Booz Allen Ventures

What Booz Allen Ventures does

Booz Allen Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), established in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco with operational integration into the parent's McLean, Virginia footprint. The arm deploys a $300 million fund into early-stage U.S.- and Five Eyes–based startups building dual-use technology across AI, cybersecurity, defense tech, deep tech, and reindustrialization. As of 2026, the portfolio comprised 22 companies — including Scout AI, Ulysses, NODA AI, Firestorm, ODC, Portal Space Systems, Quindar, Hadean, and SEEQC — selected from 3,000+ companies reviewed by a dedicated tech scouting and intelligence team.

The arm's platform-plus-portfolio model pairs capital with Booz Allen Hamilton's 20,000 technologists, 180,000 square feet of manufacturing capability, 27 engineering labs, and 2,350+ AI practitioners. Each portfolio company is assigned a Booz Allen executive sponsor and connected to 40+ signed teaming agreements and federal subcontracting pathways across 160+ federal clients. The arm typically participates in rounds led by institutional VCs (NEA, Bessemer, NordicNinja, DFJ Growth, Ballistic Ventures) and strategic investors (Lockheed Martin Ventures, In-Q-Tel, NVIDIA, Cisco, Nokia) rather than leading them, and has executed a multi-year Technology Acceleration Partnership with Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) including a $400 million commitment into the a16z Growth Fund — a16z's first such designation for governments.

The business model is hybrid: financial returns from equity appreciation and exits are paired with strategic alignment to Booz Allen Hamilton's federal mission portfolio. Revenue for the arm is generated indirectly through parent federal subcontracting and teaming revenue when portfolio companies plug into mission delivery, plus potential capital gains and dividend income from portfolio exits. Geographic scope is restricted to the U.S. and Five Eyes allied nations, and the arm's competitive positioning rests on the parent's regulatory clearances, classified-environment experience, and incumbent federal integrator relationships — assets that financial-only VCs cannot replicate.

Name

Booz Allen Ventures

Legal name

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

Website

https://boozallen.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Booz Allen Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Booz Allen Hamilton that deploys a $300 million fund into early-stage U.S. and Five Eyes–based AI, cyber, defense-tech, and deep-tech startups, pairing capital with the parent's 20,000 technologists and federal market access.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Vehicles (52599)

SIC

Loan Brokers (6163), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Quantum Talent Acquisition, Staffing & Executive Search (HDAGALAI)

Keywords

• Corporate venture capital
• Defense tech investing
• AI startup funding
• Dual-use technology
• Early-stage venture funding

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Investment Returns: Capital deployment from a $300 million investment fund into early-stage startups. Booz Allen Ventures invests alongside institutional VCs and strategic investors with both financial returns and strategic alignment objectives. Typically participates in rounds rather than leading them, targeting companies in AI, cyber, defense tech, deep tech, and reindustrialization.
2. Strategic Partnership Capital (a16z Growth Fund): $400 million investment commitment to the a16z Growth Fund as part of a multi-year Technology Acceleration Partnership, providing expanded access to a16z's portfolio of 1,000+ leading technology companies and creating co-investment pathways.
3. Federal Subcontracting and Teaming Revenue: Revenue generated when portfolio companies are connected to federal subcontracting opportunities and participate in teaming arrangements for upcoming bids via Booz Allen's federal market access support.
4. Executive Sponsorship and Strategic Engagement: Each portfolio company is paired with a Booz Allen executive sponsor who provides strategic guidance and identifies growth opportunities, plus co-development engagements where aligned to integrate innovative solutions into mission delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Booz Allen Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Booz Allen Hamilton, deploying capital from a $300 million fund into early-stage U.S. and Five Eyes-based startups operating in AI, cyber, defense tech, deep tech, and reindustrialization. The arm pairs minority equity investments with federal market access, executive sponsorship, teaming/subcontracting opportunities, and engineering support from Booz Allen's 20,000 technologists and 180,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity to accelerate commercial dual-use technology into federal programs of record.

