Air Force Research Laboratory
Venture Capital
U.S. Department of the Air Force primary R&D lab funding small businesses via SBIR/STTR contracts across aerospace, AI, and defense technology.
Dayton, United States · 39+ investments
Pre-Seed
Seed
Early Stage
Aerospace
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Defense Tech
directed energy
quantum technology
Advanced Materials
Defense
Space Technology
Quantum Computing
Advanced Technology
Deep Tech
- Headquarters
- Dayton, United States
- Founded
- 1997
- Website
- afrl.af.mil
- AUM
- $2.5B
- Total Investments
- 39
- Last Investment
- Jan 2026
- Geographic Focus
- United States
Investment Thesis
Fund defense-relevant R&D in small businesses through SBIR/STTR competitive awards to commercialize warfighting technologies.
Air Force Research Laboratory is a Venture Capital firm based in Dayton, United States. It has made 39 investments in Aerospace and Artificial Intelligence.
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