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DefenseStart Capital

VC
San Francisco, CA

DefenseStart Capital is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, Security. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, Security
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in cutting-edge defense and cybersecurity technologies aimed at enhancing national security.

How DefenseStart Capital invests

DefenseStart Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Security. It does not invest in Consumer, Healthcare.

DefenseStart Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.5M per investment.

DefenseStart Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including SecureShield.

Partners & Team

MZ

Michael Zhang

GP

Defense
Cybersecurity

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Security

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SE

SecureShield

Defense
How to pitch DefenseStart Capital
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Zhang, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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