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Forward Deployed VC

Venture Capital

Early-stage venture firm backed by Bain Capital Ventures and 100+ Palantir/Anduril operators, investing in mission-critical defense, energy, industrial, and AI technology companies.

San Francisco, United States · 6+ investments · 4 portfolio companies

Early Stage
Artificial Intelligence
Energy
Industrials
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Founded
2022
Website
forwarddeployed.vc
AUM
$65.0M
Portfolio Companies
4
Total Investments
6
Last Investment
Oct 2025
Geographic Focus
United States

Investment Thesis

Back mission-critical technology companies in Defense, Energy, Industrials, and AI — specifically applied AI solving tangible physical-world problems — operated by engineers forward deployed in high-stakes environments.

Forward Deployed VC is a Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco, United States. It has made 6 investments in Artificial Intelligence and Energy, including Silkline, ADYTON PBC INC and Rune Technologies.

Portfolio4

Co-investors19

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19 co-investors across 17 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×16 · Hedge Fund ×1 · Private Equity ×1 · 16 shared rounds

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