AeroX Ventures
Aero X Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Winston-Salem, NC, backing dual-use aerospace, defense, and deep-tech startups since 2021.
Aero X Ventures invests in foundational dual-use technologies — autonomous systems, AI, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity — that strengthen both commercial leadership and national security capability, backing technically validated, capital-efficient founders reaching commercial and government markets.
Overview
- Firm
- Aero X Ventures
- Headquarters
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Founded
- 2021
- AUM
- $5M (Fund I, 2022) + $10M (AXV SPV II offering, 2025), per SEC Form D filings
- Stages
- Thesis
- Backs proven, capital-efficient founders building dual-use autonomous systems, AI, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity technologies, leveraging relationships with defense primes and government agencies to help portfolio companies reach adoption.
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Frequently asked
- What is AeroX Ventures?
- Backs proven, capital-efficient founders building dual-use autonomous systems, AI, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity technologies, leveraging relationships with defense primes and government agencies to help portfolio companies reach adoption.
- How much does AeroX Ventures manage?
- AeroX Ventures manages $5M (Fund I, 2022) + $10M (AXV SPV II offering, 2025), per SEC Form D filings in assets, and was founded in 2021.
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AeroX Ventures participated in Vermeer's $10M Series A extension
PR Newswire: American-Ukrainian Defense Tech Startup Vermeer Reaches $10M in Total Series A Funding Following Draper Associates-Led ExtensionVerified2025-10-23 - 2
Aero X Ventures invests in dual-use autonomous systems, AI, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity technologies for commercial and national-security markets.
Aero X Ventures: Aero X Ventures | Accelerating Critical Technologies in Aerospace & DefenseVerified2026-08-08 - 3
Aero X Ventures 1, LP is based in Winston-Salem, NC, incorporated in 2021, with a $5,000,000 fund offering (7 investors).
SEC EDGAR: Form D — Aero X Ventures 1, LPVerified2022-06-08 - 4
AXV SPV II, LLC, an Aero X Ventures vehicle based in Winston-Salem, NC, filed a $10,000,000 offering.
SEC EDGAR: Form D — AXV SPV II, LLCVerified2025-10-23