The most active defence startup investors
90 investors hold three or more defence startups each, 310 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (38), Techstars (26) and General Catalyst (16). 21 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 8 Nov 2026
investors
90
portfolio startups
310
of them raised in 12 months
7
accelerators
21
Investors backing startups worldwide
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · UXDuck, Keres, Onebrief | 38 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Robodub, ChapsVision, Vake | 26 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Hypersonica, Minerva Humanoids, Vannevar Labs | 16 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · SkySelect, Ethos, Redi Health | 12 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · ASI, Anduril Industries, Shield AI | 10 | 101 | Nov 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · True Anomaly, Helsing, Skydio | 10 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Aldeamo, NODA AI, Cobee | 10 | 54 | Oct 2026 |
 IPO ClubVenture capital · United Kingdom · Anduril Industries, Shield AI, Skydio | 9 | 10 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Furientis, BAE Systems, Dominion Dynamics | 8 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
| 88VCAccelerator · Anduril Industries, Overland AI, Saronic Technologies | 8 | 42 | Oct 2026 |
 Point72 VenturesVenture capital · United States · Shield AI, Overland AI, Vannevar Labs | 8 | 16 | Oct 2026 |
 Shield CapitalVenture capital · United States · ARXLIGHT, Watchtower Labs, Revealtech | 8 | 8 | May 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Hypersonica, Helsing, Anduril Industries | 7 | 84 | Nov 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Destinus, Array Labs, Inversion | 7 | 62 | Nov 2026 |
 Seraphim SpaceAccelerator · United Kingdom · Array Labs, Ecosmic >, Astro Light | 7 | 21 | Sep 2026 |
 Elevate VenturesVenture capital · United States · Anduril Industries, Raptor Technologies, Navigate360 | 7 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 Silicon Valley InvestclubAccelerator · Quantum Systems, Saronic Technologies, Anduril Industries | 6 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · Echodyne, BlackBerry, CHAOS Industries | 6 | 37 | Oct 2026 |
 Space CapitalVenture capital · United States · Fortastra, LeoLabs, ALL.SPACE | 6 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Bordeaux TechnowestAccelerator · France · Thales Group, CAE, ArianeGroup | 6 | – | – |
 Sequoia CapitalVenture capital · United States · Mach Industries, deno_land, Citizen | 5 | 92 | Nov 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Onebrief, Mattermost, Insitu | 5 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 BoxGroupVenture capital · United States · Mach Industries, Neros, Citizen | 5 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 MaC Venture CapitalVenture capital · United States · Citizen, Aeon, Safire | 5 | 19 | Oct 2026 |
 TJC LPPrivate equity · United States · Silvus Technologies, Hane Chow, Inc., TIDI Products | 5 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 Arlington Capital PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Parsons, AeroVironment, Rockwell Collins | 5 | – | – |
 Enlightenment CapitalPrivate equity · United States · Expression Networks, Veilant, Cryptic Vector | 5 | – | Jun 2021 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · LeoLabs, Enable, Bluewhite | 4 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 SFC CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · LabCycle -, Unibloom, North Atlantic Research and Survey | 4 | 80 | Oct 2026 |
 Kleiner PerkinsVenture capital · United States · RTX, Saronic Technologies, BlackBerry | 4 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Atmosoar, Supplynote, Forward Robotics Inc. | 4 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Avify, Clivi, AIRBILITY | 4 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
| VValueAdd VCVenture capital · Anduril Industries, Helsing, Twenty | 4 | 30 | Nov 2026 |
| 77percent VenturesVenture capital · Castelion, Cambridge Aerospace, ThinkOrbital | 4 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Draper AssociatesVenture capital · United States · Biofire, Aurelius Systems, Darkhive | 4 | 20 | Oct 2026 |
 GreycroftVenture capital · United States · Anduril Industries, Mach Industries, Citizen | 4 | 19 | Nov 2026 |
 BlueYard CapitalVenture capital · Germany · AnySignal, Harmattan AI, STARK Defence | 4 | 18 | Aug 2026 |
 In-Q-TelAccelerator · United States · Vannevar Labs, Watchtower Labs, FirestormLabs | 4 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Geodesic CapitalVenture capital · United States · Saronic Technologies, Smack Technologies, FirestormLabs | 4 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Lux CapitalVenture capital · United States · Evolv Technology, Echodyne, Saildrone | 4 | 13 | Nov 2026 |
The most backed startups worldwide
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Anduril Industries | 15 |
 Saronic Technologies | 12 |
 Castelion | 8 |
 Citizen | 7 |
 Shield AI | 6 |
 Singularity Defense | 6 |
 Vannevar Labs | 6 |
 Mach Industries | 5 |
 Helsing | 5 |
 Twenty | 5 |
 Onebrief | 5 |
 FirestormLabs | 5 |
 Skydio | 4 |
 Neros | 4 |
 True Anomaly | 4 |
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Who invests in defence startups?
90 investors hold three or more defence startups each, 310 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (38), Techstars (26) and General Catalyst (16). 21 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for a sector when at least three of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 8 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0