Real, verified funding sources for defense tech founders in Texas: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in Texas matched "Defense Tech" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
Quake Capital Partners
Surge Ventures (Houston)
UT Austin Longhorn Startup
Founder Institute Austin
📍 Houston, TX
📍 Austin, TX
📍 Houston, TX
Defense Tech falls under the broader "Defense" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Texas) — 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 Texas whose name references defense tech. Below are defense tech-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
6 accelerator programs open to Texas-based defense tech founders are in our database, including programs based in Texas and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in Texas 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 Texas), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.