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America's strategic edge
belongs to those who

BUILD

We fund talent & tech before others do. 

Meet the young founders defining the next frontier of technology

Automated Defense Manufacturing Workflows

Pensa Technologies: From CAD to Combat-Ready
Harvard University
Department of Defense

Adaptive Camouflage to Unmapped Terrain

Crypsis: Rewriting the Rules of Battlefield Camouflage
Georgetown University
1-91 CAV, 173rd IBCT (ABN)

Tactical High-Altitude Balloon Launch Playbook

Army-451: Rewriting the Rules of Tactical Launches
Indiana University
Join Base Lewis-McChord

Quantum Resistant Architecture

Quantum Ninjas: Cryptographic Agility at Machine Speed
Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Defense

Containerized Water Systems

Rehydrate, Inc: Water Where it's Needed Most
Harvard University
Department of Defense

Self-healing Battlefield Communications

Omnicomm: Tactical Networks That Heal Themselves
Stanford University
18th Airborne Corps

Decision Authority for Global Conflict

Task Force Unity: Designing Decision Authority for a Global Fight
William & Mary
U.S. Army War College Joint Staff

Live Communication Signal Analytics

OrcaLink: Clarity to Military Comms Training
UC San Diego
EUCOM Joint Multinational Readiness Center

Modular Swarm Undersea Payload

Hydra Strike: One-to-Many Deterrence in the Undersea Fight
Stanford University
U.S. Navy

Predictive Critical Mineral Supply Chains

SupplyShield: Mapping Vulnerability Across Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Stanford University
In-Q-Tel, US Department of Commerce

Human-Integrated Battery Innovation

Funding to Date: $7M

Anthro Energy

Years-Long Flight Without Landing

Funding to Date: $7.9M

Zenith Aerospace

Microlearning for Military Readiness

Funding to Date: $34M

Ethos Systems

Decrypting Foreign Language Intelligence

Funding to Date: $87M

Vannevar Labs

SAR Satellite Intelligence

Funding to Date: $239M

Capella Space

Proof, Not Promises 

The only non-dilutive pre-seed fund protecting patriotism at its inception.

+350

Novel Solutions Funded

85

New Startups Built by

Young Founders

$400M

Follow-on Funding Raised 

650

Funded Young Founders Building for America 

America’s Mission-Driven Learning Engine

Forging generations of educators, students, and founders to lead missions that matter.

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2025 marks a decade of our flagship program H4D, transforming bold ideas into capabilities that strengthen and protect the nation.

A Future Across Common Missions

Expanding our reach to meet the challenges of the next decade and beyond.

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