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Seed defense and space investors

48 of 68 seed defense and space firms that report a preference say they can lead. 9 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Eclipse VenturesActive Oct 7
California · Fund $1.3B (2026)
Lior Susan, Aidan Madigan-Curtis+6 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +3
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Alpaca VCActive Sep 22
New York
Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5
$500K to $3MCan lead
Mercury FundActive Oct 14
Texas
Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10
$100K to $10MCan lead
Narya CapitalActive Sep 29
Ohio · Fund $93M (2020)
Colin Greenspon, Falon Donohue
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +5
$3M to $10MCan lead
Riot VenturesActive Oct 10
California
Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5
$1M to $30M+Can lead
SYN VenturesActive Oct 14
North Carolina · Fund $300
Art Coviello, Jay Leek+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Valhalla VenturesActive Sep 30
Florida
Devan Malhotra, Rohan Pujara
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +4
$500K to $10MCan lead
137 VenturesActive Sep 24
United States and Canada
Justin Fishner-Wolfson, Alex Jacobson+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech +3
$1M to $10MLead not reported
First In CapitalActive Sep 27
Tennessee · Fund $148M (2026)
Arthur Karell, Rebecca Gevalt+2 on the team
SeedSeries ADefense and space +4
$500K to $3MMostly follows
ACME Capital
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan lead
Airbus Ventures
California · Fund $155M (2024)
Thomas d'Halluin, Nicole Conner+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
Bluelake
Florida · Fund $50M (2026)
Jamie Rutledge, Chris Cesareo+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +6
$250K to $3MCan lead
Bow Capital
California · Fund $500M+ AUM
Murray Rode, Rafi Syed+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
Bravo Victor Venture Capital
Illinois
Joe Musselman, Ross Hangebrauck
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Champion Hill Ventures
North Carolina
Josh Manchester, Robert Haddick
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +1
$250K to $500KCan lead
Construct Capital
District of Columbia · Fund $300M
Dayna Grayson, Rachel Holt+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial +3Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Conversion Capital
New York
Christian Lawless
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDev tools and infra +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Cortado Ventures
Oklahoma
Mike Moradi, Nathaniel Harding+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsIndustrial +4Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Costanoa Ventures
California · Fund Approximately $2.8B AUM
Greg Sands, Amy Cheetham+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Fathom Fund
Texas
Eric Bielke
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Felicis Ventures
California · Fund $900M (2025)
Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4
$1M to $30M+Can lead
GOVO Venture Partners
Florida
Brian D'Ambrosio, Jonathan Kilman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
Gula Tech Adventures
Maryland
Cyndi Gula, Patrick Duggan+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
Infinite Capital
Florida
Nathan Doctor, Sean Doctor+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +3
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Inflection
Massachusetts · Fund $40 million
Alexander Lange, Jonatan Luther-Bergquist
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDefense and space +4
$500K to $1MCan lead
New North Ventures
New Hampshire
Jeremy Hitchcock, Bryan Mabry
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +2
$1M to $3MCan lead
New Stack Ventures
Illinois · Fund $42.6M Fund II
Nick Moran, Luke Skertich
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +7
$500K to $3MCan lead
Oceans Ventures
New York
Josh Rahn, Steven Rosenblatt
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEducation and work +2Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $3MCan lead
Olive Tree Capital
Massachusetts
Nichola Eliovits, Johnny Hatem+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2
$250K to $10MCan lead
Outliers Fund
California
Poseidon Ho
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
Paladin Capital Group
District of Columbia · Fund More
Christopher Steed, E. Kenneth Pentimonti+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +3
$500K to $30MCan lead
Point72 Ventures
New York
Dan Gwak, Sri Chandrasekar+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $30MCan lead
Promus Ventures
Illinois
Mike Collett, John Lusk+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
Quest Venture Partners
California
Andrew Ogawa, Maarten 't Hooft+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3
$100K to $3MCan lead
Radius Capital
California
Peter Shannon, Luka Tomljenovic
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDefense and space +2
$100K to $1MCan lead
Ravelin Capital
California
Lucas Vaz
Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Refactor Capital
California · Fund $50 (2026)
Zal Bilimoria
SeedLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $3MCan lead
Republic Capital
New York
Christian Sullivan
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Ridgeline
Tennessee · Fund >$180M
Andrew McMahon, Ben Walker+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +3
$500K to $10MCan lead
Scout Ventures
Texas · Fund $125M (Fund V) (2026)
Brad Harrison, Cody Huggins+1 on the team
SeedLeadsDefense and space +2
$1M to $10MCan lead

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Questions

How many seed defense and space investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 84 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 9 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed defense and space investors write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 36 firms on this list.

Which seed defense and space investors lead rounds?

48 of 68 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.