Brandon Karpf brings a rare background to venture investing, having directed offensive cyber operations at NSA and U.S. Cyber Command before getting into investing at Fulcrum, and he traces his interest in cyber back to studying Stuxnet while training as a control systems engineer. He now focuses on dual-use defense technology and the connection between cyber and space, drawing on real operating experience, a knack for teaching complex ideas simply, and a service-to-operator-to-investor path that includes rowing at the Naval Academy and transitioning out of active duty through the DoD Skillbridge program.
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Fulcrum is a venture capital fund that provides private capital for the free world's critical industries, aiming to rebuild America's industrial base through investments in manufacturing, supply chains, and the data systems that determine whether new technologies perform in the field. Founded by a former Marine and Evercore banker and advised by former Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, the fund backs a wide range of national security companies—from munitions and manufacturing software to maritime autonomy, space infrastructure, law enforcement intelligence, and mission-specific AI companies like Smack Technologies and Code Metal.
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