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Critical Tech Ventures covers deep tech / defense tech venture capital, strategic investment. We publish original analysis, frameworks, and commentary for practitioners and decision-makers.
Defense tech startups that take IRAD-adjacent arrangements with primes often discover the IP strings attached too late. Here's what investors need to know.
S. VanceTitle III of the Defense Production Act funds domestic manufacturing capacity, and most defense tech investors are sleeping on what that means for portfolio strategy.
S. VanceThe National Defense Authorization Act shapes defense tech investment windows in ways most VCs never map. Here's how to read the cycle before you write the check.
S. VanceNuclear modernization is the fastest-growing segment of defense procurement, yet most defense tech VCs treat it as untouchable. Here's why that's wrong.
S. VanceDefense tech startups routinely misread how congressional earmarks and continuing resolutions distort DoD budget cycles, burning runway while waiting for money that moves on its own schedule.
S. VanceSovereign wealth funds from allied nations are chasing defense tech deals. Here's why accepting that capital is more complicated than it looks.
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