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Nomi Capital Defense Fund I

United States
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About Nomi Capital Defense Fund I

Nomi Capital closed its inaugural Defense Fund I at $50M on April 28, 2026, targeting over $50M in total platform deployments across five domains: autonomy & unmanned systems, AI & communications, manufacturing & supply chain, space technologies, and energy & power. Led by founder and managing partner Jason Zins (ex-SkyBridge Capital, $450M+ deployed) and partner Brent Gerundo (former US Army Special Operations officer, ex-Goldman Sachs), the firm now manages roughly $100M across 24 investments. Portfolio includes Armada, Firehawk Aerospace, Starfish Space, Anduril, Castelion, Epirus, and Gecko Robotics.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Defense
Manufacturing
Robotics Automation
Space

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Dual-use defense and deep-tech founders in autonomy, space, manufacturing, energy or AI/communications

defense-tech
autonomy-unmanned-systems
space-tech
manufacturing
dual-use

Bullish Signals

Closed $50M Fund I on April 28, 2026, with firm AUM already near $100M across 24 investmentsweb
Portfolio includes Anduril, Castelion and Epirus — some of the most recognized defense-tech namesweb
GP team combines deep capital markets experience (Zins) with military and defense-banking pedigree (Gerundo)web

Contrarian Signals

Debut dedicated fund — no prior fund-level track record to diligence yetweb
Defense-tech investing is exposed to government budget and procurement-cycle riskweb

Founder Do's

Show dual-use potential — commercial and defense/government applicability strengthens fit
Manufacturing and supply chain applications are explicitly Nomi's top priority right now
Highlight any existing government or prime-contractor relationships

Founder Don'ts

Dont pitch pure-commercial software with no autonomy, space, energy or manufacturing angle
Dont expect fast movement without a credible dual-use or national-security narrative

Key GPs & Partners

JZ
Jason Zins
Founder / Managing Partner
defense-focusedoperator-networkex-skybridge
BG
Brent Gerundo
Partner
ex-militarydefense-focusedex-goldman-sachs

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$50M
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Key People

Jason Zins, Brent Gerundo

Jason ZinsFounder / Managing Partner
Brent GerundoPartner

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