Product overview

Booz Allen Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Booz Allen Hamilton, operating as a platform-plus-portfolio architecture rather than a single unified software product. The core offering is a $300 million investment fund deploying capital into early-stage U.S. and Five Eyes-based startups across AI, cyber, defense tech, deep tech, and reindustrialization, while leveraging Booz Allen's 20,000 technologists and 180,000 square feet of manufacturing capability. The portfolio — spotlighted on the Ventures page — includes Ulysses (maritime autonomy), NODA AI (defense orchestration), Quindar (satellite operations), Portal Space Systems (maneuverable spacecraft), Firestorm (edge manufacturing), ODC (AI-native 5G), Scout AI (physical AI), Hadean (AI wargaming), SEEQC (quantum computing), Albedo (VLEO imagery), Starfish Space, Hidden Level, Reveal Technology, and Corsha — together representing the Booz Allen Ventures investment portfolio that bridges commercial innovation to federal missions. Booz Allen's broader product suite (Vellox cyber products, Sit(x) situational awareness, Strivus, Global4Sight, ModelPoint, Modular Detachment Kit, XRAE, Precog, EdgeXtend, Gv Solutions, Tactical SA Kits, EnigMA, and Reflect Secure) complements the Ventures portfolio by providing the integration surface for portfolio companies' technologies into mission systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vellox: Booz Allen's AI-native cybersecurity product suite (including Vellox Reverser, Vellox Ranger, Vellox Striker, Vellox Navigator, Vellox Responder) for AI-powered threat defense.
• Sit(x)
• ModelPoint
• Strivus
• EdgeXtend
• Global4Sight
• Precog
• Reflect Secure
• EnigMA
• XRAE (Extended Reality Analytics Engine)
• Gv Solutions
• Modular Detachment Kit
• Tactical SA Kits
• aiSSEMBLE

Products and services

• Booz Allen Ventures Fund A $300 million corporate venture capital fund that invests in early-stage U.S. and Five Eyes-based startups in AI, cyber, defense tech, deep tech, and reindustrialization, with 22 investments made, 1,000+ companies sourced, and 40+ teaming agreements signed.
• Scout AI (FURY Foundation Model) AI defense company developing the Fury vision-language-action foundation model that enables unmanned ground and aerial vehicles to be commanded through simple human language prompts in GPS-denied and communication-denied environments.
• Ulysses Maritime Autonomy Vehicles Maritime robotics company developing low-cost, modular, and autonomous subsea and surface vehicles for large-scale ocean monitoring, restoration, and maritime security operations including mine countermeasures and multi-vehicle swarming.
• NODA AI Orchestration Platform (Urza) AI-native defense company that provides a vendor-agnostic, cross-platform algorithm repository (Urza) for orchestrating weapons and tactics across more than 30 multi-domain defense platforms.
• Firestorm xCell Containerized Manufacturing Portable, containerized expeditionary manufacturing system equipped with HP 3D printing technology that can produce and repair fixed-wing drones within hours at the tactical edge.
• Portal Space Systems Solar Thermal Propulsion Next-generation spacecraft company developing rapidly maneuverable vehicles (Starburst, Supernova) using solar thermal propulsion for defense, civil, and commercial missions across and between orbits.
• ODC AI-Native Distributed Compute Grid AI-native Open RAN platform integrating NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer to transform traditional cell sites into distributed AI compute hubs for 5G and 6G networks, initially for defense use cases.
• Quindar Satellite Operations Automation Early-stage commercial space technology company focused on automating and democratizing satellite operations with AI-enabled ground systems.
• Hadean AI Wargaming and Command-and-Control UK-based AI defense company building AI-driven digital wargaming, command-and-control systems, and battlefield training tools for militaries, leveraging agentic, physical, and spatial AI.
• SEEQC Quantum Computing Platform US-based quantum computing company developing quantum chips with chip-level integration for digital quantum computing, including a partnership with ITRI for advanced superconducting electronic chip manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• From 4,000 hours to 40 minutes — Modelpoint AI analyzes threats 6,000 times faster than humans alone (6,000x speed improvement)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability15 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Multi-year strategic partnership and a16z's first-ever Technology Acceleration Partner for Governments designation. Includes a $400 million Booz Allen investment commitment into the a16z Growth Fund and joint collaboration to accelerate hard tech startups into federal programs of record. Targets dual-use technologies including autonomous systems, AI, satellite resilience, space infrastructure, and quantum computing. Exemplified by deploying a multi-drone swarm capability for a defense customer in six weeks.
• Anduril IndustriesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Booz Allen and Anduril have partnered to deploy Booz Allen's mission software (Sit(x)®, Dynamic Effects Tasking System), cyber capabilities, and Zero Trust solutions on Anduril's Menace compute and communications systems, integrated with Anduril's Lattice software. Extends six years of collaboration into command and control, cyber and RF effects, and zero trust capabilities.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024AWS Premier Business Partner focusing on cloud solutions for federal and commercial clients. Extended partnership announced January 2025 for accelerated digital delivery; Booz Allen named 2024 Geo and Global AWS Partners of the Year. Joint solutions span defense, healthcare, intelligence, edge computing, and NextG.
• MicrosoftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration spanning government and commercial accounts applying Microsoft cloud, mobility, analytics, and security offerings across a large range of markets and software development opportunities.
• Red HatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Hat Premier Business Partner since 2013, focused on bringing open-source business software solutions to public sector customers, especially utilizing cloud technology.
• ServiceNowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBooz Allen is a ServiceNow Premier partner and implementations leader in the federal market with enterprise transformation initiatives across various government organizations.
• NVIDIAflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-pronged partnership including AI-enabled cybersecurity expansion announced September 2022, and joint shaping of the AI-powered 6G future announced March 2025; collaboration on AI-RAN and edge applications.
• Shield AIflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for autonomous solutions that are secure, adaptable, and work with new and existing defense systems; featured in Velocity magazine Q&A with Brandon Tseng, co-founder and president of Shield AI.
• UnitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to deliver digital twin solutions to federal agencies.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to build a modern cloud data sharing platform for government, leveraging Snowflake's data sharing capabilities.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationJoint work with VA to use Salesforce for transforming veteran patient safety through modern, centralized workflows, reporting, and communication.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Lockheed Martin Ventures: Corporate venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin investing in dual-use technologies spanning autonomy, AI, space, advanced manufacturing, and cyber for defense and aerospace. Directly comparable as a defense prime's CVC focused on the same seed/Series A stage and same customer set (DoD/DoW).
• In-Q-Tel: Strategic not-for-profit investor for the U.S. intelligence community, funding early-stage companies in AI, autonomy, cyber, sensing, and data. Closely analogous to Booz Allen Ventures in bridging commercial dual-use tech into classified federal missions and serving as a federal market-access intermediary.
• Shield Capital: Early-stage venture firm investing in defense, intelligence, and critical-infrastructure technologies, founded by former operators from the intelligence community. Directly comparable focus on dual-use startups serving DoD, Intelligence Community, and allied governments.
• Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism fund): a16z's American Dynamism practice invests in companies supporting the national interest across defense, manufacturing, energy, transportation, and public sector. Both a direct peer (competes for the same defense tech deals) and Booz Allen Ventures' most important strategic partner via the January 2026 Technology Acceleration Partner relationship.
• RTX Ventures: Corporate venture capital arm of RTX (Raytheon) investing in aerospace, defense, and adjacent dual-use startups across autonomy, AI, space, and advanced materials. Direct peer as another defense prime CVC with comparable check sizes and federal customer access.
• General Catalyst: Diversified venture firm with an active and growing defense tech practice (including Spire, Anduril-era founders, and dedicated national-security partners). Directly competes with Booz Allen Ventures for AI, autonomy, and dual-use Series A/B opportunities.
• Northrop Grumman Ventures: Corporate venture arm of Northrop Grumman investing in early-stage and growth-stage companies across space, autonomy, cyber, and advanced sensing for defense and intelligence customers. Direct peer as another tier-1 defense prime CVC serving the same customer base.
• Founders Fund: Major U.S. venture firm with a long-standing defense tech portfolio (SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril historical exposure). Actively writes checks into dual-use autonomy, AI, and space companies that overlap Booz Allen Ventures' investment universe.
• Lux Capital: Early-stage venture firm investing in frontier-technology companies across AI, autonomy, space, advanced manufacturing, and defense. Overlaps with Booz Allen Ventures on deep-tech, dual-use, and hardware-intensive bets at seed and Series A.
• Boeing HorizonX: Corporate venture capital arm of Boeing investing in autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, space, AI, and sustainable aerospace technologies. Direct peer as another aerospace/defense prime CVC with federal customer relationships and follow-on procurement pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments29 records

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