Forward Deployed Venture Capital
Forward Deployed Venture Capital is an early-stage venture firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2022, focused on mission-critical sectors and technology, including defense, energy, industrials, and artificial intelligence. The firm invests in early-stage companies and draws on a specialized network anchored by Bain Capital Ventures and more than a hundred operators from Palantir and Anduril, spanning hackers, designers, machine-learning experts, classification specialists, government contracting officers, nuclear engineers, and senior leadership. This combination provides hands-on technical and sector expertise to help portfolio companies navigate complex markets, scale product development, and engage with government and enterprise customers. The approach emphasizes practical impact in defense, energy, and industrial applications, leveraging deep domain knowledge to support founders through early growth and strategic partnerships.
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6 past transactions
ConductorAI
Series A in 2025
ConductorAI specializes in AI-driven compliance solutions for government agencies. Its platform attributes work to relevant policies and procedures, connects model outputs with primary source materials, and surfaces existing policies within workflows, helping agencies navigate complex processes and ensure compliance.
Cape
Series B in 2024
Cape develops technology that enables privacy and security on electronic devices. Its platform communicates with devices anonymously, ensuring user privacy without compromising experience.
Stell
Seed Round in 2024
Stell is a technology company that specializes in digitizing the supply chain for aerospace and defense industries. The platform streamlines the relationship between aerospace companies and their suppliers by implementing a living specification workflow. This approach eliminates the need for outdated PDFs and extensive email threads, reducing communication errors and improving efficiency. Stell's solutions include requirement intake, workflow planning, quoting processes, approval cycles, and feedback tracking, all aimed at enhancing the overall supply chain management in these critical industries.
Method Security
Seed Round in 2023
Method Security is a company that specializes in developing autonomous cyber defense systems. Their platform is designed to protect critical enterprises from advanced, AI-driven cyber threats. It offers adaptive cybersecurity technology, allowing businesses to proactively defend against emerging risks and safeguard their operations.
Armored Fresh Technologies
Seed Round in 2023
Pureture is a company focused on developing innovative food technologies that offer alternatives to animal proteins. The firm specializes in creating animal-free materials using entirely plant-based ingredients, which can replicate the properties of casein, a protein primarily found in animal milk. Through its advanced platform, Pureture produces emulsifying proteins that enable the development of plant-based products designed to match the taste, texture, and nutritional profile of traditional animal-derived ingredients. This approach allows food manufacturers to create substitutes that cater to the growing demand for sustainable and cruelty-free food options.
MLtwist
Pre Seed Round in 2021
MLtwist is a Data as a Service platform that accelerates the deployment of machine learning models by handling data preparation tasks. It streamlines the process from messy, unlabeled data to high-quality, organized, labeled data, reducing time and cost.
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