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.

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.

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.

VENTURE-LEVEL RETURNS. GOVERNMENT-GRADE VALIDATION.