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Defendeer Fund — Seed VC Firm ($750K–$2.5M Checks)

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Defendeer Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Developer Tools, Security. The firm typically writes $750K–$2.5M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$750K–$2.5M
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, Developer Tools, Security
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-28

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$750K – $2.5M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to early-stage investments in technologies that support military operations and government defense initiatives.

How Defendeer Fund invests

Defendeer Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, Security. It does not invest in Consumer.

Defendeer Fund typically writes checks of $750K–$2.5M per investment.

Defendeer Fund has backed 5 companies in our records, including SecuPi, Netskope, Contrast Security.

Partners & Team

CG

Charly Graf

CEO

RL

Rachel Li

Partner

GovTech
B2G SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
Security

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

SE

SecuPi

Data Encryption and Dynamic Masking
NE

Netskope

SASE and CASB Solution
CO

Contrast Security

Shift Left Security
BI

BigID

Data Intelligence
WI

Wiz

Cloud Native Application Protection
How to pitch Defendeer Fund
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $750K – $2.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Charly Graf, CEO.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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