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Most Active Defense & Space Tech Investors 2026
Investors ranked by documented funding rounds into defense tech and space tech companies. A cut of the full venture league table.
Snapshot read October 2026. Figures in USD.
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curl "https://indexed.vc/api/v1/investors?sort=total_investments&order=desc&limit=100" -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"The API ranks investors by all recorded investments, not by the rounds this report counts, so this is the closest request.
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Ranked Here
86
Top Firm Rounds
76
Top Firm Led
22,512+
Investors Tracked
The League Table
Ranked by documented funding rounds into defense and space tech companies participated in and led.
U.S. Department of Defense
Corporate VC · United States
Y Combinator
Accelerator · United States
General Catalyst
VC · United States
Andreessen Horowitz
VC · United States
Founders Fund
VC · United States
Techstars
Accelerator · United States
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Corporate VC · United States
Alumni Ventures
VC · United States
Lux Capital
VC · United States
Sequoia Capital
VC · United States
8VC
VC · United States
Khosla Ventures
VC · United States
NASA
Government · United States
Accel
VC · United States
Plug and Play
Accelerator · United States
Seraphim Space
VC · United Kingdom
Lightspeed Venture Partners
VC · United States
DCVC (Data Collab)
VC · United States
Costanoa Ventures
VC · United States
MaC Venture Capital
VC · United States
European Innovation Council Fund
Government · Belgium
Baillie Gifford
Growth · United Kingdom
Point72 Ventures
Hedge Fund · United States
Fidelity Management
Investor · United States
Initialized Capital
VC · United States
United States Air Force
Government · United States
Bessemer Venture Partners
VC · United States
GV
Corporate VC · United States
Draper Associates
VC · United States
Space Angels
Angel Group · United States
Valor Equity Partners
PE · United States
In-Q-Tel
Investor · United States
Washington Harbour Partners
PE · United States
Battery Ventures
VC · United States
Airbus Ventures
Corporate VC · United States
Soma Capital
VC · United States
Toyota Ventures
Corporate VC · United States
Gaingels
Angel Group · United States
Liquid 2 Ventures
VC · United States
Caffeinated Capital
VC · United States
U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
Government · United States
Menlo Ventures
VC · United States
Prime Movers Lab
VC · United States
Felicis Ventures
VC · United States
BlackRock
Investor · United States
New Enterprise Associates
VC · United States
Shield Capital
VC · United States
Balerion Space Ventures
VC · United States
Xyz Venture Capital
VC · United States
Scout Ventures
VC · United States
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Methodology
Figures are aggregated from Indexed's live database of 100,427 company profiles and 22,512 investors. Company totals include publicly listed and inactive businesses. Company funding totals and individual event tables have different coverage; each report states its population and period. Amounts are shown in USD where available, and undisclosed amounts are excluded from dollar totals. Source coverage varies by record; follow company and event links to inspect supporting evidence. Report generated October 2026. Free to cite with attribution to Indexed.
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. Debt financing, IPO proceeds and exit consideration are excluded from these funding totals. Valuations are company values, not capital raised. How funding is counted.