UA

UAVenture Capital

VC
Santa Clara, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

AUM

$28M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on unmanned systems, drones, and aerospace technologies for enterprise and defense applications.

Meet the Team

JP

John Parker

Managing Partner

Drones
Robotics
Defense
FJ

Fletcher J. McCusker

CEO & Co-Founder

University-driven commercialisation
Healthcare
Scientific innovation
MN

Michael N. Deitch

President & Co-Founder

University spinouts
Financial leadership
Healthcare
DD

David DiCosola

Managing Partner

Healthcare
National Security
Technology Commercialisation
L"

Lawrence "Larry" Hecker

General Partner

Legal counsel
University spinouts
Fund principal

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Enterprise
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

SK

Skydio

Autonomous Drones
SH

Shield AI

Defense/AI
UA

UAVenture

A commercial flight control platform.

SU

SUIND

A partner company that provides a unique computer vision powered system for obstacle detection and avoidance.

AI

AirRails Platform

A commercial flight control platform for VTOL drones.

VT

VTOL OS

A Pixhawk-based autopilot software combined with a modern mission computer solution for VTOL drones.

AI

AIRRAILS AGRI

An autopilot solution for agricultural drones, featuring computer vision for obstacle detection and avoidance.

How to pitch UAVenture Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Parker, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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