I'm thrilled to share that Forward Deployed Venture Capital has raised a $45M Fund 2 for mission-critical startups! We’re backed by the Palantir Mafia: a motley crew of 150+ operators, hackers, designers, spies, machine learning scientists, classification experts, government contracting officers, nuclear engineers, and founders. Also participating: AngelList Systematic Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, Dauntless Ventures, Garry Tan, GREE LP Fund, Invariantes Fund, Multiple Capital, Norton Holdings, and two undisclosed large institutions. 🏦🏦 We invest in startups modernizing critical American industries including defense, energy, and manufacturing — the core infrastructure that underpins our national prosperity. It’s true that “software is eating the world”, but these trillion dollar markets have had relatively little innovation. It’s time. 🇺🇸 We invest in talent mafias such as Palantir, Anduril, and SpaceX where we have strong relationships and high conviction in the people and culture. We've seen what extreme talent, velocity, and determination can achieve. Born from Palantir’s Forward Deployed Engineering culture, we back hardcore founders that move fast and run through walls to achieve their missions. We run with them and accelerate their momentum. Huge thanks to the founders and LPs who’ve given us their time, trust, and partnership. We’re fired up to build the future with you. Let’s go! 🚀