Steve Kiser
General Partner at Veteran Ventures Capital, focused on backing defense manufacturing and industrial-capacity companies that compress production timelines for critical defense systems.
Steve Kiser is a General Partner at Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC), the veteran-owned venture firm founded in 2019 by Derren Burrell that backs veteran-led, dual-use national-security technology companies. He is quoted in VVC's August 2025 Fund II close announcement describing the firm's hands-on post-investment support, including helping portfolio companies unlock non-dilutive government capital and scale defense go-to-market strategies. His stated investment focus is defense manufacturing and industrial capacity, typically writing 2 to 3 million dollar checks from seed through Series B+ across defense, space, robotics, deep tech/hardware, and cybersecurity in the U.S., without leading rounds. He has also been described (via secondary sources, not independently confirmed) as a former CEO of space-propulsion company Phase Four and a PhD holder via RAND.
Overview
- Role
- General Partner, Veteran Ventures Capital
- Based in
- Tysons, VA
- Prior experience
- Phase Four
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Frequently asked
- Who is Steve Kiser?
- Steve Kiser is a General Partner at Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC), the veteran-owned venture firm founded in 2019 by Derren Burrell that backs veteran-led, dual-use national-security technology companies. He is quoted in VVC's August 2025 Fund II close announcement describing the firm's hands-on post-investment support, including helping portfolio companies unlock non-dilutive government capital and scale defense go-to-market strategies. His stated investment focus is defense manufacturing and industrial capacity, typically writing 2 to 3 million dollar checks from seed through Series B+ across defense, space, robotics, deep tech/hardware, and cybersecurity in the U.S., without leading rounds. He has also been described (via secondary sources, not independently confirmed) as a former CEO of space-propulsion company Phase Four and a PhD holder via RAND.
- What is Steve Kiser's role?
- Steve Kiser is General Partner, Veteran Ventures Capital, based in Tysons, VA.
- Where did Steve Kiser work before?
- Steve Kiser's prior roles include Phase Four.
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Steve Kiser, quoted as a Veteran Ventures Capital General Partner in the firm's Fund II close announcement, said: Our job doesn't stop at investment. We work alongside our companies to unlock non-dilutive capital, scale defense go-to-market strategies and build resilient operations.
PR Newswire: Veteran Ventures Capital Closes Oversubscribed $60 Million Fund II Amid Record Aerospace & Defense MomentumVerified2025-08-19 - 2
Steve Kiser's investment focus at Veteran Ventures Capital is defense manufacturing and industrial capacity, writing 2 to 3 million dollar checks from seed through Series B+ across defense, space, robotics, deep tech/hardware, and cybersecurity in the U.S., typically not leading rounds
VCSheet: Steve Kiser (Veteran Ventures Capital) — VC Breakdown & ContactReported2026-08-11 - 3
Steve Kiser of Veteran Ventures Capital was announced as a speaker at TechCon SoCal 2026 (May 22-23, San Diego State University)
Newsfilecorp / Yahoo Finance: Steve Kiser from Veteran Ventures Capital to Speak at TechCon SoCal 2026Reported2026-08-11 - 4
Steve Kiser's public profiles describe him as a General Partner at Veteran Ventures Capital, former CEO of Phase Four, and a PhD (via RAND); a separate investor-listing profile credits him with 17 startup investments and helping raise over 10 million dollars in angel funding
LinkedIn / VentureForum (search-snippet sourced; not independently confirmed by direct page fetch): Steve Kiser — profile snippetsReported2026-08-11