Defense & SpaceRobotics & AutomationHardware & SemiconductorsBiotech & Life SciencesClimate & Energy
Giant Step Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Faraz Khan, specializing in early-stage investments (seed to Series B) in deep tech, hard tech, and frontier technologies including aerospace, space exploration, robotics, advanced materials, biotech, and climate tech.
60% of their portfolio is in Defense & Space. Their most common stage is seed (60% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $15.6M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).
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DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
5 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aethero | Seed | $8.4M | Jun 2025 |
 Picogrid | Seed | $12M | Mar 2024 |
 Regent Craft | Series B | — | Mar 2023 |
 Albedo | Series A | $35M | — |
 Material | Seed | $7.1M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Alumni Ventures2 shared
Initialized Capital2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
Starburst Ventures1 shared
DOMiNO Ventures1 shared
Credo Ventures1 shared
Standard Industries1 shared
Republic1 shared
Booz Allen Hamilton1 shared
Breakthrough Energy Ventures1 shared
Shield Capital1 shared
Cubit Capital1 shared
Neo1 shared
Service Provider Capital1 shared
O'Shaughnessy Ventures1 shared
Kindred Ventures1 shared
Harpoon Ventures1 shared
GoAhead Ventures1 shared
Outlander VC1 shared
Comcast Corporation1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026