# Veteran Ventures Capital — Full Content > Complete site content for AI systems. Veteran-owned defense tech venture capital firm investing in dual-use national security technology companies led by veterans. ## Investment Thesis Veteran Ventures Capital invests in dual-use national security technology companies led by veterans. Our thesis: the right teams, solving the right problems, in markets where execution wins. We focus on companies building technologies vital to U.S. national security across space, autonomy, cybersecurity, ISR, data intelligence, and advanced materials. Global defense spending reached $2.72 trillion in 2024 — the steepest annual rise since 1988. The gap between what allies have committed to spend and what their factories can produce is the investable thesis. VVC was purpose-built for this moment. ## Portfolio Companies ### Hidden Level - **Sector:** Airspace Security (ISR & Sensing) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2018 - **HQ:** Syracuse, NY - **Website:** https://hiddenlevel.com - **Tagline:** Scalable drone detection and airspace awareness The future of airspace monitoring. Cost-effective, scalable drone detection for everyone. **Milestones:** - Feb 2025: Closed $65M Series C led by DFJ Growth, bringing total funding past $100M - Mid-2024: Closed $35M Series B led by Lauder Partners with Booz Allen Ventures - Dec 2025: Named Top Performer in DIU’s C-sUAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge - Feb 2025: Partnered with Saab to demonstrate RF sensors at WEST 2025 - 2025: Expanding manufacturing, hiring, and international operations - 2024: Awarded $10M Department of Defense pilot program contract - Jul 2026: Awarded $100M Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract by the Department of War for passive sensing C-UAS technology **Leadership:** - Jeff Cole, CEO & Co-Founder - Brad Garber, COO (Veteran) - Tim Graham, CTO URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/hidden-level --- ### Vatn Systems - **Sector:** Undersea Autonomy (Autonomy & Robotics) - **Fund:** Fund II - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2021 - **HQ:** Portsmouth, RI - **Website:** https://vatnsystems.com - **Tagline:** Low-cost undersea autonomy at scale Scalable autonomy for the undersea battlespace. Delivering low-cost undersea autonomy that allows the U.S. and allies to deploy meaningful mass at operational speed. **Milestones:** - Jan 2026: Acquired Crewless Marine to advance AUV acoustic capabilities - Dec 2025: Raised $60M Series A to expand autonomous underwater vehicle production - Dec 2025: Partnered with Hanwha Group to co-develop autonomous underwater drones - Oct 2025: Launched Inertial Navigation System for GPS-free maritime autonomy - Jul 2025: Partnered with Palantir to scale AUV manufacturing - Nov 2024: Raised $13M seed round to advance AUVs for U.S. defense - Jul 2026: Launched SIGURD — first all-in-one autonomous mine countermeasure system on the Skelmir S6 AUV platform **Leadership:** - Nelson Mills, CEO - Geoff Manchester, CTO - Dan Hendrix, CRO (Veteran) URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/vatn-systems --- ### Cambium - **Sector:** Advanced Materials (Advanced Materials) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2019 - **HQ:** El Segundo, CA - **Website:** https://www.cambium-usa.com - **Tagline:** Computational material discovery to production Advanced materials innovator for defense. One-stop shop for vertically-integrated innovation, from computational material discovery through to production of advanced composites. **Milestones:** - Jan 2026: Closed $100M Series B led by 8VC with Lockheed Martin Ventures - Dec 2025: Acquired SHD Group, global advanced composites manufacturer - Nov 2025: Awarded DARPA contract for AI-driven extreme-temperature materials - Apr 2025: Launched ApexShield resin system reducing hypersonic parts fabrication time - Apr 2025: Contracted with U.S. Navy for hypersonic thermal protection systems - Mar 2026: Awarded U.S. government counter-laser and directed energy contract - Jul 2026: Expanded U.S. manufacturing base to 60,000 sq ft in Mooresville, NC — quadrupling domestic prepreg production capacity - Jul 2026: Launched SentinelOps™ tunable laser eye protection and directed-energy protection platform at OSH26 **Leadership:** - Simon Waddington, Co-Founder & CEO - Stephan Herrera, Co-Founder, CMO & Head of Government Affairs - James Griffin, CTO - Tim Gardner, Chief Informatics Officer URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/cambium --- ### Agile Space Industries - **Sector:** Space Propulsion (Space & Propulsion) - **Fund:** Fund II - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2016 - **HQ:** Durango, CO - **Website:** https://agilespaceindustries.com - **Tagline:** Vertically integrated in-space propulsion Leading innovator in in-space chemical propulsion solutions. Vertically integrated propulsion design, manufacturing, integration, and test facilities. **Milestones:** - Feb 2026: Closed oversubscribed $17M Series A led by Caruso Ventures - Jan 2026: Broke ground on $20M Space Test Center in Tulsa, OK - Aug 2025: Selected to provide propulsion for The Exploration Company’s Nyx spacecraft - Oct 2024: Reached Top 5 at TechCrunch Disrupt Space Challenge - Sep 2024: Lockheed Martin Ventures led further investment round - Mar 2024: Awarded SpaceWERX SBIR Phase 2 for Mobile Payload Processing Center **Leadership:** - Chris Pearson, CEO & Co-Founder - David Cuthbertson, COO - William Francis, Chief Commercial Officer - Kris Schaa, Chief Financial Officer - Jake Mills, Chief Technology Officer URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/agile-space-industries --- ### Asylon Robotics - **Sector:** Robotic Security (Autonomy & Robotics) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2015 - **HQ:** Norristown, PA - **Website:** https://asylonrobotics.com - **Tagline:** Autonomous robotic security operations A complete robotic security solution. Automating security operations with drones, robots, software, and AI. **Milestones:** - Mar 2026: Announced collaboration with NVIDIA for DroneIQ Overwatch™ AI platform - Jul 2025: Closed $26M Series B funding round led by Insight Partners - Aug 2025: Received strategic investment from Allegion Ventures - Jul 2025: Surpassed 250,000 automated security missions and 150,000 miles by DroneDog - Jul 2024: Exceeded 100,000 completed robotic security missions - Mar 2026: Expanded advisory board and leadership team - Jul 2026: Awarded Phase III SBIR contract ($2.34M) by Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex for MARIA autonomous aircraft inspection system **Leadership:** - Damon Henry, CEO & Co-Founder - Adam Mohamed, CTO & Co-Founder - Brent McLaughlin, COO & Co-Founder - Robert Himel, Chief Financial Officer - Anthony McCarty, Senior VP, Government (Veteran) URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/asylon-robotics --- ### NVTS - **Sector:** Night Vision (ISR & Sensing) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2009 - **HQ:** North Kingstown, RI - **Website:** https://www.nvtsglobal.com - **Tagline:** Patrolling the Night — Advanced EO/IR Systems Advanced EO/IR imaging for mission-critical operations. NVTS designs and manufactures fixed and multi-axis 360° gyro-stabilized EO/IR camera systems engineered for ground vehicles, UAV detection, and maritime applications. Systems integrate advanced object classification, thermal-and-visible image blending, and real-time target tracking. Recognized specialist in Thermal Driver Vision Enhancer (DVE) systems, including all variants of the U.S. Army's AN/VAS-5B DVE family, supporting platforms such as JLTV, Abrams, Bradley, Stryker, M88, HMMWV, HEMTT, FMTV, M270 MLRS, and MRAP variants. ISO 9001:2015 certified, CMMC Level 2, SDVOSB, ITAR registered. Established 2010. **Milestones:** - Jul 2026: Launched DVE-3 Wide high-resolution thermal driver vision enhancer for armored and tactical vehicles - Jul 2025: Unveiled G5-280 & G5-280HD next-gen long-range EO/IR systems - 2024: Awarded $2.5M+ in government contracts for night vision systems - 2024: Received Providence Business Journal Technology Innovation Award **Leadership:** - Joseph Janson, CEO & Co-Founder (Veteran) - Julie Janson, VP Business Development - Ann Phillips, CFO - Greg Klein, Engineering Production Manager URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/nvts --- ### Hybron Technologies - **Sector:** Advanced Manufacturing (Advanced Materials) - **Fund:** Fund II - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2022 - **HQ:** El Segundo, CA - **Website:** https://hybron.com - **Tagline:** Next-generation composite manufacturing for aerospace & defense Hybron produces carbon fiber products at up to 100x the speed and a fraction of the cost of traditional composites manufacturing. Their hybrid chopped-fiber polymer technology enables complex parts to be produced while maintaining the strength and durability required for aerospace and defense applications. Components can be up to 90% lighter than traditional aerospace-grade metals through a fully domestic supply chain. **Milestones:** - Apr 2026: Closed oversubscribed $25M Seed round led by Marque Ventures - Apr 2026: Veteran Ventures Capital invests through Veterans Fund II - 2025: Produced world's first composite compressor blades to operate at full power in a fighter jet engine - 