DefTech Ventures
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.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
6+ companies
1 partner
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
Arjun Rao
GP
Industry Focus
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Portfolio Companies (6)
Other
SecureGrid AI
CivicMind
Castelion
Designs, manufactures, and tests hypersonic weapon systems and next-generation strike mechanisms.
Mach Industries
Develops hydrogen-powered defense systems, including UAVs and hydrogen-generation systems for field deployment.
Firestorm Labs
Manufactures modular, open-architecture Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) utilizing advanced 3D-printing technology.
True Anomaly
Builds tactical spacecraft and software systems for space domain awareness and national security in orbit.
- •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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