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NorthStar Defense Fund

VC
Baltimore, MD

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

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

KA

Kofo Anifalaje

Director of Development

LD

Leyana Dessauer

Grants Manager

JP

Junie Pswarayi

Director of Finance and Operations

JC

Jennifer Ching

Executive Director

KP

Kathleen Pequeno

Director of Communications

AL

Adam Liebowitz

Director of Community Food Funding

KT

Kellie Terry

Director of Philanthropy

GQ

Gabriela Quintanilla

Program Director

CL

Clare Liu

Development Manager

RD

Rami Dinnawi

Program Officer

LT

Linda Tran

Managing Director

Defense Tech
AI Infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Retail

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

AL

AlgoGuard

AI Infrastructure
How to pitch NorthStar Defense Fund
  • 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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