Seed-Stage Defense Tech Valuations Are Lying to You
Why standard seed-stage valuation methods systematically mislead defense tech investors, and what metrics actually matter before the first DoD contract.
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Defense tech VCs obsess over IP and CFIUS but routinely miss supply chain security risks that can kill a portfolio company before Series B.
S. VanceAllied nation co-investment in U.S. defense tech startups offers real capital and market access, but the CFIUS exposure and export control risks can quietly kill a deal.
S. VanceClassified contracts feel like validation, but for early-stage defense startups, they can quietly strangle the company before it ever scales.
S. VanceDeep tech hardware startups waste millions on premature scaling due to flawed validation approaches that ignore physical constraints.
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