
Defense · Palo Alto, California
Vannevar Labs
Founded in 2019, this company develops software and hardware solutions for U.S. national security missions across military branches, intelligence agencies, and partner nations, serving customers including the CIA and FBI with deployment across 125+ government operations.
Backed by Felicis Ventures, Aloft VC, Costanoa Ventures and 4 more
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- Locations
- Washington+8
- Also San Diego, Norfolk, Tampa, Honolulu, Minneapolis, United States, Virginia Beach, Remote
- Team size
- 51-200
- Founded 2019
- Total raised
- $91.5M
- Series B · last round Jan '23
- Salary range
- $85–250k
- + equity · 15 of 30 roles
- Open roles
- 30
Open positions · 30
About Vannevar Labs
Founded in 2019, this company builds software and hardware solutions designed to support U.S. national security missions across all service branches, combatant commands, partner nations, and the intelligence community. With approximately 180 employees and backing from prominent investors including General Catalyst, DFJ Growth, and Point72, the company has scaled from $3M to $80M in annual recurring revenue in just three years while maintaining profitability since 2021. Its software is deployed across 125+ national security and U.S. government missions, serving customers including the CIA, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security. The company's mission centers on supporting personnel on the front lines by building tools that deter and de-escalate conflict with America's adversaries, with a particular focus on Indo-Pacific deterrence and gray zone competition with China.
Culture & values
Engineering team is small, flat, and mission-obsessed, operating more like focused startups than a traditional defense contractor
Culture defined by high ownership and low bureaucracy
Forward Deployed Engineers run mission workstreams like founders with autonomy over architectural decisions and direct stakeholder interfaces
CTO personally meets with every engineering candidate, reflecting technical leadership's commitment to culture fit
Strong bias toward builders who thrive in ambiguity and can drive work through to deployment without perfectly defined playbooks
Cross-functional and tight-knit collaboration between FDEs, product, design, platform engineering, and mission domain experts
Engineers rewarded for speaking both technical and mission fluency
Team combines world-class software engineers with veteran strategists in intentional blend
Engineers own missions end-to-end from requirements gathering through deployment and sustainment
Fast-paced work environment with genuinely consequential impact
Team operates with startup-level agility while maintaining profitability and staying power
Culture that respects the whole person, not just the engineer
Funding
$91.5Mtotal raised
- Jan 2023 · Series B$75M
- Aug 2021 · Series A$12M
- Sep 2019 · SeedCostanoa Ventures, General Catalyst$4.5M
- Felicis Ventures

- Aloft VC

- Costanoa Ventures

- General Catalyst

- Point72 Ventures

- Shield Capital

- Point72

Company at a glance
Top Benefits
- 401(k) match
- Fully paid parental leave
- Unlimited PTO
- Child care reimbursement during travel
- Pet care reimbursement during travel
- Lifestyle stipends
The team at Vannevar Labs
51-200 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn
Team breakdown
Team Distribution
- Engineering75%
- Business Operations10%
- Product & Design7%
- Other4%
- Leadership1%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Stanford University
- 2.University of California, Los Angeles
- 3.Georgia Institute of Technology
- 4.United States Naval Academy
- 5.Washington University in St. Louis
Team Worked At
- Palantir Technologies
- Northrop Grumman
- United States Air Force
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
Location
Life at Vannevar Labs
Frequently asked questions
Key benefits include: 401(k) match, Fully paid parental leave, Unlimited PTO, Child care reimbursement during travel, Pet care reimbursement during travel.
Of 30 open roles, Vannevar Labs has 16 remote, 7 hybrid, 7 on-site positions.
Vannevar Labs is based in San Diego, Washington, Norfolk.
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