2025: Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition for co-founders Brennan Lieu and Aaron Guo **Leadership:** - Brennan Lieu, Co-Founder & CEO - Aaron Guo, Co-Founder & CTO URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/hybron --- ### Turion Space - **Sector:** Space Mobility (Space & Propulsion) - **Fund:** Fund II - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2020 - **HQ:** Irvine, CA - **Website:** https://turionspace.com - **Tagline:** In-space mobility and orbital awareness Advancing in-space mobility and pioneering non-Earth imaging. Enhancing space domain awareness through innovative solutions to maneuver and mitigate debris. **Milestones:** - Jan 2026: Acquired Tychee Research Group for autonomous space operations - Dec 2025: Announced strategic investment from Veteran Ventures Capital - Dec 2024: Awarded $32.6M U.S. Space Force contract for three surveillance satellites - Nov 2025: Karvel flight software reaches TRL-8 via on-orbit demonstration - Jul 2025: Deemed “Awardable” by DARPA for the ERIS Marketplace - Jun 2025: Ground sensor node operational; signed deal with Office of Space Commerce - Jul 2026: DROID-002 performed first-ever commercial on-orbit evasive maneuver during multinational Exercise SALITRE 2026 **Leadership:** - Ryan Westerdahl, CEO & Co-Founder - Tyler Pierce, President & Co-Founder - Patryk Wiatr, CIO & Co-Founder - Rich Minford, Chief Operating Officer URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/turion-space --- ### Tidal Cyber - **Sector:** Cybersecurity (Security & AI) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2020 - **HQ:** Reston, Virginia - **Website:** https://tidalcyber.com - **Tagline:** Threat-informed cyber defense Threat-informed defense for cybersecurity operators. Allowing security operators to focus on relevant threats and take action at the speed of the adversary. **Milestones:** - Sep 2025: Closed $10M Series A led by Bright Pixel Capital - Nov 2025: Launched NARC, first automated AI engine to extract adversary procedures - Feb 2026: Redefined Threat-Led Defense around adversary procedures - Feb 2026: Partnered with Crimson7 to advance threat-led hunting - Jan 2026: Partnered with CGS CyberDefense to advance threat-led defense - Nov 2023: Closed $5M Seed round led by Squadra Ventures **Leadership:** - Rick Gordon, CEO & Co-Founder (Veteran) - Richard Struse, CTO & Co-Founder - Frank Duff, Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/tidal-cyber --- ### Grist Mill Exchange - **Sector:** Data & Intelligence (Data & Intelligence) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2020 - **HQ:** Alexandria, VA - **Website:** https://www.gristmillexchange.com - **Tagline:** The data marketplace for national security Disruptive commercial data marketplace for national security. Access to hundreds of commercial data providers and thousands of datasets under a single contract. **Milestones:** - Dec 2025: Launched metered API access for government data at mission speed - Dec 2025: Partnered with Reality Defender for deepfake detection and data verification - May 2025: Debuted Grist Mill Edge at SOF Week 2025 - Sep 2024: Awarded FEDSIM contract for government data services - 2024: Available on Carahsoft GSA Schedule for federal procurement - Jul 2026: Selected as innovator in NATO DIANA Decision Superiority for NATO Warfighters Challenge (EUR 100K award) **Leadership:** - Jen Obernier, CEO - Ben Crocker, Vice President, Growth and Strategic Partnerships - Jeff Kunkle, Senior Vice President of Engineering URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/grist-mill-exchange --- ### Havenlock - **Sector:** Physical Security (Security & AI) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2014 - **HQ:** Nashville, TN - **Website:** https://havenlock.com - **Tagline:** 10x stronger than a deadbolt Strongest and smartest security platform on the market. High-strength smart lock that's 10x stronger than a deadbolt and installs in under 15 minutes. **Milestones:** - Mar 2026: Gen4 Access Control System commercially available, shipments begin June 2026 - Apr 2025: Launched Gen4 in partnership with Alarm.com security ecosystem - Dec 2023: Awarded AFWERX STTR Phase I contract by U.S. Air Force - 2025: Gen4 achieves 2,000 lbs holding force — 10x stronger than deadbolts **Leadership:** - Alex Bertelli, CEO & Founder (Veteran) - Zachary Fila, President - Julie Squier, Chief Financial Officer URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/havenlock --- ### Phase Four - **Sector:** Satellite Propulsion (Space & Propulsion) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Exited - **Founded:** 2015 - **HQ:** Hawthorne, CA - **Website:** https://phasefour.io - **Tagline:** Electric propulsion