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Nomi Capital Defense Fund I

Geography: United States
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $50M
Focus: AI/ML, Defense, Manufacturing and Robotics & Automation
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Defense

Manufacturing

Robotics & Automation

Space

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Growth-stage dual-use defense founders rebuilding American industrial edge

defense-tech

dual-use

autonomy

space-tech

industrial-edge

Bullish Signals

Closed $50M Fund I on April 28, 2026; $100M AUM across 24 investmentsweb

Portfolio: Anduril, Castelion, Epirus — tier-1 defense-tech namesweb

GP team: capital markets depth (Zins) + military/defense-banking pedigree (Gerundo)web

Explicit focus on growth-stage companies, not seed/early-stageexternal

Investing in future of American defense tech — stated thesis alignedexternal

Contrarian Signals

Debut dedicated fund — no prior fund-level track record yetweb

Defense-tech exposed to government budget and procurement-cycle riskweb

Founder Do's

Show dual-use potential — commercial + defense/gov strengthens fit

Highlight manufacturing & supply-chain applications

Lead with existing gov or prime-contractor relationships

Frame as rebuilding American industrial/technological edge

Emphasize growth-stage traction + scalable defensible moat

Founder Don'ts

Pure-commercial software without autonomy, space, energy or manufacturing

Expect fast movement without credible dual-use or national-security narrative

Early-stage pre-revenue — fund targets growth companies only

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$50M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Jason Zins, Brent Gerundo

Jason ZinsFounder / Managing Partner

Brent GerundoPartner

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