AI Defense Fund — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($400K–$1.0M Checks)
AI Defense Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Other, Security, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $400K–$1.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $400K–$1.0M
- Portfolio
- 9 companies on record
- Partners
- 16 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Security, AI / ML
- HQ
- Berlin, Germany
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-09
Pre-Seed
$400K – $1.0M
9+ companies
16 partners
Investment Thesis
AI Defense Fund is dedicated to early-stage investments in cutting-edge AI security and cybersecurity technologies.
How AI Defense Fund invests
AI Defense Fund is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Security, AI / ML. It does not invest in E-commerce, Consumer Apps.
AI Defense Fund typically writes checks of $400K–$1.0M per investment.
AI Defense Fund has backed 9 companies in our records, including Guardians AI, Raytheon Technologies, Palantir.
Partners & Team
Brandi Vincent
Secretary
Marco Wilde
Founder & GP
Drew F. Lawrence
Reporter
None available
Sonu Shankar
Principal
None available
Christina Dance
Reporter
None available
Damon Harvey
Reporter
None available
Matt Hayden
None
None available
Matt Ritchie
Col.
None available
Jacqueline D. McPhail
Commanding General
Served as the NETCOM commander, oversaw network and C2 services transfer between theaters during crisis.
Jon Harper
Editor-in-Chief
None available
Billy Mitchell
Editor-in-Chief
None available
JJ Murawski
Capt.
None available
Patrick Harrigan
Rep.
None available
Erik Pittman
None
None available
Jeremy “Hank” Hester
Col.
None available
Bill Tecos
None
None available
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (9)
Other
Guardians AI
Raytheon Technologies
Palantir
Northrop Grumman
AeroVironment
Anduril
Accenture
Rebellion Defense
Provider of mission-focused AI software products for the defense and national security sectors.
Primordial Labs
Developer of AI-driven human-machine teaming solutions for defense operations.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Security, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $400K – $1.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Brandi Vincent, Secretary.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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