Investors / United States / ZEA
ZEA
Venture capital · Chicago, IL, United States · North America
ZEA is a venture capital firm focused on defense technology and national security, funding dual-use technologies with both commercial and defense applications. It also provides advisory services including market analysis, government contracting readiness, capital raising advisory, and investment due diligence.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsdefense techdual-usenational securityartificial intelligenceroboticsmicroelectronics
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Or find every investor that fitsZEA lists 10 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (70%), Cybersecurity (10%) and Consumer (5%). 83% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Stellar Ventures, Banyan Ventures and Battle Born Venture.
No funding round on record names ZEA yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not ZEA's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 10. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 23th | 10 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 91th | 70% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers10100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 70% | 18% |
| Cybersecurity | 10% | 4% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Stellar Ventures
Compare ZEA head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
10 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambit Inc provides network protocol and tunnel security solutions for organizations | CybersecurityEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Cachai develops software for collaborative autonomy in swarms of drones, sensors, and other platforms | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Deepnight develops and manufactures digital night vision technology using AI imaging platforms and CMOS image sensors. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| EchoMAV designs and builds drones and related technologies for various applications, including military and law enforcement use. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Ecoatoms builds high-performance payloads and onboard computers for space manufacturing and edge-based decision-making | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Falcomm is a fabless semiconductor company that delivers ultra-efficient RF components for various markets, including satcom, telecom, defense, and consumer markets. | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| F-ADA builds software capabilities for unmanned systems | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Hybron manufactures composites | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Magma Space develops and manufactures ultra-stable, agile, and autonomous satellite control systems using magnetically levitated hardware and AI-driven data fusion. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| VectorWave enables real-time AI inference at the edge directly on raw radio signals | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- zeainc.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 10
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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