7 VC firms investing in e-commerce & marketplaces and aerospace & defense at the Growth stage.
F4 Fund tracks 7 VC firms that actively invest in e-commerce & marketplaces + aerospace & defense at the Growth stage, with check sizes ranging from $200K – $100M (median: $5.3M – $5.3M). As of July 2026, and 86% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,365+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Red Swan Ventures Thematic-driven investor backing ambitious founders building for big outcomes across critical domains. Core conviction: defensible businesses create competitive advantages by transforming data challenges and market opportunities into sustainable value. We Go Deep, Not Wide. Focus on AI (defensible AI turns data challenges into advantages), Consumer (vision and strategy to break through attention economy), and Defense Tech (modern solutions for global stability). Active operational partnership beyond capital provision. | $250K – $100M | 65 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Caffeinated Capital Support founders pursuing their life's work with an alternative to the hype cycle: the luxury of long-term thinking. We support founders building category-defining companies across all sectors that will last for lifetimes. San Francisco | $1M – $5M | 18 | Leads | Active | — | — |
| 3 | ▶ SpeedInvest Backs globally ambitious technology companies from pre-seed and seed through selected growth rounds using specialist EMEA sector teams and a platform model for capital, customers, talent, follow-on investors, and operational support. Vienna | $250K – $30M | 49 | Leads | Active | — | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Rosecliff Ventures Rosecliff's Frontier Technology Thesis focuses on AI, aerospace, defense, energy resilience, and space infrastructure. New York | $500K – $10M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 5 | ▶ Tiger Global Management Leading global companies that leverage technological innovation across public and private markets. Proven founders (especially ex-Googlers, AWS, Stripe) with large TAMs (billions+), product-led growth, and global ambitions. Conviction-based investing post-2022 correction emphasizing quality over quantity. New York | $1M – $100M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 6 | ▶ Gaingels Equity of access and representation in venture capital delivers positive returns. Diverse and underrepresented (including LGBTQ+) leaders of high-growth companies deserve capital access. When these founders succeed, they influence ecosystems and open doors for historically excluded groups. New York | $200K – $500K | 29 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Evolution Venture Capital Partners Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors. New York | $500K – $6M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 7 VC firms that actively invest in e-commerce & marketplaces + aerospace & defense at the Growth stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for growth e-commerce & marketplaces + aerospace & defense investors is $5.3M – $5.3M, with a full range from $200K – $100M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the <$500K range, 2 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 3 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 7 firms tracked, 86% lead or co-lead rounds, and 14% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best growth e-commerce & marketplaces + aerospace & defense investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 17% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 33 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.