for the new space economy Next generation electric propulsion solutions for small satellites. Addressing the demands of rapid proliferation of satellite constellations. **Milestones:** - Sep 2025: Propulsion assets acquired by Quantum Space for space mobility missions - Apr 2025: Awarded $14.9M DARPA contract for air-breathing electric propulsion - Jan 2025: Closed first tranche of Series C led by Artemis Group Capital - Nov 2024: Partnered with University of Oklahoma on iodine propulsion research - Jul 2024: Partnered with Redwire to build Hall Effect Thrusters **Leadership:** - Steve Kiser, Former CEO (Veteran) URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/phase-four --- ### Vantage Robotics - **Sector:** UAS / Drones (Autonomy & Robotics) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2013 - **HQ:** San Leandro, CA - **Website:** https://vantagerobotics.com - **Tagline:** US-made drones for mission-critical operations Next generation eyes in the sky. A new era of US-made drone solutions and enabling technologies for mission-critical operations. **Milestones:** - Sep 2024: Launched Trace, a pocket-sized nano drone for covert aerial reconnaissance - Oct 2025: Partnered with Versaterm to integrate UAVs into public safety platform - Oct 2025: Partnered with Drone Nerds for advanced public safety drone solutions - Feb 2025: Received $1.83M strategic investment from ideaForge **Leadership:** - Tobin Fisher, CEO & Co-Founder - Joe van Niekerk, CTO & Co-Founder - Vijay Santhakumar, Chief Operating Officer URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/vantage-robotics --- ### Silent Arrow - **Sector:** Cargo UAS (Autonomy & Robotics) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2012 - **HQ:** Aliso Viejo, CA - **Website:** https://silent-arrow.com - **Tagline:** Autonomous cargo delivery by air Autonomous cargo drone product lines. 2021 Robert J. Collier Trophy Finalist as the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America. **Milestones:** - Apr 2025: Raised $3.2M in later-stage VC round - Nov 2024: Awarded $1.8M AFRL Direct to Phase II SBIR for CLS-200 drone - Oct 2024: Awarded $1.25M AFWERX SBIR Phase II for CLS-300 loitering cargo drone - Oct 2024: Silent Arrow X-Plane accepted into the Smithsonian - Nov 2023: Partnered with Airbus to support Silent Arrow UAS in European markets **Leadership:** - Chip Yates, CEO & Founder URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/silent-arrow --- ### Dot AI - **Sector:** Track & Trace (Data & Intelligence) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Exited - **Founded:** 2020 - **HQ:** Las Vegas, NV - **Website:** https://daic.ai - **Tagline:** AI-powered asset tracking and visibility Intelligent track and trace solutions for a digital world. Patented passive RFID tracking using low power BLE, GPS, AR/VR, and edge camera platforms with AI. **Milestones:** - Jun 2025: Completed SPAC merger with ShoulderUp — now trading on NASDAQ (DAIC) - Jun 2025: Raised $12M in PIPE financing to support strategic growth - Nov 2024: Signed 5-year exclusive partnership with Würth Industry North America - Feb 2026: Announced 3-year strategic partnership with Wiliot - Jul 2025: Launched limited production of ZiM Bridge asset tracking device - Mar 2026: Reported full-year 2025 revenue of $5.8M **Leadership:** - Ed Nabrotzky, Chief Executive Officer - Charlie Maddox, Chief Financial Officer & Co-Founder (Veteran) - Vijayan Nambiar, CTO - Delores Rochester, Chief Revenue Officer - Dr. Ansgar Thiede, Chief Strategy Officer URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/dot-ai --- ### VeritX - **Sector:** Secure Data (Security & AI) - **Fund:** Fund I - **Status:** Active - **Founded:** 2019 - **HQ:** Amherst, NY - **Website:** https://www.veritx.com - **Tagline:** Post-quantum secure data transfer Secure data transfer software solutions. Utilizing post-quantum encryption with tamper-evident data and provenance in a zero-trust environment. **Milestones:** - Nov 2025: Partnered with IBM for IL5 quantum-ready data assurance for DoD - May 2024: Launched QuDEFENSE Quantum Solutions with IBM collaboration - Jun 2025: Published defense data assurance whitepaper for military operations - 2024: NIST post-quantum cryptography standards published, validating VeriTX market **Leadership:** - James Allen Regenor, Co-Founder & CEO (Veteran) URL: https://veteranventures.us/portfolio/veritx --- ## Recent News & Insights ### Agile Space Industries Selected for SpaceWERX STRATFI and Doubles Its Durango Manufacturing Footprint *Published: August 26, 2026* SpaceWERX named Agile Space Industries one of 11 companies in its 2026 Strategic Funding Increase program, and six days later the company opened a 20,500-square-foot expansion that brings its Durango headquarters to roughly 40,000 square feet. