First In SBIC Critical Technologies Fund 3

About First In SBIC Critical Technologies Fund 3

Pentagon-backed SBIC Critical Technologies fund. $148M oversubscribed final close. Early-stage investments in enterprise security, AI, autonomy, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity for national security applications.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Cybersecurity

Defense

Manufacturing

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical security practitioner, seed stage, defense or cyber

cybersecurity

defense tech

data

seed stage

operator-led

Bullish Signals

Operator-led team, security domain edgeexternal

Cycle-agnostic sector: security techexternal

Defense + cyber + data thesisexternal

Explicitly targets 'premier' US early-stage securitywebsite

Tracking active defense tech news (hypersonics)website

Team: founders & builders, operator edgewebsite

Navy hypersonics (MACE) in portfolio radarwebsite

Contrarian Signals

No named GPs publicly visibleexternal

Niche sector limits deal volumeexternal

Founder Do's

Be a technical expert or practitioner

Come from military/intel/commercial security

Show mission-driven mindset

Target seed-stage fit

Align with 'securing freedom' mission angle

Founder Don'ts

Non-technical founders without security background

Late-stage or growth companies

Outside security/defense/data verticals

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$148M

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Key People

Renny McPherson