Stratos Ventures
Backing resilient technologies shaping tomorrow’s sovereignty and defense.

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Stratos was born to connect the strongest founders with the most strategic capital, to build the breakthrough technologies that will define the resilient world of tomorrow.

An Israeli-American Venture Shaping the Future of Strategic Resilience

resilience Capitalism

Resilience and National Security, Powered by Innovation

Investing in AI, cyber, robotics, and defense tech that drives battlefield and infrastructure superiority. 

Strategic Industrial Strength 

Backing companies building core defense systems and sovereign manufacturing capabilities. 

Embedded with Democratic Defense Ecosystems 

Active partnerships with the Israeli MOD, U.S. DoD, and NATO’s DIANA to accelerate procurement and deployment.

Civil Resilience, Rooted in Values 

Funding tech that reinforces democratic societies—in education, health, and national infrastructure — with a strong focus on Israel and the United States.

Area of focus

Investing in the core infrastructure of national, digital, and operational resilience.
Autonomous &
Unmanned System
AI & Machine
Learning
Space & Satellite
Tech
Cybersecurity
Smart
Manufacturing
Next-Gen
Communication
Advanced Materials
& Energy
Quantum Computing & Sensing

Our portfolio companies

Core Team

8 People

Rotem Yehuda Kakon 

General Partner
  • $250 M+ deployed directly into 20+ companies, funds, and tech accelerators
  • LP in 16+ top-tier VC funds across Israel and the U.S., with $ 400 M+ AUM 
  • Former Chief of Staff to two Ministers in the Government of Israel 
core team

Aviad Grinfeld

General Partner
  • $ 4B+ in assets under management
  • $ 1B+ in cumulative sales to governments and law enforcement agencies
  • Active in 80+ countries in defense and HLS markets
core team

Daniel Fouzailov

Venture Partner
  • Veteran venture capitalist and head of
  • Paz Capital, with multiple IPOs and 10-30x returns.
  • Led early-stage investments in Wilk, SteakHolders, Bee-io, and ThriveDX — scaling companies to global
core team
30+
investments in DefenseTech and Dual-Use startups
10+
successful exits across Israel, the U.S., and Europe
Partners in 5
government-backed incubators
Average MOIC
of 5.8x across prior Resilience Tech investments

our partners

Steve Braverman
Founder & Co-Chairman of Pathstone, a $180bn+ multi-family office serving centimillionaire families
David Braverman
David is a serial entrepreneur and financial architect, co-founder of the Braverman Family Office
Theo Williams
Former Head of Portfolio Development at Salesforce Ventures, the $5bn venture fund of Salesforce.
Israel Biran
Proven space and deep tech entrepreneur, Israeli Air Force veteran, and General Partner at leading U.S. venture funds
Doron Landau
Space-tech pioneer, serial entrepreneur, and General Partner at multiple U.S.-based venture funds.

In an era of rising threats, we don’t react — we build.

Investing ahead of the curve in the technologies that make nations and societies stronger.
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