# Forward Deployed Venture Capital

> Forward Deployed Venture Capital is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Software. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forward-deployed-vc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deployed_vc
- Website: https://www.deployed.vc/

Forward Deployed Venture Capital is a VC fund focused on Information Technology and Software. Forward Deployed VC invests in clean energy, biotech, and healthcare companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 27% |
| Software | 3 | 20% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 20% |
| Pet | 1 | 7% |
| SaaS | 1 | 7% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 47% |
| Series A | 4 | 27% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turion Space | Turion Space provides a spacecraft to remove orbital debris and services to existing satellites. The spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with current satellites and large debris objects using vision sensors and robotic arms. Utilizing the onboard propulsion system, the spacecraft will either deorbit or change the orbit of the debris object orsatellite. | $75M | Series B | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| The Compression Company | The Compression Company allows operators to send more useable data, save money on storage and transmission, and deliver information more quickly by directly reducing file sizes on the satellite without sacrificing accuracy or usability. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Fortastra | Fortastra is a travel agency cuurently working in stealth mode. | $8M | Seed | Jan 05, 2026 |  |
| Medra AI | Medra AI automates repetitive wetlab tasks so scientists can collect data and run the experiments needed to make scientific discoveries | $52M | Series A | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Method Security | Method Security develops autonomous cyber defenses. | $21.5M | Series A | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| Silkline | Modern operating system for direct materials procurement. | $4M | Seed | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| Rune Technologies | Rune Technologies' objective is to consistently deliver innovative logistics technology to support the free world's enduring values, enable quick triumphs, and maintain peace through strength. | $24M | Series A | Jul 21, 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 |  |
| ConductorAI | ConductorAI helps the government identify people, policies, and approvals needed within their own agencies to get things done | $15M | Series A | Apr 11, 2025 |  |
| Turion Space | Turion Space provides a spacecraft to remove orbital debris and services to existing satellites. The spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with current satellites and large debris objects using vision sensors and robotic arms. Utilizing the onboard propulsion system, the spacecraft will either deorbit or change the orbit of the debris object orsatellite. |  | Series B | Apr 02, 2025 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Angel Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acof) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Pax Ventures — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Washington Harbour Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/washington-harbour-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [XYZ Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xyz-ventures-33d5) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Forward Deployed Venture Capital invest in?

Forward Deployed Venture Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Forward Deployed Venture Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Forward Deployed Venture Capital closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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