Defense Catalyst Fund
Defense Catalyst Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, SaaS, Security. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 3 companies on record
- Partners
- 9 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, SaaS, Security, AI / ML
- HQ
- Los Angeles, CA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-18
Pre-Seed, Seed
$1.0M – $5.0M
3+ companies
9 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in dual-use technologies for defense, intelligence, security, and law enforcement markets, with strong focus on SaaS delivery models.
How Defense Catalyst Fund invests
Defense Catalyst Fund is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Security, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer tools.
Defense Catalyst Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.
Defense Catalyst Fund has backed 3 companies in our records, including Primer AI, Arbe, Vannevar Labs.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
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Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
Primer AI
Arbe
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.
Vannevar Labs
An AI company working with the intelligence community.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Security — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shiran Mauda, Chief Financial Officer.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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