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/agile-space-industries-stratfi-durango-expansion --- ### Turion Space Joins Parsons Team on $981 Million Space Force NITE-STAR Contract and Clears First Space-Based Interceptor Gate *Published: August 26, 2026* Turion Space is part of the Parsons team selected for the Space Force's $981 million NITE-STAR test and training contract, one week after the Golden Dome program manager confirmed that all twelve Space-Based Interceptor performers, Turion included, had passed Gate One. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/turion-space-parsons-nite-star-sbi-gate-one --- ### Cambium Appoints Rick Dunn, Former Satellogic CFO, as Chief Financial Officer *Published: August 25, 2026* Cambium named Rick Dunn Chief Financial Officer. Dunn led Satellogic from its Series B through a 2022 Nasdaq listing and has raised more than $1.7 billion in debt and equity across a twenty-year career. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/cambium-appoints-rick-dunn-chief-financial-officer --- ### U.S. Army Selects Vantage Robotics' Vesper to Advance in the Short Range Reconnaissance Program *Published: August 14, 2026* Following competitive fly-offs for the Army's next-generation platoon-level Short Range Reconnaissance program, Vantage Robotics' Vesper is one of five systems advancing to manufacturing readiness assessments. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/army-selects-vantage-robotics-vesper-short-range-reconnaissance --- ### Hidden Level Joins the IQT Portfolio *Published: August 13, 2026* Hidden Level announced that it is now part of the IQT portfolio, the strategic investor that has identified and accelerated commercial technology for the U.S. national security community and its allies for more than 25 years. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/hidden-level-joins-the-iqt-portfolio --- ### Vatn Systems and Taiwan's NCSIST Sign Agreement to Explore Undersea Autonomy for Maritime Defense *Published: August 11, 2026* Vatn Systems and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop AI-enabled command and control, field the S12 autonomous underwater vehicle, and build Taiwan-based supply chain and sustainment capacity. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/vatn-systems-ncsist-agreement-undersea-autonomy --- ### The Full Cycle: From Niche Markets to Harvest *Published: August 4, 2026* The defense tech market is a case study of how an emerging niche market runs through an investment cycle. What began as niche venture capital bets into a number of small—and risky—government contractors just five years ago is now a mainstream institutional asset class with a clearly demonstrated exit cycle. The data tells a compelling story: the seeds planted in 2021-2022 are now being harvested from unicorns through M&A deals, IPOs, and increasingly via secondary markets. For investors, this story serves as compelling empirical evidence for allocation into this sector. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/the-full-cycle-from-niche-markets-to-harvest --- ### Department of War Awards Hidden Level $100 Million OTA to Scale Passive Sensing Technology *Published: July 30, 2026* Hidden Level awarded $100M Other Transaction Authority contract from the Department of War to scale passive sensing C-UAS technology following successful T-REX 25.2 and Falcon Peak evaluations. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/department-of-war-awards-hidden-level-100-million-ota --- ### Cambium Quadruples U.S. Manufacturing Platform in North Carolina *Published: July 22, 2026* SHD Composites, a Cambium company, expands to 60,000 sq ft in Mooresville, NC, quadrupling domestic prepreg production capacity and establishing a top-3 global position in advanced materials. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/cambium-quadruples-us-manufacturing-platform-in-north-carolina --- ### Agile Space Industries Names Jake Mills Chief Technology Officer and Adds Mark Pasquale to Its Board *Published: July 21, 2026* Mills joins from Blue Origin and Florida Turbine Technologies with more than twenty years in space propulsion; Pasquale brings four decades of aerospace program leadership, including senior roles at Lockheed Martin. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/agile-space-industries-appoints-cto-jake-mills-board-member-mark-pasquale --- ### Vatn Systems Launches SIGURD Autonomous Mine Countermeasure System *Published: July 20, 2026* Vatn Systems launches SIGURD, the first fully modular autonomous mine countermeasure system built on the Skelmir S6 AUV platform for detection and neutralization operations. