Friends & Family Capital

Venture capital firm

Venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California investing in defense, software, fintech, and AI companies from seed through pre-IPO.

At a glance

Friends & Family Capital appears in 3 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2024, leading 1. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is Enterprise Software, and its most recent tracked deal was Heaviside's $60M Series B round (Aug 13, 2026). It co-invests most often with Fifth Down Capital, Godfrey Capital and Goldcrest Capital.

Strategy

Stages
SeedGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
DefenseSoftwareLogisticsFintechInfrastructureAICybersecuritySpaceRobotics
Geographies
Menlo Park, California, USA

Recent changes

  1. Sep 6, 2026Stages updated: Seed, Growth, Pre-IPO fafc.com
  2. Sep 6, 2026Sectors updated: Defense, Software, Logistics, Fintech, Infrastructure, AI, Cybersecurity, Space, Robotics fafc.com
  3. Aug 13, 2026Invested in Heaviside (Series B, $60M) Tech Funding News
  4. Mar 4, 2025Follow-on: Invested in Peregrine Technologies (Series C, $190M) Peregrine
  5. May 9, 2024Invested in Peregrine Technologies (Series B, $30M) Peregrine (summary of GovTech coverage)

Portfolio

10 total

Recent Investment Activity

3

Track record: led 1 and participated in 2 of 3 tracked venture rounds · 1 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series B

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Enterprise SaaS
3 · 30%
Defense
3 · 30%
Cybersecurity
1 · 10%
Fintech
1 · 10%
Space
1 · 10%
Security tech
1 · 10%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series B
2 · 67%
Series C
1 · 33%

Co-Investors

12

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Value Add Research

Latest Pulse

  1. Heaviside's Valuation Jumps 21x in Three MonthsPrecision-munitions startup Heaviside raised a $60 million Series B at a $600 million valuation, more than 21 times its Series A price three months ago, and partnered with Norwegian defense manufacturer Nammo to supply warheads.→
  2. Twenty Raises $100M at $1B -- America's First VC-Backed Cyber Warfare StartupTwenty Technologies, an Arlington-based startup building automated offensive cyber operations for the U.S. military and intelligence community, raised a $100 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation led by Accel, with Point72 Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, and Friends & Family Capital participating. The round, which brings total funding to $138 million, mints a defense-tech unicorn in a category most VCs avoided a few years ago.→
  3. Cyber-Warfare Startup Twenty Raises $100M Series B at a $1B ValuationTwenty, an Arlington-based startup building AI-enabled offensive cyber systems for the US military and intelligence community, raised a $100 million Series B led by Accel at a $1 billion valuation. Founded only in 2024, it's billing itself as America's first VC-backed cyber-warfare company and just hit unicorn status.→
  4. Cyber-Warfare Startup Twenty Raises $100M Series B at a $1B ValuationTwenty, which bills itself as America's first VC-backed cyber-warfare company, raised a $100 million Series B led by Accel at a $1 billion valuation, with Point72 Ventures and Caffeinated Capital joining. The startup builds AI-enabled, end-to-end offensive and defensive cyber systems for the US military and intelligence community.→

Friends & Family Capital FAQ

What companies has Friends & Family Capital invested in?

Friends & Family Capital's portfolio includes Anduril Industries, Cyera, SpaceX, Heaviside, Airtable, Twenty, and 4 more tracked companies.

Who does Friends & Family Capital co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Friends & Family Capital most often invests alongside Fifth Down Capital (4 shared deals), Coatue Management (3 shared deals), Craft Ventures (3 shared deals), Tribe Capital (3 shared deals), XYZ Venture Capital (3 shared deals).

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