# Brave Capital

> Brave Capital is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Military. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravecap/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/brave_cap
- Website: https://bravecap.com

Brave Capital is a venture capital firm investing in technology startups that move humanity forward.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Brave Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Brave Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/brave-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Military | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| National Security | 1 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 20% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Dodini | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-dodini |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RAPIDFORT | RapidFort provides software supply chain security solutions focused on identifying, prioritizing, and remediating vulnerabilities in containerized applications without requiring code changes. The company’s platform combines curated near-zero CVE container images, automated scanning, profiling, and runtime protection tools to manage software attacksurfaces and support compliance workflows. RapidFort’s technology generates software bills of materials and runtime insights to help teams reduce exposure to vulnerabilities across the development lifecycle and integrate security into existing CI/CD processes. The platform is designed to assist engineering and security teams in streamlining vulnerability management and optimizing container security at scale. | $42M | Series A | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| EraDrive | EraDrive is a startup specializing in autonomous space technology. | $6.2M | Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| MVA (MilVet Angels) | MVA (MilVet Angels) is a community of public service leaders supporting the next generation of technology companies. | $370K | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 22, 2025 |  |
| Chariot Defense | Chariot Defense is developing the sophisticated hardware and software framework to address the military's most pressing problem: the distribution, control, and transformation of energy into power on the contemporary battlefield. | $8M | Seed | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| OpenInfer | OpenInfer develops an AI inference engine for edge applications | $8M | Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Forgepoint Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forgepoint-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [2100 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2100-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acof) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Brave Capital invest in?

Brave Capital invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Military and Software startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Brave Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Brave Capital?

The team at Brave Capital includes John Dodini (Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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