01STRATEGIC CAPABILITY
Defense
Technology that strengthens security. Hardware built for demanding environments and missions that matter.
SEED STAGE. REAL-WORLD IMPACT.
Built for
the real
world.
We back fast-moving engineer-operators building complex hardware with a built-in advantage.
DEFENSEDUAL-USEREINDUSTRIALIZATION
MIAMI / SF / LA
THE CHEAT CODE
An advantage
built to last.
We look for engineer-operators with more than technical depth. Their cheat code is a regulatory, go-to-market, or time-to-market advantage that can become a lasting moat.
Cheat Code Venture Partners is a seed stage venture fund based in Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. We invest in uniquely positioned defense, dual-use, and reindustrialization hardware startups built to move fast.
01 / OUR FOCUS
Where the stakes are real.
Three frontiers.
One conviction in hardware.
02CROSS-SECTOR POTENTIAL
Dual-use
One technical advantage. Multiple frontiers. Systems with meaningful applications across commercial and defense markets.
03PHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS
Reindustrialization
The next era of making things. Hardware that expands industrial capacity and changes how the physical world gets built.
02 / OUR APPROACH
An uncommon
edge. An unfair
advantage.
The right expertise.
A structural head start.
Regulatory insight.
A deep understanding of the approvals, standards, and constraints that shape a market. A credible path through complexity can be an advantage from the start.
A distinct route to market.
An edge in reaching customers and getting hardware into use. Technical capability paired with a clear path to deployment and adoption.
Speed to market.
Fast cycles from design to prototype to deployment. We look for engineer-operators who turn technical insight into working hardware with uncommon speed.
CHEAT CODE VENTURE PARTNERSCONVICTION → CAPABILITY
The next era
is physical.
Seed stage capital.
Real-world ambition.
MIAMI
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES