What New North Ventures does

New North Ventures is a private venture capital firm headquartered at 134 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, NH, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. The firm invests in dual-use technology companies operating at the intersection of national security and commercial markets, defined in source material as "the nexus of national security and economic resilience." It is operated by former company operators and government professionals positioned as a "fund of founders and operators," providing capital alongside hands-on support across operations, marketing, fundraising, and scaling. The firm is small, with a stated headcount of 1–10 employees.

The firm deploys capital through direct, early-stage investments — typically seed, strategic, and pre-seed rounds — into a portfolio that spans RF analytics (HawkEye 360, $150M Series E), autonomous uncrewed surface vessels (HavocAI, $11M seed and follow-on), satellite connectivity (Hubble Network, $70M Series B), endpoint security (Prelude, $16M), AI flight-deck copilots (Beacon AI, $15M Series A), deepfake detection (Reality Defender, $15M Series A), electromagnetic launch systems (Auriga Space, $6M seed), precision navigation and lidar (Psionic), and AI-native national security platforms (M2 Foundry, pre-seed led). It demonstrates willingness to lead rounds (M2 Foundry pre-seed; Psionic strategic investment) and to participate alongside specialist defense investors including Scout Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, Outlander VC, The Veteran Fund, BV.VC, Decisive Point, and Alumni Ventures.

The business model is conventional emerging-manager VC economics — management fees and carried interest on deployed fund capital — but specific fund size, vintage, LP composition, and AUM are not disclosed. Beyond capital, New North Ventures operates an ecosystem platform comprising the Securing Our Future podcast, the Securing Our Future newsletter, and the annual Boston Innovation Summit (fourth edition held February 5, 2026) that functions as deal-flow generation, brand-building, and convener infrastructure across the defense/intelligence/special-operations community.

Name

New North Ventures

Legal name

New North Ventures

Website

https://newnorthventures.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New North Ventures is a private venture capital firm investing in dual-use technology companies that address both national security and commercial markets, deploying early-stage capital led by former operators and government professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Late-Stage Venture Capital (Series C+) (FSANAAAC)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Dual-use technology
• National security investing
• Defense technology
• Deep tech funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

New North Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in dual-use technology companies operating at the intersection of national security and commercial markets. The firm is founded and operated by former company operators and government professionals who provide capital and operating expertise to early-stage and growth-stage technology companies.

Product overview

New North Ventures is a venture capital firm (not a product company) that provides investment and operational support to founders building dual-use technology companies at the nexus of national security and economic resilience. The firm offers a single VC fund product focused on defense tech, AI, and deep tech investments, supplemented by ecosystem services including the 'Securing Our Future' podcast, newsletter, and annual Boston Innovation Summit. The portfolio includes investments across multiple technology verticals including RF analytics, autonomous maritime systems, satellite connectivity, endpoint security, AI flight deck technology, deepfake detection, and electromagnetic launch technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Securing Our Future Podcast: Conversations with founders, operators, and investors building the next generation of dual-use technology at the intersection of innovation, policy, and national security
• Securing Our Future Newsletter
• Boston Innovation Summit

Products and services

• New North Ventures Fund Venture capital fund that invests in dual-use technology companies at the intersection of national security and commercial markets, providing capital and operator expertise to early-stage and growth-stage startups.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hume AIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Reality Defender to advance synthetic voice detection technology for defense applications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Scout Ventures: Defense and dual-use focused venture capital firm. Directly comparable as a co-investor in HavocAI's $11M seed round and a peer pursuing founders building national security and commercial technology companies.
• Decisive Point: Defense and national security focused venture capital firm. Direct peer that co-invested alongside New North Ventures in HavocAI's seed round and similarly targets dual-use technology founders.
• Shield Capital: Venture capital firm investing in technology companies serving national security and commercial markets. Operates with similar defense-tech thesis and government/operator-led team composition.
• The Veteran Fund: Veteran-led venture capital firm focused on national security and dual-use technology. Direct peer that participated alongside New North Ventures in HavocAI's seed round.
• Outlander VC: Early-stage venture capital firm focused on national security, defense, and dual-use technology. Direct peer co-investing in the same ecosystem of defense founders.
• Alumni Ventures: Multi-manager venture platform that participated alongside New North Ventures in HavocAI's seed. Functions as a peer co-investor in the defense-tech ecosystem rather than a focused dual-use specialist.
• BV.VC: Venture capital firm focused on defense and national security startups. Direct peer that co-invested with New North Ventures in HavocAI's seed round.

Broad incumbents

• Lux Capital: Established deep-tech venture firm with significant defense-tech exposure. Operates with a broader portfolio across science, space, and defense, representing a larger incumbent peer rather than a focused dual-use specialist.
• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z): Major venture firm with a dedicated American Dynamism practice covering defense, manufacturing, and national security. A broader incumbent peer in dual-use technology investing with materially larger fund vehicles.
• Founders Fund: Major venture firm with a long-standing defense and government technology investment practice. A broader incumbent peer investing in dual-use companies but operating across many sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/newnorthventure

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments13 records

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