Emerging Defense Weekly #4
The most active defense tech investors in 2025 so far
Overview
All Defense Tech data can be found on the Emerging Defense website.
Top Defense Tech Investors in 2025
It was a slow news week for defense tech, no public rounds were announced. As we’re nearing the halfway point of the year, let’s take a look at the most active defense tech investors in 2025 so far.
a16z (8 investments)
Investments: Rune Technologies, Castelion, Shield AI, Saronic, CX2, Mara, Exia Labs, Schemata
8VC (5 investments)
Investments: Overland AI, Gallatin, Saronic, CX2, Epirus
Discipulus Ventures (5 investments)
Investments: Flamefront Propulsion, 1AU Technologies, Venom Industries, Basic Defense, Vanguard Defense
BVVC (4 investments)
Investments: Usul, Union, X-Bow Systems, Scout AI
Y Combinator (4 investments)
Investments: Splash, Theseus, Usul, Deepnight
P72 Ventures (3 investments)
Investments: Rune Technologies, Overland AI, CX2
StepStone Group (3 investments)
Investments: Epirus, TurbineOne, Chaos Industries
Silent Ventures (3 investments)
Investments: Union, Sandtable, Gallatin
Washington Harbour Partners (3 investments)
Investments: Epirus, Shield AI, Hidden Level
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