Our Mission for Resilience, National & Economic Security: The Immediate Need for Action

Today, public and private collaboration is more important than ever.

We all read about increasing cyber security attacks, digital authenticity, chip shortages, artificial intelligence practices, and privacy around massive datasets. Some of the greatest innovations, such as ARPANET/internet, the modern space program, and the Human Genome Project, exemplify what can go right. 

New North Ventures is at the front row looking for companies working in these spaces to become the next Cisco, SpaceX, or Moderna. Our technology focus and investment thesis are driven by a mission to strengthen our national security and economic resilience in an increasingly complex landscape of evolving threats.

Our Origin Story

New North Ventures (NNV) was co-founded by Brett Davis, a government intelligence community officer, and Jeremy Hitchcock, a serial entrepreneur, to revitalize American industry, innovation, and resilience. They met while attempting to start a corporate venture platform and decided to launch an early-stage venture fund themselves. Stephanie Bellistri joined as a general partner early on in the fund’s operation.

Inspired by the World War II-era Office of Strategic Services, New North Ventures operates as a fusion center for action, bringing together top talent from government and industry. By addressing complex, frontier problems, their teams not only solve critical national security issues but also scale significant commercial opportunities.

Critical Technology Areas

At New North Ventures, we are committed to collaborating with visionary companies and founders who are at the forefront of innovation. The Department of Defense has identified 14 pivotal technology domains that are essential for national security, as outlined by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)). 

These 14 critical technology areas are categorized into three distinct groups: Defense-Specific Areas, Effective Adoption Areas, and Seed Areas of Emerging Opportunity. For a comprehensive list of these domains organized within their respective categories, please refer below. 

Defense Specific Areas

  • Directed Energy

  • Hypersonics

  • Integrated Sensing and Cyber

Effective Adoption Areas

  • Trusted AI and Autonomy

  • Integrated Network Systems of Systems

  • Microelectronics

  • Space Technology

  • Renewable Energy Generation and Storage

  • Advanced Computing and Software

  • Human Machine Interfaces

Seed Areas of Emerging Opportunity

  • Biotechnology

  • Quantum Science

  • Future Generation Wireless Technology (Future G)

  • Advanced Materials