Deep-Tech Venture Capital

Investing at the intersection of commercial innovation and strategic resilience

Blue Dome Capital backs early-stage deep-tech companies with dual-use potential: technologies that serve commercial markets today and strengthen European defense and security tomorrow.

Seed to Series A Stage Focus
South Eastern Europe Primary Geography
Deep-Tech Dual-Use Investment Focus
Investment Thesis

Why deep-tech dual-use, why now

The technologies defining the next decade of European defense are being built in commercial labs, not traditional defense primes. We find them early.

01

The defense innovation gap

European defense spending is surging. Legacy procurement can't keep pace. Dual-use startups are the bridge.

02

SEE's deep-tech density

Exceptional technical talent, maturing fast, significantly under-capitalized.

03

Two markets, one technology

Commercial and defense revenue from the same core IP. Stronger moats, premium valuations.

04

Technology readiness, not pitch decks

TRL levels, IP defensibility, technical founder depth.

Investment Domains

Six domains. One thesis.

Six technology domains, classified by deployment priority and conviction threshold.

Core

AI & Cybersecurity

AI infrastructure · Threat intelligence · Computer vision · NLP
Core

Autonomous Systems & Robotics

UAVs · UGVs · Autonomous navigation · Human-machine teaming
Frontier

Hardware & Advanced Materials

Sensors · Semiconductors · Additive manufacturing · Photonics
Frontier

Health & Human Performance

Biodefense · Field diagnostics · Wearables · Synthetic biology
Frontier

Space Technologies

EO satellites · PNT · Launch · Space communications
Expansion

Critical Infrastructure & Resilience

Grid security · Maritime awareness · Supply chain · Comms
Team

Built for this thesis

Technical depth, defense networks, and operational venture experience.

Nikos Kostopoulos

Nikos Kostopoulos, PhD

Defence, Procurement & Public-Sector Execution
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Dimitrios P. Papageorgiou

Dimitrios P. Papageorgiou, PhD

Scientific Diligence & Technology De-Risking
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Vassilis Papakonstantinou

Vassilis Papakonstantinou

Technology Strategy & Ecosystem Development
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Konstantinos Varympopiotis

Konstantinos Varympopiotis

Commercial Development & Strategic Partnerships
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