# Scout Ventures

> Scout Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 143 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 143
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Fund size: $94M
- Last fund: Jul 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/scout-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ScoutVentures
- Website: http://scoutventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ScoutVentures

Scout Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm making the world a better, safer place by investing in frontier and dual-use technologies built by veterans, intelligence leaders, and premier research labs. By leveraging our network of professional investors, operators, and experienced entrepreneurs, Scout can effectively execute every aspectof our investment thesis.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$8.3M |
| Series A | $3.7M–$23M |
| Convertible Note | $100k–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 8% |
| SaaS | 9 | 6% |
| Mobile | 9 | 6% |
| Analytics | 9 | 6% |

174 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 55 | 38% |
| Series A | 18 | 13% |
| Convertible Note | 15 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 10 | 7% |
| Series B | 4 | 3% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 82 | 57% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bradley Harrison | Founder, Managing Partner | 96 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bradley-c-harrison |
| Cody Huggins | Principal | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cody-huggins |
| Ian Folau | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-folau |
| Stephen DiBartolomeo | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-dibartolomeo |
| Taylor Craig | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taylor-craig-2e59 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Worldscape | Worldscape.ai is a developer of AI-powered geospatial intelligence software for defense, government, and enterprise applications, | $10M | Seed | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Reaxiomatic | Increasing the rate of American capability. | $7.3M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| HavocAI | HavocAI is an artificial intelligence company that offers maritime autonomy solutions to the defense and commercial markets. | $100M | Series A | May 12, 2026 |  |
| CASIMIR |  | $12M | Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Worldscape | Worldscape.ai is a developer of AI-powered geospatial intelligence software for defense, government, and enterprise applications, | $6M | Seed | Mar 03, 2026 |  |
| HavocAI | HavocAI is an artificial intelligence company that offers maritime autonomy solutions to the defense and commercial markets. | $85M | Series A | Oct 09, 2025 |  |
| Tern AI | Tern AI is a firm that aims to offer a GPS substitute. With its special position, Tern AI can lead the way in innovations that improve the security, dependability, and effectiveness of international transportation systems. | $7.5M | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Usul | USUL is a modern government intelligence platform that provides software solutions. | $3.3M | Seed | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Valarian Technologies | We’re on a mission to help enterprises ensure their communication tools are secure, compliant and efficient.Valarian’s software allows multinational organisations to make the communication tools they already use compliant with data sovereignty, protection and privacy laws across jurisdictions worldwide. Valarian’s resilient, scalable platform canbe deployed into any environment (on-prem, cloud, or hybrid) and easily integrates with existing business collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp, harmonising compliance, security and efficiency. | $7M | Seed | May 08, 2025 |  |
| PiLogic | PiLogic AI platform offers rapid analysis of radar data for real-time applications. | $4.1M | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |

10 of 143 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [The Veteran Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-veteran-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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- [Green Egg Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greeneggventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Scout Ventures invest in?

Scout Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 143 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Scout Ventures's check size?

Scout Ventures typically joins rounds of $500k–$8.3M at Seed, $3.7M–$23M at Series A and $100k–$1.8M at Convertible Note. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Scout Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Scout Ventures?

Public channels for Scout Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Scout Ventures?

The team at Scout Ventures includes Bradley Harrison (Founder, Managing Partner), Cody Huggins (Principal) and Ian Folau (Operating Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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