VanEck Ventures Fund

About VanEck Ventures Fund

VanEck Ventures Fund is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Web3 Infrastructure, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Saas

Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Defense/space tech founder building autonomous systems at scale

defense tech

space tech

dual-use

Series D+ capable

autonomous systems

Bullish Signals

Co-invested $650M True Anomaly Series Dexternal

Active in defense/space mega-roundsexternal

Strong co-investor syndicate (Accel, Menlo, Meritech)external

Contrarian Signals

Niche focus: space superiority onlyexternal

Late-stage check size, early excludedexternal

Founder Do's

Build dual-use or defense-relevant tech

Target space or national security domain

Show clear US ally alignment

Operate at speed and scale

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure consumer or B2C plays

Don't pitch without hardware component

Avoid non-defense deep tech

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$30M

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Key People

Wyatt Lonergan