NorthStar Defense Fund
NorthStar Defense Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Baltimore, MD investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 11 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools
- HQ
- Baltimore, MD
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-31
Pre-Seed
$1.0M – $5.0M
1+ companies
11 partners
Investment Thesis
NorthStar Defense Fund focuses on cutting-edge defense technologies and AI solutions enhancing operational capabilities for federal and defense applications.
How NorthStar Defense Fund invests
NorthStar Defense Fund is a vc firm based in Baltimore, MD. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer, Retail.
NorthStar Defense Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.
NorthStar Defense Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including AlgoGuard.
Partners & Team
Linda Tran
Managing Director
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
AlgoGuard
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kofo Anifalaje, Director of Development.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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