StartupDefense Tech & Dual-Use+ Software & SaaSCapital

Patriot Capital

BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front

· Five-second scan

Total time commitment

60-120 hours

Admittance criteria

Application + Interview

Funding type

Equity Investment

Delivery mode

Hybrid

Academic backing

Light

Best for

Startup

Eligibility

Vet-led defense tech and dual-use startups.

Series A+ check sizes

Rolling · Rolling

Verify scope and stage at outreach.

Verified veteran founders who actually attended.

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What we ask reviewers

•Time spent: hours in-person, hours virtual, duration in weeks, required attendance.
•Actual benefit: cash grants received, follow-on capital raised, cost coverage, equity taken.
•Selectivity: cohort size, acceptance rate, percent veteran or military.
•Best parts and worst parts: up to four each, specific facts, no marketing language.
•Truth check: was the program marketing accurate? What did they oversell or leave out?

These share at least one format type with this program and fit the same path.

Early-stage startups founded/led by US service academy graduates and post-9/11 vets.

Early-stage dual-use, defense, and national security startups.

Early-stage startups, often vet-led; broad sector focus.