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Lockheed Martin

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 80 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

SeedSeries ASeries BAerospaceSustainabilitySocial

Deploying now
92%of best year24cheques in 12 months, 80 on record
Since the last cheque26days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$27MRounds led1 of 80Sole investor6 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 87%
Pitch Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin highlights

  1. 01

    24 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $22M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

The homepage lists 'LM Ventures' under 'INNOVATION & INVESTMENT'.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AerospaceSustainabilitySocial
Based in
Bethesda, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first80 appearances

  1. 2026

    20 rounds

  2. Oct
    Living OpticsGB · Ventureburn$20MWith 6 others
  3. Sept
    CloudNCSeries B · GB · TechCrunch$20MWith 7 others
  4. Sept
    QRAGrant · CA$289KWith 4 others
  5. Sept
    Tile.aiVenture$34MWith 5 others
  6. Aug
    REGENT CraftSeries B · US · Ventureburn$240MWith 7 others
  7. Jul
    Venus AerospaceSeries B · US · TechCrunch$90MWith 6 others
  8. May
    HavocSeries A · US · Outlander VC$100MWith 17 others
  9. May
    RED 6Venture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  10. Apr
    Firestorm LabsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$82MWith 10 others
  11. Apr
    Liquid InstrumentsSeries C · US · Startup Daily$50MWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    LatentSeries A · US · Ventureburn$80MWith 8 others
  13. Apr
    Fortem TechnologiesSeries B · US$25MWith 1 other
  14. Apr
    IonQGrant · US$20MWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    South 8 TechnologiesGrant · US$9.2MWith 4 others
  16. Mar
    HawkEye 360Series E · US$23MWith 4 others
  17. Feb
    SatVuVenture · GB$41MWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    Machina LabsSeries C · US$124MWith 4 others
  19. Jan
    Fiddler AISeries C · US · Mozilla Ventures$30MWith 12 others
  20. Jan
    Agile Space IndustriesVenture · US$22MSole investor
  21. Jan
    Agile Space IndustriesSeries A · US$17MWith 2 others
  22. 2025

    19 rounds

  23. Dec
    Vatn SystemsSeries A · Trousdale Ventures$60MWith 7 others
  24. Dec
    MythicSeries D · US$125MWith 6 others
  25. Nov
    TeradarSeries B · US · TechCrunch$150MWith 5 others
  26. Nov
    X-Bow Launch SystemsDebt · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  27. Oct
  28. Oct
    IonQUS$2.0BWith 3 others
  29. Oct
    Launchpad.buildSeries A · US$8.5MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    LightSeries A · US$30MWith 6 others
  31. Jun
    Phoenix SemiconductorSeed · US$5.5MWith 1 other
  32. May
    X-Bow Launch SystemsSeries B · US$35MWith 2 others
  33. May
    mPower TechnologySeries B · US$21MWith 2 others
  34. Apr
    Lux SemiconductorsSeed · US$2.9MWith 2 others
  35. Apr
    CalypsoAIVenture · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  36. Apr
    Electra.aeroSeries B · US$115MWith 1 other
  37. Mar
    CybereasonGrowth · US · AlleyWatch$120MWith 5 others
  38. Jan
    Shield AIGrowth · US · TechStartups$200MWith 6 others
  39. Jan
    CambiumSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$100MWith 11 others
  40. Jan
    MeteomaticsSeries C · CH$22MSole investor
  41. Jan
    DeepSigVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  42. 2024

    12 rounds

  43. Dec
    Ayar LabsSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$155MWith 14 others

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The team

We hold 55 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

IPWirelessBought by General Dynamics$150MMay 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Sikorsky Aircraft$9.0BJul 2015
Systems Made SimpleUndisclosedOct 2014
Sun CatalytixUndisclosedAug 2014
BEONTRAUndisclosedMar 2014
CDL SystemsUndisclosedDec 2012
QTC HoldingsUndisclosedAug 2011
Gyrocam SystemsUndisclosedJul 2009
Universal Systems & TechnologyUndisclosedDec 2008

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Lockheed Martin. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Lockheed Martin put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Lockheed Martin in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Lockheed Martin

What does Lockheed Martin invest in?

Lockheed Martin invests most often at Series B and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Aerospace, Sustainability and Social.

How active is Lockheed Martin?

80 investments on record, 24 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Lockheed Martin invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Living Optics (Oct 2026), CloudNC (Series B, Sept 2026) and QRA (Grant, Sept 2026).

How big are Lockheed Martin's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M.

Does Lockheed Martin lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 80 investments on record (1%).

Where does Lockheed Martin invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Lockheed Martin investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 24 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Lockheed Martin invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (16 rounds together), Spark Capital (8 rounds together) and Lux Capital (6 rounds together).

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