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DefTech Ventures

VC
Bangalore, IndiaWebsite

DefTech Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Bangalore, India investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in early-stage DefenseTech and GovTech startups with an India focus.

How DefTech Ventures invests

DefTech Ventures is a vc firm based in Bangalore, India. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer, Entertainment.

DefTech Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

DefTech Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including SecureGrid AI, CivicMind, Castelion.

Meet the Team

AR

Arjun Rao

GP

DefenseTech
GovTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Entertainment

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

SE

SecureGrid AI

DefenseTech
CI

CivicMind

GovTech
CA

Castelion

Defense Technology / Aerospace & Hypersonics·Seed / Series A·DefTech Ventures I

Designs, manufactures, and tests hypersonic weapon systems and next-generation strike mechanisms.

MA

Mach Industries

Defense Technology / Energy & Hardware·Seed·DefTech Ventures I

Develops hydrogen-powered defense systems, including UAVs and hydrogen-generation systems for field deployment.

FI

Firestorm Labs

Defense Technology / Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing·Seed·DefTech Ventures I

Manufactures modular, open-architecture Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) utilizing advanced 3D-printing technology.

TR

True Anomaly

Space Technology / Defense Software & Hardware·Series A·DefTech Ventures I

Builds tactical spacecraft and software systems for space domain awareness and national security in orbit.

How to pitch DefTech Ventures
  • 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 – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Arjun Rao, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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