Lockheed Martin Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Lockheed Martin Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation (aerospace and defense). It was founded in 2007 and is based in Bethesda, United States. It invests from Pre-seed to Series C+ in advanced Weapons, artificial Intelligence, autonomy.
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Pre-seed to Series C+ |
| Sectors | Advanced Weapons, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cyber, Digital Transformation, Electronics & Compute |
| Geography | United States and worldwide, Europe |
| Offices | Bethesda, Maryland (Lockheed Martin headquarters), United States |
Sources: S3 Lockheed Martin Ventures contact; S1 Lockheed Martin Ventures home.
Data behind this graphic
The firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.
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Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 1bn | Evergreen allocation | Stated by the firm or its parent | S7 |
| Companies backed | 120+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S7 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 89 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S2 |
Sources: S7 Lockheed Martin press release: increase to venture fund up to $1 Billion; S2 Lockheed Martin Ventures portfolio companies.
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, United States
- Offices
- Bethesda, Maryland (Lockheed Martin headquarters), United States
Investment regionsS3S1
- United States and worldwide
- Europe
LeadersS4S5S6S1
- Chris MoranVice President and General ManagerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Jeff CunninghamInvestment DirectorFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Sam StonbergInvestment Director, EuropeFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Rathik PatelPortfolio DirectorFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Gopal RajaramanSenior Investment ManagerFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) | Single source | S7 |
| Parent industry | Aerospace and defense | Single source | S7 |
| Founded | 2007 | Single source | S7 |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, United States | Single source | S7 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S7 |
| Headline size | USD 1bn (Evergreen allocation) | Single source | S7 |
| Companies backed | 120+ | Single source | S7 |
| People on the team page | 12 | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ | Single source | S3 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 89 companies.S2
The firm also states 120+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S7
Every company on the Lockheed Martin Ventures list
89 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.
- 3D Glass
- AEVA
- Agile Space Industries
- Alloy
- Anello
- Antaris
- Arlula
- Atom Computing
- Ayar Labs
- Brelyon
- Calypso
- Cambium
- CloudNC
- Cortisonic
- cybereason
- D Wave
- Darwin AI
- DEEPSIG
- Dust Identity
- edge case
- EdgeQ
- Ekso
- Electra
- Elroy Air
- Elve
- EpiSci
- Fabri
- Farcast
- Fiddler
- Firestorm
- Fortem
- Forterra
- goTenna
- GuRu
- H3X
- Havoc AI
- HawkEye 360
- Helicity Space
- Hidden Level
- Humatics
- Intalus Tech
- Inversion Space
- IONQ
- Iritech
- iyo
- LatentAI
- Launchpad
- Lightmatter
- Liquid Instruments
- Longwall
- Lunasonde
- LUX
- Machina Labs
- Meteomatics
- mPower Technology
- Mythic
- NEON
- Nooks Works
- nTop
- Ocean Aero
- OrbitFab
- Perseus Materials
- Phoenix Semiconductors
- Pivotal
- Primordial Labs
- Q-Ctrl
- Q5D
- QRA
- Radiant Nuclear
- Red 6
- REGENT
- RFA Electric
- rocket lab
- RunSafe
- Satellite Vu
- Senra Systems
- Skydio
- Slingshot
- South 8 Technologies
- Superbrewed Foods
- TeraDAR
- Terran Orbital
- Tile DB
- Vatn Systems
- Vayu Robotics
- Venus Aerospace
- X-Bow
- Xona
- ZeroASIC
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ | S3 |
| Beyond capital | Technical backbone: engineering talent, facilities and R&D programs; Ecosystem access: systems-engineering expertise, global supply-chain integration; Path from prototype to production for national security and commercial customers | S1 |
| Contact form | www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/lockheed-martin-ventures/contact-lockheed-martin-ventures.html | S3 |
Fund vehicles
Recent rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Led by the firm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Elroy Air | PIPE upsized to USD 175 million (SPAC merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VII) | USD 175M | S10 | |
| 2026-08-31 | Diffraqtion | Pre-seed (capped, total USD 10M+); first close led by Ground State Ventures in Jan 2026 | USD 10M | S9 | |
| 2026-07-08 | Venus Aerospace | Series B | USD 91M | S8 |
History
Where sources disagree
- Headline size: USD 1 billion capacity, up from USD 400 million (press release 14 Apr 2026) (S7) vs USD 100 million initial funding in 2007 (S7) vs USD 500 million invested in 120+ companies (S7). Different measures from the same release: capacity authorized , amount invested , initial funding .S7S7S7
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1Lockheed Martin Ventures homeFirm
- S2Lockheed Martin Ventures portfolio companiesFirm
- S3Lockheed Martin Ventures contactFirm
- S4Chris Moran profileFirm
- S5Jeff Cunningham profileFirm
- S6Sam Stonberg profileFirm
- S7Lockheed Martin press release: increase to venture fund up to $1 BillionParent company
- S8Venus Aerospace raises $91M Series BPortfolio company
- S9Diffraqtion: Lockheed Martin Ventures and Presidio Ventures back DiffraqtionPortfolio company
- S10Elroy Air PIPE upsize with Lockheed Martin Ventures (Airframer)Portfolio company
- S11Lockheed Martin names Chris Moran Executive Director and GM (2016)Parent company
Disclaimer and corrections
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