Scout Ventures

A West Point grad investing in a Naval Academy grad?! Absolutely. The Service Academy network is one of the greatest personal and professional networks in the world. Listen to the most recent Academy Insider podcast episode to get insight into entrepreneurship and innovation within the Service Academy Network as we prepare for the much-anticipated Army-Navy game. Join us as we welcome Bradley C. Harrison, an accomplished West Point graduate and managing partner of Scout Ventures, alongside Paul Lwin, a Naval Academy alumnus and CEO of HavocAI. These remarkable gentlemen share their journeys from military academies to the forefront of venture capital and defense technology. Their stories illustrate how their unique backgrounds and the robust support of the Service Academy Network have paved the way for groundbreaking collaborations in national defense innovation. Even though we'll be rivals on December 14th, the next few weeks of Academy Insider will be all about highlighting the collaboration, partnership, and friendship associated with being a service academy graduate. If you have any stories that echo this sentiment, please let me know in the comments! #gonavy #goarmy #goamerica #serviceacademy #podcast #military #armynavygame

We're developing an autonomous launch procedure that enables a two person crew to launch large teams of USVs in rapid succession - less than one minute per boat. Once the "Launch" play is sent from HavocControl to the team, the shore crew simply presses a button to launch each Rampage. The boats will join their team in a pod at the egress point to await the next task. #maritimeautonomy #USVs #HavocAI

BIG NEWS: Beacon AI just raised a $15M Series A round, led by Costanoa Ventures (Greg Sands), and significant participation from Bradley and Cody at Scout Ventures! The momentum is just getting started! We have secured recent commercial customers and strategically important engagements with military organizations. With an exciting roadmap of features and deployments ahead, we have ambitious plans for this funding! (and yes - we are hiring - A LOT!) We have a super talented and dedicated team and looking to add more teammates - primarily in the SF Bay Area. If you're passionate about our mission, aviation, and AI, apply at https://lnkd.in/gbnHm6Yw Series A announcement post here: https://lnkd.in/ggjRDTQz Thank you to our early supporting investors from: Apollo Projects & Hydrazine (Sam Altman) Lachy Groom JetBlue Ventures Mischief (Zachary Perret and Lauren Farleigh) Countdown Capital (Jai Malik) And Angel Investors Including: Six former Cruise colleagues (including): Adrian Macneil, Elliot Branson, Luke Holoubek, Roman Shtylman, and Scott Purdy Aaron Pigeon, Adarsh Kulkarni, Amir Kazmi, Anand Chandrasekaran, Ashish K Kulkarni, Benjamin Dadbin, Christoph Markson, Chris Moreno, Dan Romero, Don Ho, Harvey Multani, Jackson Moses 🇺🇸, Jimmy Douglas, Joey Arora, John Kung, Joshua Steinman 🇺🇸, Julia DeWahl, Matt Steiner, Jeremy Hitchcock / New North Ventures, Nicholas Galano, Nick Sammut, On Deck Runway Fund, Shishir Sharma, Toan Ton, Zane Mountcastle

It is amazing to see the speed at which HavocAI is delivering on its ultra-low cost, high-rate production USVs. Very exciting for them to deliver their first two vessels to their DoD customer and in the hands of operators. What is even more impressive is that fact HavocAI was founded in January 2024 (yes, that is this year)! Congrats Paul Lwin, Joe Turner, Andrew Gregg, Lucas Hoffmann and the entire HavocAI Team on delivering at the speed of relevance! I am very excited for the partnership between Scout Ventures & HavocAI! Bradley C. Harrison Nate George Michael Keane Jay Wisham Ian Folau Kellie Pais Greg Kaparski

At HavocAI, we're thrilled to announce the closing of our Seed Funding Round. This comes at a critical time amidst war in Europe, conflict in the Middle East, and rising tensions in the Pacific. Initiatives such as Replicator and the CNO's Project 33 unveiled earlier this week, send a clear message to the industry that autonomous systems will play a pivotal role in the next great conflict. HavocAI stands ready to answer the call by making maritime autonomy truly scalable, enabling a single operator to supervise thousands of autonomous systems anywhere on the globe. Countless thanks to our incredible investors led by Scout Ventures, co-led by Trousdale Ventures and supported by Outlander VC, The Veteran Fund, Decisive Point, BVVC, New North Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. We're grateful for your partnership and trust. To read more details about this exciting announcement, click here: https://lnkd.in/eX_TuneX. #maritimeautonomy #HavocAI #seedfunding #Project33

I am excited to announce Scout Ventures latest investment in Beacon AI as part of a matching fund investment for a USSOCOM / AFWERX contract. Beacon AI is building the future of flight safety for commercial & private fleets across the globe. The team is top notch and led by professional pilots with deep experience in aviation, and also leadership with years of experience building self-driving car software. We look forward to continuing our support for Matt Cox and the Beacon AI Team as they continue to build and expand their partnerships across the DoD & Commercial markets! 🚀 Bradley C. Harrison Jay Wisham Ian Folau Nate George Michael Keane Jeff Green Troy Lambeth

We started Virtuix a decade ago with the vision to enable physical movement inside virtual worlds, which we believe to be a critical component of VR. Walk, run, crouch, and jump in 360 degrees, just like you do in real life. 10 years later, after a successful pivot to commercial entertainment and enterprise, the home VR system that we envisioned from the start is finally here. Thank you Forbes and Charlie Fink for this thoughtful feature article about the history of Virtuix and Omni One, and our investor Mark Cuban for your early support and this admirable quote: “I believe in the Virtuix team and technology,” said Cuban. “They’re bringing a revolutionary product to market that enables users to physically move around within virtual worlds. It’s a key piece of VR that’s been missing.” #perseverance #virtualrealty https://lnkd.in/gFcsRuQh

I am excited to publicly announce a recent investment out of Scout Ventures Fund IV into Xponent Power. Xponent has built a very durable solar awning that has a strong dual-use application, in particular across the United States Department of Defense, with mobile kitchens, mobile command posts, etc. On the commercial side, their first market (a huge one) is within the RV industry, with a clear demand signal to enable increased ability to truly boondock with sufficient power capabilities. What is even more exciting is on the personal front. The CEO of Xponent Power is the former Co-Founder & CEO of FTC Solar, Tony Etnyre. More importantly he is a fellow United States Military Academy at West Point graduate - albeit a few years ahead of me. Back in 2018 when I transitioned from the Army and moved to the Austin, TX area, Tony responded back to a cold reach out on this platform and took time to meet for coffee. As we walked out of the that coffee, Tony proactively committed to having coffee to mentor me every month going forward - and followed through with his commitment. Fast forward about 18-months, I ended up joining this early stage start-up, FTC Solar, and was able to play a large role in their initial public offering (IPO) in 2021. It is funny how life works out, but I / we are very excited to partner with Tony & the entire Xponent Power Team! 🚀 Bradley C. Harrison Nate George Jay Wisham Michael Keane Ian Folau Rohini Raghunathan Aaron Vernon Dale Herron