Venture capital reshapes defense innovation with $49B investment surge toward software and dual-use technologies
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William Samengo-Turner
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Venture capital has become a major driver of defense innovation, with investment in 2025 nearly doubling to $49 billion. The article explores how VC is transforming the defense ecosystem by shifting focus from traditional hardware to software-led, dual-use technologies like AI, robotics, drones, and cybersecurity. It examines how investors are deploying capital earlier and across the full growth lifecycle, and how political risk demands a more nuanced, thesis-driven approach to value creation in the defense sector.
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· 3 pulledVenture capital has become a major driver of defense innovation, with investment in 2025 nearly doubling to USD49 billion.
Investor interest is shifting from traditional hardware to software, AI, robotics, drones, and cybersecurity.
Political risk demands a more nuanced, thesis-driven approach to value creation.
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