Defender Capital
Defender Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
Pre-Seed
$500K – $1.0M
1+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in companies developing mission-critical technologies for defense and government applications, including AI infrastructure and cybersecurity.
How Defender Capital invests
Defender Capital is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Security. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.
Defender Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$1.0M per investment.
Defender Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including AI Fortify.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
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Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
AI Fortify
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Don S, Founder.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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