# MDSV Capital

> MDSV Capital is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Software, Aerospace and Information Technology. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdsv-capital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MDSVCapital
- Website: https://mdsv.vc/

MDSV Capital is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and Aerospace. MDSV Capital provides a network of emerging manager funds (EMFs) and limited partners (LPs) who are actively investing in venture capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 22% |
| Aerospace | 3 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 17% |
| SaaS | 2 | 11% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 6% |
| Series D | 1 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 83% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Firestorm | Firestorm is a defense technology company that develops modular, mission-adaptable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) designed for military applications. Its platform focuses on open-system architectures that allow operators to reconfigure hardware, software, propulsion, and payloads based on mission requirements. Firestorm also builds distributedmanufacturing solutions such as containerized production units that enable on-site or remote fabrication of drones and components using additive manufacturing and automated workflows. The company offers multiple aerial systems, including larger modular drones, tube-launched systems, and lightweight hand-launched units, each designed for different operational roles such as surveillance, electronic warfare, or strike missions. In addition, it develops supporting technologies like onboard computing systems and software tools that enable autonomous operation, sensor integration, and third-party interoperability. Firestorm also provides simulation and mission-planning capabilities that allow users to test scenarios, train operators, and evaluate payload performance in virtual environments. | $35M | Series A | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| LeoLabs | LeoLabs is an aerospace company that supplies and provides low Earth orbit mapping and space situational awareness services. The company's software platform offers an open API and provides the basis for a new generation of SSA and traffic safety services. LeoLabs was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | $29M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 12, 2024 |  |
| Ori Industries | Ori is building the AI backbone for the future, enabling teams to advance groundbreaking technology. We believe the true potential of AI will be unlocked by how seamlessly teams can access and deploy the infrastructure they need to train, serve, and scale models. As a trusted partner, Ori provides end-to-end AI infrastructure—combining powerfulGPU compute with a flexible software layer that optimizes resources. With Ori, teams can explore, build, and scale AI innovations effortlessly, transforming how software and hardware work together to drive the next wave of AI breakthroughs. | $33M | Convertible Note | Feb 04, 2024 |  |
| Ratio Payments | We're making B2B payments simpler for Canadian SMB owners |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Arcoscan | Arcoscan is a technology company that develops next-generation biometric and AI technology for definitive age verification. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Encounter AI | Voice AI for Kiosks and Drive-Thrus |  | Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |
| Vitrina A.I. | Vitrina A.I. is a SaaS platform for the video content industry to facilitate and enable cross-border transactions. |  | Seed | Aug 24, 2023 |  |
| Vectara | SaaS | $28.5M | Seed | May 30, 2023 |  |
| AccuKnox | AccuKnox Zero Trust CNAPP is an industry leading cloud security product. With its differentiated DevSecOps and open-source approach, it secures infrastructure and applications, ensuring comprehensive safeguarding of the software development lifecycle. Our support covers public clouds, private clouds, Kubernetes, VMs, bare metals, IoT Edge, and 5Gsecurity. | $6M | Seed | Mar 03, 2023 |  |
| Sol Sniper | Sol Sniper develops a free Solana NFT analytics tool that offers real-time updates, market analysis, and portfolio management, and allows viewing NFT market activity, finding new trending collections, and creating watchlists to get notifications, helping buyers, and collectors analyze the potential and the value of NFT collectible on NFTmarketplace on Solana blockchain.b |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 23, 2022 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Dreamit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamit-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AngelList](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dolby Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolby-family-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ethos VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ethos-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does MDSV Capital invest in?

MDSV Capital invests primarily in Software, Aerospace and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 18 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 MDSV Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MDSV Capital closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 18 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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