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Lavrock Ventures, LLCFirm match from fund name (lower confidence)

Lavrock Venture Fund III, LP

Raising

Raising: Form D reports no first sale yet

Vintage
Unknown
Fund size
$125M (Form D)
Stages
Not stated
Sectors
Manufacturing, Space, Quantum, Aerospace and defense
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

Early-stage investor focused on national security and frontier technologies, backing companies shaped by real-world demand. Investments span advanced manufacturing, space, quantum technologies, and kinetic systems, grounded in procurement patterns and mission needs.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$1.25M to $2.08M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Steve Smoot, Managing Partner
  • Jim Hunt, General Partner
  • Daniel Hanks, Managing Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideEarly-stage investor focused on national security and frontier technologies, backing companies shaped by real-world demand.

    Early-stage investors at the intersection of national security and frontier technologies.
    https://www.lavrockvc.com/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.lavrockvc.com/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2042185/000204218525000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026