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title: "196 Defense Tech Investors (Nov 2026): Top 10 by Fund Activity"
last_updated: "2026-11-09"
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source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research"
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# 196 defense tech investors

We list 196 defense tech investors as of November 2026: 131 have an SEC filing on file and 65 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 9 Nov 2026. The states with the most are California (45), Texas (20) and New York (12).

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

## First 25 of 196 defense tech investors

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seraphim Space | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Defense Tech, Space, Mobility, Deep Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $1.0B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/seraphim-space/ |
| UVC Partners | VC firm | Garching, Germany | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Mobility | New deal, Sep 2026 | €800M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/unternehmertum-venture-capital-partners-gmbh-2/ |
| 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/ |
| Notion Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, SaaS, B2B, AI | New deal, Oct 2026 | $2.0B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/notion-capital/ |
| DTCP | VC firm | Hamburg, Germany | Series A, Series B, Growth | Defense Tech, SaaS, AI, Cybersecurity | New fund, Sep 2026 | €3.5B (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/digital-transformation-capital-partners-s-a-r-l/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| eCAPITAL | VC firm | Münster, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Defense Tech, Deep Tech, Climate Tech, AI | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | €400M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ecapital-entrepreneurial-partners-ag/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| DCVC | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA |  | Defense Tech, Energy, Healthtech, AI | New fund, Oct 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dcvc/ |
| 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/ |
| Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) | Angel network | Helsinki, Finland | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, Generalist | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | €480M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/finnish-business-angels-network/ |
| Linse Capital | VC firm | Reno, NV |  | Defense Tech, Industrial Tech, AI, Energy | New fund, Sep 2026 | $600M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/linse-capital/ |
| Costanoa | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, AI, Fintech, Developer Tools | New fund, Sep 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/costanoa/ |
| SYN Ventures | VC firm | West Palm Beach, FL | Seed, Series A, Series B | Defense Tech, Cybersecurity, AI, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/syn-ventures/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 8090 Industries | VC firm | New York, NY |  | Defense Tech, Energy, Industrial Tech, AI | New fund, Sep 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/8090-industries/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| C4 Ventures | VC firm | France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Defense Tech, Deep Tech, AI, Robotics | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | €90M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/c4-ventures-management/ |
| GoHub Ventures | VC firm | Valencia, Spain | Seed, Series A | Defense Tech, Healthtech, SaaS, AI | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | €90M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/gohub-ventures/ |
| Lavrock Ventures | VC firm | Mclean, VA | Seed | Defense Tech, Cybersecurity, Space, Quantum | New deal, Aug 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lavrock-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: 131 of the 196 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). 195 of the 196 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. 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 (40: within 3 months 40, 6 months 30, 12 months 20, 24 months 10), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (30; 15 when the sector is stated only), size of the fund on file on a log scale (20) and completeness of the public record (10). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 196 rows: stage 158, sector 196, fund size 139, website 195. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 181 rows, firm email on 83, LinkedIn page on 116, check size on 44.

## Questions
### How many defense tech investors are there?
We list 196 as of November 2026. 119 of the 196 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. By region: United States (130), United Kingdom (17) and Europe (48).

### Which defense tech investors raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
79 of the 196 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 investors?
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 85 do not disclose a size there.

### Which stage do most defense tech investors back?
Of the 158 with a stage on file, seed (123), Series A (67) and pre-seed (64). A firm can back more than one stage, and 38 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on defense tech investors come from and how often is it updated?
131 of the 196 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 65 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register. 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 9 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.

### Can I download the list of defense tech investors as a spreadsheet?
Yes. The file holds all 196 rows in Excel and CSV, with 802 named decision-makers and 83 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 25 rows are free on this page.