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    Giant Step Capital

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2020
    www.giantstep.vcLinkedIn
    Defense & Space

    Giant Step Capital is a venture capital firm that primarily invests in early-stage, Series A US-based startups. Their investment focus spans a wide range of sectors, including high tech, food and agriculture tech, and aerospace, maritime, and defense tech, with a particular emphasis on deep tech, hard tech, and frontier technologies that are redefining the boundaries of technology, media, and entertainment. They seek out exceptional teams and visionary founders who are addressing humanity's most pressing challenges through digital innovation, immersive experiences, and new forms of content creation and distribution.

    100% of their portfolio is in Defense & Space. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals).

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    Portfolio

    2

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Portfolio

    2 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Picogrid logoPicogridSeed$12MMar 2024
    Albedo logoAlbedoSeries A$35M—

    Top Co-Investors

    Initialized Capital2 shared
    Starburst Ventures1 shared
    Credo Ventures1 shared
    DOMiNO Ventures1 shared
    Alumni Ventures Group1 shared
    Y Combinator1 shared
    Standard Investments1 shared
    Booz Allen Ventures1 shared
    Cubit Capital1 shared
    Breakthrough Energy Ventures1 shared
    Shield Capital1 shared
    Republic1 shared

    Last updated: 28 April 2026