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New York·Defense & Dual-Use Technology·Since 2024

Investing in the Future of American Defense Technology

Since 2024
24 Investments
$100M Assets Under Management

Nomi Capital invests in growth and late-stage defense and dual-use technology companies.

Select Investments

The companies rebuilding America's industrial base

A selection of Nomi's 24 investments
Anduril AndurilAutonomous defense systems Fund I Groq GroqAI inference silicon Shield AI Shield AIAutonomous aircraft & AI pilots Saronic SaronicAutonomous surface vessels CoreWeave CoreWeaveAI cloud & compute
Armada ArmadaEdge compute & connectivity Fund I Castelion CastelionHypersonics Fund I Epirus EpirusDirected energy & counter-electronics Fund I Firehawk Aerospace Firehawk AerospacePropulsion Fund I Forterra ForterraAutonomous ground systems Gecko Robotics Gecko RoboticsInfrastructure robotics & AI Fund I Standard Nuclear Standard NuclearAdvanced nuclear fuel Starfish Space Starfish SpaceIn-space mobility Fund I xAI xAIFrontier AI
Areas of Focus

Five domains, one mission

01

Autonomy & Unmanned Systems

Aircraft, surface vessels, and ground systems that operate themselves.

02

Artificial Intelligence & Communications

The compute, inference, and connectivity layer of national security.

03

Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Rebuilding the industrial base with commercial speed.

04

Space Technology

Mobility, logistics, and infrastructure in orbit.

05

Energy & Power

Advanced fuel and resilient power for defense and industry.

About · Nomi Defense Fund I

"We don't do early stage, we don't do pre-product, we don't do pre-revenue. Series B onward."

Growth & late stage

Companies at their inflection point — going from the R&D phase to real revenue generation.

Primary + tactical secondaries

Primary investments combined with tactical secondary positions in proven late-stage companies.

$2M–$10M flexible checks

Backed by ~150 investors, family offices, and RIAs who move fast on co-investments — no committee drag.

$50MNomi Defense Fund I
April 2026Fund I Closed
6 + 4Deployments Made · More Targeted
$50M+Total Platform Deployments Targeted
A generational rearmament is underway, and a new class of defense companies is emerging to rebuild our industrial base with commercial speed and cutting-edge technology. Nomi Defense Fund I is built to back the companies at the center of that transformation.
Jason Zins · Founder & Managing Partner — announcing Nomi Defense Fund I, April 2026
Team

Capital markets discipline, national security roots

Jason Zins, Founder & Managing Partner

Jason Zins

Founder & Managing Partner

12+ years of private markets expertise and a proven track record deploying over $450M in private technology deals. As former Partner and Portfolio Manager at SkyBridge Capital, he built and led a successful venture and growth equity practice.

SkyBridge Capital $450M Deployed Dartmouth
Brent Gerundo, Partner

Brent Gerundo

Partner

Four years as a logistician in U.S. Army Special Operations with multiple deployments to the Middle East; investment banker at Goldman Sachs covering Aerospace & Defense; $110M collectively raised at venture-backed startups.

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