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/vatn-systems-launches-sigurd-autonomous-mine-countermeasure-system --- ### Cambium Launches SentinelOps Platform for Laser Eye Protection and Directed-Energy Defense *Published: July 18, 2026* Cambium launches SentinelOps, a dual-use tunable laser eye protection and directed-energy protection platform that preserves color fidelity and visual acuity for pilots and operators. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/cambium-launches-sentinelops-laser-eye-protection-platform --- ### Grist Mill Exchange Selected for NATO DIANA Decision Superiority Challenge *Published: July 15, 2026* Grist Mill Exchange selected as one of ten innovators in NATO DIANA's Decision Superiority for NATO Warfighters Challenge, providing commercial data infrastructure with access to 375+ vetted data providers. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/grist-mill-exchange-nato-diana-decision-superiority-challenge --- ### Turion Space's DROID-002 Makes History at Exercise SALITRE 2026 *Published: July 13, 2026* Turion Space's DROID-002 satellite performs first-ever commercial evasive maneuver during Exercise SALITRE 2026, demonstrating coalition space operations with US, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, NATO, and allied nations. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/turion-space-droid-002-salitre-2026-coalition-exercise --- ### Asylon Awarded Phase III U.S. Air Force Contract for Autonomous Aircraft Inspection *Published: July 9, 2026* Asylon awarded Phase III contract by Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex to advance the MARIA autonomous aircraft inspection system using Guardian sUAS and DroneDog Q-UGV platforms. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/asylon-awarded-phase-iii-us-air-force-aircraft-inspection-contract --- ### NVTS Launches the DVE-3 Wide, a Panoramic Thermal and Visible Driver Vision Enhancer for Tactical Vehicles *Published: July 9, 2026* The new system combines three thermal and three high-definition visible cameras for a 127-degree field of view, adds AI-enhanced classification of vehicles and people, and is backward-compatible with the Army's legacy AN/VAS-5B Driver's Vision Enhancer. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/nvts-launches-dve-3-wide-driver-vision-enhancer --- ### Turion Space Recognized as Space-Based Interceptor Performer - Turion Space *Published: June 1, 2026* Another signal of confidence in what they are building, Turion has been announced as one of the companies delivering capabilities supporting United States Space Force's Space-Based Interceptor program, in coordination with Golden Dome for America. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/turion-space-recognized-as-space-based-interceptor-performer-turion-space --- ### The Pentagon Is Becoming a Capital Allocator and Dual-Use Founders Need to Adapt *Published: May 26, 2026* The Pentagon is no longer just a customer for dual-use startups. It is increasingly becoming a market-shaping capital allocator, using tools like OSC, SBIC Critical Technology, APFIT, SBIR/STTR, and DIU pathways to help move critical technologies from prototype to production. For founders, that means the old venture-only playbook is not enough. The winners in defense tech will be the companies that know how to sequence private capital, non-dilutive funding, procurement dollars, and scale financing into a deliberate growth strategy. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/the-pentagon-is-becoming-a-capital-allocator-and-dual-use-founders-need-to-adapt --- ### Built for This Market *Published: May 12, 2026* Global defense spending reached $2.72 trillion in 2024 — the steepest annual rise since 1988. The gap between what allies have committed to spend and what their factories can produce is the investable thesis. VVC was purpose-built for this moment. URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/built-for-this-market --- ### Liquidity, Platforms and Defense Investments *Published: April 11, 2026* This week, aerospace parts maker Arxis announced plans to go public at a valuation north of $11 billion, according to Reuters. While one IPO does not make a market, other defense companies including AEVEX and Elment, have also filed for IPOs. Taken together, these filings show the exit window fo... URL: https://veteranventures.us/news/liquidity-platforms-and-defense-investments --- ## Contact - Email: investorrelations@veteranventures.us - Address: 1640 Boro Place, 4th Floor, McLean, VA 22102 - Website: https://veteranventures.us - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran-ventures-capital-llc