Lockheed Martin Ventures

Lockheed Martin Ventures is the strategic investment arm of Lockheed Martin, set up in 2007 with an initial $100 million. On April 14, 2026, Lockheed Martin announced from its Bethesda, Maryland headquarters that it had authorized an increase in the fund's capacity from $400 million to $1 billion, which the company called the largest increase since the fund was established. The unit's portfolio page now describes a $1 billion evergreen fund.

The fund describes its mission as identifying and accelerating deep-tech pioneers and dual-use technologies. Its listed focus areas are advanced weapons, artificial intelligence, autonomy, cyber, digital transformation, electronics and compute, materials, manufacturing, next-generation communications, power and propulsion, quantum, and sensors and position, navigation and timing. The April 2026 announcement singled out quantum, autonomy, AI, directed energy, advanced materials and microelectronics. The portfolio spans space companies such as Rocket Lab, Terran Orbital, HawkEye 360 and OrbitFab, quantum computing companies such as IonQ, D-Wave, Atom Computing and Q-CTRL, and autonomy and hardware companies such as Skydio, Forterra, HavocAI and Machina Labs.

The distinctive feature is supply-chain integration. Lockheed Martin says that of the more than 120 companies the fund has backed, over 60 have become suppliers to the company and have received $750 million in contracts. Investments are aligned with Lockheed's Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space business areas, and the fund runs an annual Demo Day that connects portfolio companies with Lockheed engineering teams; the ninth was scheduled for August 2026. The team includes an investment director dedicated to Europe.