Series A defense and space investors in California

11 of 15 series a defense and space firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 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
Riot VenturesActive Oct 10
California
Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5
$1M to $30M+Can lead
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan lead
California · Fund $155M (2024)
Thomas d'Halluin, Nicole Conner+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $500M+ AUM
Murray Rode, Rafi Syed+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund Approximately $2.8B AUM
Greg Sands, Amy Cheetham+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $900M (2025)
Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4
$1M to $30M+Can lead
California
Jay Zaveri
Series ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +2
$3M to $30M+Can lead
California · Fund $150M (2024)
Jim Adler, Chris Abshire+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
California
Phillip Sarofim
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $230M
Adam Grosser, Ben Marcus+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +3
$1M to $10MCan lead
California
Chad Cazel, Pete DiSalvo
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Brett Brewer, Brian Garrett+2 on the team
SeedSeries ADeep tech +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Andrew Krowne, Pascal Levensohn+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California · Fund $155M (2026)
Jeff Torrance, Larsen Jensen+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Amr Al-Shihabi, Dave Clark+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BVertical AI +3
Up to $250KMostly follows
California
Morgan Schwanke, Parker Hughes+1 on the team
SeedSeries ADefense and space +4
Check size not reportedMostly follows
California
Andrew Rubenstein, Jake Poliskin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Abdo John Hajj, Sanjeev Gordhan+7 on the team
SeedSeries AIndustrial +4
Check size not reportedMostly follows
California
Benny Joseph, Brett Jackson+1 on the team
SeedSeries ADeep tech +6
Check size not reportedMostly follows

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How many series a defense and space investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 20 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do series a defense and space investors in california write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 6 firms on this list.

Which series a defense and space investors in california lead rounds?

11 of 15 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.