Derren Burrell

Veteran | Father | Runner | Leader | Learner

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

As a veteran-owned firm, Veterans Day is personal.

We’re proud to back veterans building technology for those serving today—and honor their contributions across our communities.

To our fellow veterans and families who share the sacrifices: thank you.

#VeteransDay

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

America's factories just got more productive .

Veteran Ventures Capital is proud to lead AFORMIC's $6.95M seed round, alongside ff Venture Capital, Red Beard Ventures, and Mana Ventures, and others.

https://t.co/RAiUCtIaER

ℹ️ Our full portfolio: https://t.co/pT0IF6WlT3

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

A busy week in Washington, DC, and a productive one for Veteran Ventures Capital. From AUSA to the NVCA Summit, this week brought together many of the people and organizations working to strengthen America's national security

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

America's shipyards just got faster.

VVC is proud to lead the seed round in Radian Forge alongside VIPC

ℹ️ Our full portfolio: https://t.co/EjTgw7Uw1M

#DefenseTech #AdditiveManufacturing #Shipbuilding #Navy #WAAM #VeteranOwned #Maritime

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

I'll be at FORGE 2026 on October 28 in National Landing. FORGE puts capital in front of the builders of national resilience — defense, space, cyber, applied AI, energy, advanced manufacturing, and the supply chains underneath them.

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

Should the GI Bill help veterans become business owners?

That is the question raised by H.R. 10016, the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2026.

Some veterans are built to own, operate, and lead businesses.

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

After years of investing in defense and dual-use companies, I keep coming back to a simple point: Better authorities do not automatically create faster capability, people do.

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

VVC's Derren Burrell enjoyed attending today's discussion at STATION DC featuring The Brookings Institution's Amy Liu, and Daniel Goetzel, Practitioner-in-Residence at the Harvard Kennedy School's Reimagining the Economy Project.

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

Veteran/military-connected capital is becoming an ecosystem. That is the ecosystem we at Veteran Ventures Capital intend to build.

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

I recently joined Natu Myers on the https://t.co/6YSPDkiav7 Top Capital Raiser Show. Appreciate Natu and the https://t.co/6YSPDkiav7 team for having me on. You can watch the full conversation here: https://t.co/oPKTWdNT0k

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

This morning, VVC's Derren Burrell was pleased to join fellow defense leaders at STATION DC for a discussion featuring Hon. Mike Dodd, Assistant Secretary of War - Critical Technologies. on the future of directed energy and its role in strengthening our national security.

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

For decades, the U.S. defense industrial base has relied heavily on a relatively small set of large prime contractors, specialized suppliers, and long-cycle procurement programs. That model is not going away, but it is no longer enough by itself.

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

Veteran Ventures Capital's Managing Partner Derren Burrell is serving on the Program Committee for The SCIF Summit, taking place in Washington, DC on September 10, 2026.

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

The next defense-tech winners will understand acquisition as well as technology.

The direction of travel is clear: the Department wants faster access to commercial technology, but founders still have to understand how buying actually happens.

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

Veteran Ventures Capital was well represented at Reindustrialize 3.0 in Detroit this week, with Steve Kiser, Paul Woolard, and Derren Burrell attending on behalf of the firm.

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

VVC's Managing Partner Derren Burrell was pleased to attend the Open House for the Virtus Innovation Center yesterday alongside the growing dual-use community in the DMV

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

Veteran entrepreneurs don’t just need more capital. Mission-aligned capital understands the customer, the acquisition environment, the funding pathways, and the operational realities of building for government and commercial markets at the same time.

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

Yesterday, Veteran Ventures Capital attended Silicon Valley Defense Group’s 2026 NatSec100 unveiling at the J.P. Morgan HQ building in New York City.

#DefenseTech #NationalSecurity #VentureCapital #NatSec100 #DualUse #VeteranVenturesCapital

[Derren Burrell @dp_burrell]

Defense tech is entering a new phase, VVC understands this. For the past several years, much of the conversation has centered on innovation, prototypes, pilots, and demonstrations. The question now is: Can it be produced, fielded, sustained, and scaled fast enough to matter?

[Veteran Ventures @VenturesVeteran]

We convened our 2nd Annual VVC LP Summit (AGM) in Washington, DC last week — a day spent with the investors, founders, and partners who make this work possible.

#VeteranVentures #VVC #DefenseTech #NationalSecurity #VentureCapital #Partnership