Investing Where Capability Meets Mission
Outpost Ventures is the investment arm of The Outpost.
We back and scale companies building critical capability across energy, defense, data infrastructure, and national security.
This is long-term, mission-driven capital — aligned with government, industry, and real-world deployment.
Critical Capability for the Future
What We Invest In
Outpost Ventures focuses on technologies with clear signal for real-world deployment and scale.
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Microgrids, distributed generation, grid resilience, and advanced storage systems supporting energy secout thurity and transition.
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Sovereign AI-ready data centers, fiber and edge networks, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity platforms enabling secure data flow.
DEFENSE SYSTEMS & MISSION AUTONOMY
Autonomous systems, sensing and targeting, advanced propulsion, materials, and resilient logistics for next-generation defense readiness.
APPLIED AI & ADVANCED COMPUTE
AI applications for logistics, predictive maintenance, and energy optimization; advanced compute architectures for dual-use workloads.
outpost ventures
We identify and build dual-use technologies that strengthen national resilience. Outpost ventures deploy capital, operational expertise, and infrastructure to scale innovations in energy, defense, and data.
[Back the Builders]
MISSION
Investing in technologies that define and defend the future.
[AFWERX-Built]
ADVANTAGE
A venture engine forged inside the Pentagon, tuned for speed.
[Into the Arena]
ACCESS
Pilots. Programs. Partners. We get you in the room.
How Dual-Use Venture Works
We connect private capital with government validation to scale frontline technologies faster, safer, and smarter.
Sourcing
We source companies already showing traction and real demand inside federal innovation programs like AFWERX, STRATFI, and TACFI where funding and market need already exist.
companies in our pipeline with revenue, customers, and credibility
Deal Mechanics
We co-invest alongside leading institutional and strategic partners. Our capital is matched by U.S. government programs that provide non-dilutive funds, doubling or tripling the effective runway.
Every $1 invested can create $2–$4 of deployable growth capital.
Execution
Once investment is executed, our network of operators, primes, and program leaders help founders turn early awards into sustainable revenue, long-term programs of record, and scale
Government validation becomes venture acceleration.
Results
This model compresses time-to-scale while reducing downside. Portfolio companies achieve markup within 12–24 months, attract follow-on investment, convert early contracts into commercial demand, and start showing up on acquisition radars.
