Forward Deployed Venture Capital Fund II

About Forward Deployed Venture Capital Fund II

Defense, Industrial, Critical Infrastructure, Applied AI focused fund

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Defense

Infrastructure Tech

Manufacturing

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Hard tech founders shipping fast in energy or deep tech

deep tech

energy

hard tech

climate/cleantech

ocean/hydrothermal energy

Bullish Signals

Backs hardware: ocean energy prototype 15moexternal

Active portfolio engagement on LinkedInexternal

Portfolio: 4 submarine deployments in 15molinkedin

Endurance: live hydrothermal pumping achievedlinkedin

Wellhead prototype: self-powered at seafloorlinkedin

Lau Basin: 300°C vent fluid captured livelinkedin

Onboard solid-state power: fully autonomouslinkedin

Fund publicly celebrates portfolio gritlinkedin

Portfolio targets multi-MW scale nextlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Deep tech = long capital cycles aheadexternal

Ocean energy: extreme operational risklinkedin

Founder Do's

Show rapid prototyping & execution speed

Demonstrate grit & milestone velocity

Ship hardware in field conditions fast

Show repeat deployment cycles early

Build self-powered autonomous systems

Founder Don'ts

No red flags recorded.

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$45M

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Key People

Mark Scianna