Organization · Venture Capital
Pine Gap
Pine Gap is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in space technologies, particularly in the sectors of defense, intelligence, and national security across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.
Overview
What Pine Gap does
What Pine Gap is
Pine Gap is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in space technologies, particularly in the sectors of defense, intelligence, and national security across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- May 1, 2026
Official channels
Find Pine Gap elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Pine Gap as a funder
Investment thesis
Pine Gap invests in space technologies with a focus on defence, intelligence, and national security across AUKUS.
Focus narrative
Pine Gap focuses on the space technology sector, investing in companies that are at the forefront of aerospace innovation. The firm is particularly interested in dual-use technologies that can serve both commercial and defence purposes, including hypersonics and space infrastructure.
Value beyond capital
Pine Gap provides strategic support to its portfolio companies by leveraging its expertise in the space and defence sectors. The firm aims to connect startups with opportunities in national security and defence procurement, particularly within the AUKUS framework.
Focus and fit
- Sectors
- Space TechDefence Tech
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 1
Portfolio context
Hypersonix Launch Systems: An Australian aerospace company developing hydrogen-fuelled hypersonic aircraft and access-to-space technology. Will Scully-Power from Pine Gap Ventures is recognized as one of its investors.
Common questions
What to know about Pine Gap
Upseed classifies Pine Gap under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 1, 2026
Known limits
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