/defense-tech-investors-us/"
---

# 130 defense tech venture capital firms in the US

We list 130 defense tech venture capital firms in the US 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 New York (11), Austin (10) and San Francisco (9).

- 130 firms
- 90 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $75M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 111 firms)
- 575 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 130 defense tech venture capital firms in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greycroft | VC firm | New York, NY | Series A, Series B, Growth | Defense Tech, AI, Industrial Tech, Healthtech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $600M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/greycroft/ |
| New Stack | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-stack/ |
| 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/ |
| Narya | VC firm | Columbus, OH | Seed | Defense Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, Biotech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/narya/ |
| Construct Capital | VC firm | Washington, DC | Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Industrial Tech, Energy | New deal, Aug 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/construct-capital/ |
| Inflection | VC firm | Framingham, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Space, Crypto and Web3 | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/inflection/ |
| 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/ |
| Forgepoint Capital | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, AI | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $1.2B (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/forgepoint-capital/ |
| Tamarack Global | VC firm | Greenwich, CT |  | Defense Tech, Energy, AI, Industrial Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tamarack-global/ |
| Felicis | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, AI, Developer Tools, Healthtech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $900M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/felicis/ |
| Geodesic | VC firm | Foster City, CA | Series B, Any stage | Defense Tech, AI, Developer Tools, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/geodesic/ |
| Dauntless Ventures | VC firm | Holladay, UT |  | Defense Tech, AI, Biotech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $34M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dauntless-ventures/ |
| 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/ |
| Commonweal Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Legal Tech, Fintech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/commonweal-ventures/ |
| Riot Ventures | VC firm | Venice, CA |  | Defense Tech, AI, Industrial Tech, Robotics | New deal, Jul 2026 | $160M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/riot-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/ |
| Origin Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, AI, Future of Work, SaaS | New deal, May 2026 | $130M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/origin-ventures/ |
| Prevail Venture Capital | VC firm | Leawood, KS | Seed | Defense Tech, Healthtech, Fintech, Deep Tech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/prevail-venture-capital/ |
| Side Door Michigan | VC firm | Fernandina Beach, FL | Seed | Defense Tech, Space, Mobility, Crypto and Web3 | New fund, Sep 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/side-door-michigan/ |
| Lux Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY |  | Defense Tech, AI, Mobility, Media | New fund, Sep 2026 | $1.5B (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lux-ventures/ |
| Massive VC | VC firm | Boulder, CO | Seed, Series A, Series B | Defense Tech, Space, AI, Energy | New fund, May 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/massive-vc/ |
| WYO VC | VC firm | Cody, WY |  | Defense Tech, Healthtech, AI, Energy | New fund, Aug 2026 | $40M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/wyo-vc/ |
| Initialized | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Generalist, Fintech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $520M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/initialized/ |

You are seeing 25 of 130. The full list adds 105 more firms and 575 named decision-makers.

Get all 130 firms and 575 named contacts, $49, one-time: https://theinvestordatabase.com/buy/list/defense-tech-investors-us
This page: https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/defense-tech-investors-us/

## Method and limits
- Source: All 130 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). 129 of the 130 have a website we checked; the other 1 rests on the filing or register entry alone. 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. This list holds VC firms, fund managers and corporate venture arms; accelerators and angel networks are in their own lists. Sector: the firm states defense tech as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio.
- 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 130 rows: stage 94, sector 130, fund size 116, website 129. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 126 rows, firm email on 42, LinkedIn page on 69, check size on 13.

## Questions
### How many defense tech venture capital firms in the US are there?
We list 130 as of November 2026. 90 of the 130 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are New York (11), Austin (10) and San Francisco (9).

### Which defense tech venture capital firms in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
77 of the 130 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Reveille (Nov 2026), Decisive Point VENTURES (Nov 2026) and Audere (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of defense tech venture capital firms in the US?
The median fund size on file for this list is $75M, across the 111 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 19 do not disclose a size there.

### Which stage do most defense tech venture capital firms in the US back?
Of the 94 with a stage on file, seed (73), pre-seed (35) and Series A (27). A firm can back more than one stage, and 36 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on defense tech venture capital firms in the US come from and how often is it updated?
All 130 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.

### Can I download the list of defense tech venture capital firms in the US as a spreadsheet?
Yes. The file holds all 130 rows in Excel and CSV, with 575 named decision-makers and 42 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 25 rows are free on this page.