New Vista Capital
125 South Wacker Drive Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States
Overview
New Vista Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in early stage aerospace, space and defense companies
- Total investments
- 7
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 5
- Active investors
- 1
Sector focus
- Aerospace
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Data Management
- Manufacturing
- SaaS
- Software
- Space Travel
Investment portfolio
- Singularity Defense
Participated · Series A · Jul 2026
Singularity Defense develops air-defense and counter-weapon systems designed to defeat proliferating low-cost drones and munitions. The company emphasizes rapid iterative testing and vertical integration to deliver capabilities at the speed, scale, and cost the threat demands. Its leadership includes founders Jack Oswald and shail giroux and a team with engineers from SpaceX, Tesla and Anduril alongside operators who have frontline experience. Singularity emerged from stealth concurrent with an oversubscribed $80 million Series A announced by AE Ventures. The company frames its mission around protecting people on the battlefield and at home and is positioning to scale development and deployment rapidly. Public communications highlight urgency and a focus on engineering counter-weapon systems at scale.
- Traysar
Participated · Seed · Jun 2026
Traysar develops autonomous 'subterra' platforms for penetrating, mapping, and securing underground networks and creating precision subterranean access points. The company is fielding an excavator-class autonomous tunnel breaching and tactical exploration platform and a high-speed rapid-burrowing autonomous platform for precision access and payload delivery. Its engineering team includes early engineers from SpaceX and The Boring Company, and the company says it is also pioneering doctrine for subterranean military operations. Traysar publicly launched at the 2026 Reindustrialize Summit and has raised $25M in a seed round led by Silent Ventures with several strategic and institutional investors. The company was co-founded by Yadin Soffer, Asher Katz, and Gilad Adin and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The funding is positioned to support development and fielding of its platforms and expansion of its capabilities in the subterranean domain.
- Starcloud (Lumen Orbit)
Participated · Series A · Mar 2026
Starcloud is building a network of data centers in space, starting at kilowatts and scaling to gigawatt capacity. Falling launch costs allow us to take advantage of the abundant energy, radiative cooling techniques, and ability to rapidly scale in space. Join our team, push the boundaries of the space economy, and be part of this pioneering effort to redefine the future of energy.
- Integrate
Participated · Series A · Feb 2026
Integrate provides the first collaborative project-management platform certified for use on the classified JWICS network, enabling real-time coordination across hundreds of contractors and stakeholders working on top-secret, billion-dollar defense projects. Built by a U.S. Air Force veteran and seasoned aerospace operators, the AI-native software replaces fragmented, siloed workflows with a single, ultra-secure environment that meets the stringent requirements of the U.S. government and its defense partners. The technology has already become a requirement for U.S. Space Force launch programs and is supported by a $25 million customer contract that has onboarded dozens of aerospace and defense partners. With fresh capital, the company intends to add new product capabilities, expand go-to-market efforts, and extend its footprint into maritime, aviation, and automotive sectors. Backed by investors that include FPV Ventures, Fuse VC, Rsquared VC, New Vista, Hyperplane, and Riot Ventures, Integrate is positioning itself as the commercial, off-the-shelf alternative to expensive bespoke government software. The Seattle-based firm aims to capitalize on a U.S. defense budget expected to surpass $1 trillion, targeting inefficiencies in government project execution.
- Natilus
Participated · Series A · Feb 2026
Founded in 2016, San Diego-based Natilus is engineering a family of blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft that reduce fuel consumption by 30 %, cut carbon emissions and operating costs by 50 %, and boost payload capacity by 40 %. Its first product, the KONA regional freighter, carries a 3.8-ton payload and is designed for both commercial freight and defense logistics, with a first full-scale flight targeted within 24 months. The company is concurrently developing the 200-plus-seat HORIZON EVO passenger jet, aimed at the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A321neo market and slated for entry into service in the early 2030s. Natilus has secured more than 570 aircraft pre-orders worth an estimated $24 billion from customers such as SpiceJet, Nolinor Aviation, Flexport and Ameriflight. The firm is pursuing FAA Part 23, Amendment 64 certification for KONA and evaluating a 250,000 sq ft factory capable of producing 60 units per year. By using existing engine technology and airport infrastructure, Natilus seeks to de-risk adoption and accelerate commercialization. The team includes alumni from Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Skunk Works, SpaceX and other leading aerospace organizations.
Team
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