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National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC)

VC
Washington, D.C.

National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Washington, D.C. investing in Other, Security. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks and has 33 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$1.5M
Portfolio
33 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Security
HQ
Washington, D.C.
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-02-06

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Portfolio

33+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Provides early-stage funding to companies innovating in DefenseTech and national security, focusing exclusively on dual-use technologies.

How National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) invests

National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) is a vc firm based in Washington, D.C.. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Security. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment.

National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) has backed 33 companies in our records, including Epirus, Teradar, Advanced-Materials-Manufacturing.

Partners & Team

MD

Michael Dodd

Principal

GC

Gregory Coleman

Principal, Autonomy, Energy and Human Systems Portfolios

Autonomy
Energy
Human Systems
SB

Salvador Badillo-Rios

Senior Associate, Artificial Intelligence Portfolio

Artificial Intelligence
HD

Harry Dhillon

Principal, Cyber & Telecom, Emerging Technology and Space Portfolios

Cyber & Telecommunications
Emerging Technology
Space

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Security

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (33)

Other

EP

Epirus

Counter-UAS
TE

Teradar

AD

Advanced-Materials-Manufacturing

AN

Anthro Energy

AT

Ateios

BE

Beacon Photonics

CU

Culvert IoT Corporation

DA

Dallas Quantum Devices

DA

DARKHIVE

Designs autonomous drones and AI for defense reconnaissance.

DI

Direct Kinetic Solutions

How to pitch National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC)
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 $500K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Dodd, Principal.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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