Paul Woolard simultaneously serves as Vice President/Senior Advisor for Eco-Energy, a $4B+ ethanol and natural gas trading company, while acting as General Partner at Veteran Ventures Capital, bringing real-time commodity market risk expertise into venture investing decisions. He chairs the Veteran Ventures Capital Investment Committee and is a seed LP in the fund with his family, combining personal capital at risk with governance leadership and 30+ years of global agriculture and energy experience when evaluating veteran-led, dual-use companies in categories like space domain awareness, counter-UAS, quantum, and robotics.
About their Fund
Sectors
Defense, Space, Robotics, Deeptech / Hardware, Cybersecurity
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Seed - Series B+
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$2M-$3M
Notable Investments
Veteran Ventures Capital is a veteran-owned fund that exclusively backs veteran-led dual-use technology companies operating at the intersection of national security and commercial markets, including aerospace, defense, space, cyber, and critical infrastructure sectors. The fund's Managing Partner Derren Burrell brings deep institutional military budgeting and national security program experience from his roles as a retired U.S. Air Force officer and former White House/DoD/USCENTCOM finance leader, actively helping portfolio companies navigate federal acquisition processes and security clearances alongside commercial scaling.
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