DEFENSE.ONE Capital
DEFENSE.ONE Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Alexandria, VA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $3.0M
8+ companies
5 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused exclusively on early-stage companies developing technologies for defense and government applications, with a strong interest in autonomous systems and secure communication platforms.
How DEFENSE.ONE Capital invests
DEFENSE.ONE Capital is a vc firm based in Alexandria, VA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer, FinTech.
DEFENSE.ONE Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.
DEFENSE.ONE Capital has backed 8 companies in our records, including SecureNet Systems, Defense One, One Way Ventures.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (8)
Other
SecureNet Systems
Defense One
A prominent defense industry media and news publication owned by GovExec.
One Way Ventures
An early-stage VC firm that occasionally invests in dual-use/defense tech.
Shield Capital
An active venture firm in the defense, national security, and enterprise tech space.
Defy.vc
An active venture firm in the defense, national security, and enterprise tech space.
First In
A venture firm specifically focused on dual-use security and defense technology.
Point72 Ventures
A venture capital firm with a defense-focused investment arm.
Silent Ventures
An active defense-tech venture fund.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Bradley Peniston, Editor-in-Chief.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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