• Scale up Capital for Europe's best dual-use companies

    About us

  • Proven track record in mainstream VC facilitating unique access to national security defense sector

    Team

  • Disrupting technologies with commercial traction that have national security / defence capability

    Companies

  • We believe providing scale up capital to Europe's best science and innovation companies secures Europe's future

    Philosophy

Overview of EDT Capital

Dual-Use Technologies

EDT venture capital aims to be the standout, dedicated dual-use technology invester focusing on software-enabled hardware across the UK and Europe, exploiting a generational opportunity that sees the UK and Europe urgently increasing defence and innovation funding to deter aggression and revitalise economic growth

Unique expertise

Conventional venture funds are not optimised to deliver value to their portfolio companies, given their lack of domain expertise in interacting with Governments. The EDT Capital team will exploit a key value differentiator in the market – leveraging their extensive national security and defence expertise, combined with venture capital support to startups that are developing solutions in high-impact technology sectors, pushing the boundaries of innovation.

Driving returns and Real-World Impact

EDT Capital is focused on bridging the divide between national security and defence and the commercial sector. Leveraging our unique understanding of public procurement, problem owners, procurement pathways, and required mission-critical capabilities, we can add differentiated value to our portfolio companies from the outset to generate exceptional outcomes.

Our Value Proposition - The Unfair Advantage

Unique expertise

  • proven experience in assisting portfolio companies engage with public sector customers and access non-dilutive capital.

  • Deep end user experience on applications, ethics, legality and deployment.

  • Unique network across problem owners, budget holders, warfighters and national security operators.

  • Advice on improving portfolio companies' resilience and addressing physical and digital security threats.

  • Providing professional support services and advice on policy, regulation and export.

  • M&A advisory experience.

Broad Customer Network

Privileged Pipelines

  • Recognised across the UK and Europe as an authority on dual use investing and applications.

  • 25+ early-stage fund LP commitments and

  • deep co- investor relationships providing trusted partners and early sight on emerging companies.

  • Extensive links across UK and European Innovation pathways including DASA, DSTL, HEDI, NATO DIANA, EDA, PESCO, NATO STO, NATO CMRE.

  • Extensive network into Allied innovation hubs including US DOD, SOFWERX, AFWERX, AF- RCO, AFRL, SBIR / STTR, DEVCOM, SOF, AT&L

  • Member of UK, Europe and AUKUS defence invester networks.