Aerospace & Defense Growth Accelerators, 2024 2026

This report provides an outlook on global defense accelerators and venture capital (VC) firms while discussing the increasing private and government sector penetration into the defense industry. It identifies and analyzes key factors driving and restraining current trends as geo-political shifts have reshaped attitudes towards defense-tech investments. What was once considered controversial is now increasingly considered a strategic and essential area for VCs and emerging accelerators. As such, the study provides a snapshot of the competitive landscape that encompasses the active global participants mainly in the US, UK, and Israel considered to be the most innovative defense start-up hubs. This shift reflects a broader trend of aligning technological innovation with strategic national interests, opening up new VC avenues in the defense sector. This report also discusses emerging growth opportunities while pointing out the implications of VC penetration in the industry, which are changing business models, R&D, and procurement while shrinking timelines, impacting supply chain shortages, and building up military plans. It also overviews prime defense technologies covered by VCs and accelerators while pointing out primary contracts, joint ventures, and collaborations that are changing the vibrant landscape and introducing new business opportunities to new and traditional players in the global defense market.