Real, verified funding sources for defense tech founders in New York: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in New York matched "Defense Tech" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Columbia Startup Lab
Founder Institute NYC
Grand Central Tech
NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
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Defense Tech falls under the broader "Defense" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including New York) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office
DARPA - Defense Sciences Office
We don't have any funds headquartered in New York whose name references defense tech. Below are defense tech-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
8 accelerator programs open to New York-based defense tech founders are in our database, including programs based in New York and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in New York are in our database, ranked by member count with defense tech-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
143 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Defense category, which is where defense tech falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including New York), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.