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Point72 Ventures | Deterrence Fund

vc$400MCo-investsLeads rounds

Fund Size

$400M

Check Size

$1.0M$30.0M

Location

United States

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Investment Thesis

Focus on the rapidly evolving defence technology sector, primarily making early-stage investments across defence, space, energy, and security-related startups.

About Point72 Ventures

Deterrence Fund is Point72 Ventures' first dedicated venture capital fund, raising $400 million to invest in defense technology startups, including areas like defense, space, energy, and security. It primarily targets seed and Series A stages with check sizes from $1 million to $30 million, providing capital, networks, and expertise to help startups scale innovative technologies. Backed by Steve Cohen with at least $100 million of his own investment, the fund emphasizes startups' ability to deliver transformational capabilities over bureaucratic large companies.[1][2][4]

Sectors

Defense TechSpace TechClean EnergyCybersecurityGovtech

Stages

seedseries-a

Geography Focus

Global

Tracked Investments

Notable Investments

Shield AIVannevar LabsOverland AICX2RuneSaronicRegent

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FAQ

What does Deterrence Fund invest in?

Deterrence Fund invests in Defense Tech, Space Tech, Clean Energy, Cybersecurity and Govtech at the seed and series-a stages.

Which geographies does Deterrence Fund focus on?

Deterrence Fund focuses on Global, and is headquartered in United States.

What is Deterrence Fund's typical check size?

Deterrence Fund typically writes checks of $1M to $30M.

Which startups has Deterrence Fund backed?

Deterrence Fund has 3 tracked investments on Fusion42, including Asaya, Endurance Energy and Hearvana AI.