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Defense Catalyst Fund

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in dual-use technologies for defense, intelligence, security, and law enforcement markets, with strong focus on SaaS delivery models.

Meet the Team

JS

Jill Schmirer

Executive Assistant

YS

Yair Shamir

Managing Partner

Disruptive Israeli tech
Board-based value creation
International expansion
Government / aerospace & defense-connected tech
SM

Shiran Mauda

Chief Financial Officer

DE

Daniel Elfen

Partner

LM

Luc Muller

Senior Partner

Industrial & sustainability investing
M&A and corporate restructurings
Cross-border and international investments
EC

Edouard Cukierman

Founding and Managing Partner

Israeli mature technology companies
Enterprise SaaS
Cybersecurity
Smart mobility
Climate tech
Energy
DD

Dror Dragucki

Senior Investment Associate

BH

Boaz Harel

Senior Partner

Growth-stage technology investments
Maturing Israeli startups
Enterprise & infrastructure software
Cross-border expansion
AA

Ariel Anati

Partner

Deal sourcing
Due diligence
Portfolio company support
Technology sector investing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Security
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer tools

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

PR

Primer AI

Defense
AR

Arbe

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Arbe has repositioned radar, the most dependable of sensing technologies, from a supportive role to the backbone of a vehicle’s sensor suite, delivering unprecedented road safety through 4D ultra high-resolution imaging.

VA

Vannevar Labs

Defense/AI·General Catalyst

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

An AI company working with the intelligence community.

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