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Defender Capital

VC
New York, NYWebsite

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.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

DS

Don S

Founder

JS

John Stamas

Managing Partner

BS

Blake Sanders

General Partner

Defense Tech
AI Infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Security

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

AI

AI Fortify

AI Infrastructure
How to pitch Defender Capital
  • 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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