Lockheed Martin Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Bethesda, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Israel
Canada
Australia

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B
Growth

Industries

Defense
Aerospace
Space Tech
Cybersecurity
AI
Autonomous Systems
Advanced Materials
Hypersonics

About
Lockheed Martin Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland with offices across Virginia, San Francisco, Denver, and Washington DC; founded in 2007 as one of the earliest defense corporate venture arms; led by VP and General Manager Chris Moran; recently doubled its fund size as part of expanded defense technology investment strategy

Min check size: $1M
Max check size: $10M
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Investment Thesis

Lockheed Martin Ventures invests strategically in companies developing disruptive, cutting-edge technologies in core businesses and new markets important to Lockheed Martin; focuses on 10 areas of interest including artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics, cybersecurity, human potential, materials, space technology, advanced manufacturing, and hypersonics

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Manager's Experience

Chris Moran (Vice President and General Manager) leads Lockheed Martin Ventures with deep defense industry and venture investing experience; under his leadership, the fund has grown from $100M at founding in 2007 to a $1B evergreen fund as of April 2026, having invested over $500M in 120+ companies with 60+ becoming Lockheed Martin suppliers receiving over $750M in contracts. Evan Scott (CFO of Lockheed Martin) oversees the strategic capital allocation to the venture arm.