Investment thesis

Where national security meets commercial deep tech.

Grids, cyber defenses, sensors and domestic supply chains are being rebuilt.

Grind Ventures backs U.S. founders solving problems shared by commercial industry and national security customers. We focus on dual-use technologies and bring capital informed by procurement, certification and commercialization experience.

Areas of focus

Energy resilience & industry

Energy resilience, advanced materials and industrial technologies that keep the country running.

Cybersecurity & sensing

Cyber defenses and sensing technologies serving commercial industry and national security customers.

Applied AI

Applied AI for the industrial base, with a path from a working system to a first paying customer.

Stage & geography

Pre-seed and seed. United States.

We back U.S. founders building dual-use or critical industry technology, with commercial applications alongside national security relevance.

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