Scout Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that is making the world a better, safer place by cultivating standout frontier technologies built by hard-to-access founders.
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Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
AI/ML, robotics, autonomy, cyber security, physical security, space, and quantum
From the military, Intelligence Community, and national research labs
Initial investment of $250K-$1M with $2M-$3M for follow-on
Have MVP and demonstrated
traction
Tech is a core part of our DNA as builders
Headquartered in Austin with a presence in NYC and DC
Being a dual-use firm, we have deep experience interfacing with the defense non-dilutive capital programs for our portfolio companies.
Since 1999, Scout's Partners have been backing exceptional entrepreneurs.
Our experience working in government agencies and the military give us a unique network. Jointly, our experience doing venture deals in this community makes us a central node for deals in the network.
We helped build UniteUs from scratch and were the first institutional investor. Recently completed 2 acq. and are valued at over $2.2B.
We're focused on founders. Plain and simple; it's what the business is all about for us.
With a $55M third fund, Scout Ventures is funding veterans ready to tackle the hardest technical challengesScout Ventures closes third fundAfter investing in Los Alamos national lab spinoff, venture capital firm partners with state on new $55M fundVC firm targeting military veteran-led tech startups hits $55m Fund III final closeReceive news and stay updated on all things Scout VC.
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