Investor Lists

Pre-seed defence Tech investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by a defence Tech company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

See all 21 →The top 21
21investors on the listNo change this week
122cheques in 12 months+2% against the market
$3Mmedian round they joined-62% against the market median
100%wrote a cheque in 12 months
29%have led a round

The Top 21

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (21)

  1. 1Newfund CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · France144$3.4Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  2. 2Mana VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States137$6.2Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3Main Sequence VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Australia84$13Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  4. 4DeVCDeploying nowVC firm · India70$2Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  5. 5Better AngleDeploying nowVC firm · France54$3.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  6. 6Angel OneDeploying nowAngel network · Ukraine5$2.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  7. 7Capital Q VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States4$3Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8Cubit CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States3$20Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  9. 9Telegraph VenturesDeploying nowVC firm2$2.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10Wave Function VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States2$24Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  11. 11Atoms & BitsDeploying nowVC firm2$28Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  12. 12Defence BuilderDeploying nowAccelerator1$2.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  13. 13Network VCDeploying nowVC firm · United States1$2.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  14. 14Sofreh CapitalDeploying nowVC firm1$5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  15. 15WildField VenturesDeploying nowVC firm1$2.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  16. 164C-Next Holding AGDeploying nowVC firm1$2.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  17. 17BDC Capital's Seed Venture FundDeploying nowVC firm1$1Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18DraganflyDeploying nowVC firm1$2.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  19. 19Erik BrucknerDeploying nowAngel1$5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  20. 20Output CapitalDeploying nowVC firm1$5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  21. 21UAID FundDeploying nowVC firm1$2.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen

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Quick answers about pre-seed defence Tech investors

Who are the most active pre-seed defence Tech investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Newfund Capital, Mana Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, DeVC and Better Angle.

How many pre-seed defence Tech investors are there?

21 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 29% have led a round.

Which stages do pre-seed defence Tech investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (40%) and Series A (20%).

How big are the rounds pre-seed defence Tech investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3M.

Which sectors do pre-seed defence Tech investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Robotics and Aerospace & Space.

Which pre-seed defence Tech investors lead the most rounds?

Main Sequence Ventures (9 led), Capital Q Ventures (2 led) and Newfund Capital (1 led).

Where are pre-seed defence Tech investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (5), France (2) and Australia (1).

What have pre-seed defence Tech investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Aformic (Seed, Nov 2026, with Mana Ventures), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Wave Function Ventures) and Carryt (Nov 2026, with Capital Q Ventures).

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