ZEA is a venture capital fund focused on helping dual-use startups get through the defense procurement process, offering support with contract readiness, proposal development, and aligning commercial products with defense buying cycles, while also using direct relationships inside the DoD, Intelligence Community, allied agencies, and prime contractors to help open up procurement channels. Led by Managing Partner Jason Edwards, a Navy veteran and co-founder of a company that scaled to over $11M in government-serving revenue, ZEA backs companies in areas like RF power amplifiers, wireless infrastructure, advanced materials, satellite systems, and autonomous systems, with Fund I targeting $30M and aiming to shape defense programs while reducing barriers for startups entering national security markets.