One of few VC firms investing primarily in defense technology. Menlo Park + San Diego offices. GP: Larsen Jensen. $125M fund (Dec 2023). 40+ companies. Deep SBIR expertise — helps portfolio from first SBIR contract through DoD scale. Close ties to Naval Base San Diego, Camp Pendleton, SOFWERX. Notable: Shield AI (early), Firestorm Labs, Kodiak ($50M Army project), Astranis, Solugen.

US Navy facilitation layer connecting startups and small businesses to Navy/Marine Corps operational needs. Not a traditional VC — channels solutions to naval requirements. Tech Bridges: regional network linking Naval Labs, warfare centers, industry, academia. San Diego is a primary hub given Naval Base San Diego (largest in US). Key entry point for maritime, C-UAS, and naval defense tech companies.

San Diego multi-stage VC. Founded by Bill Maris (ex-Google Ventures, managed $3B+, led Uber/Nest/Slack/23andMe). Partners: Bill Maris, Andy Harrison, Michael Pellini, Steve Kafka. Notable: Cue Health, CrowdStrike, Coinbase, Relay Therapeutics, Neuralink, Singular Genomics. [merged from 630]: Frontier technology VC founded by Bill Maris (founder of Google Ventures). AI, enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech, quantum computing, computational biology, biotech. SD + SF + NYC offices. Spun out of Google Ventures.