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First In Capital

HQ · Tennessee
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Security-technology investor backing advanced manufacturing, communications and networking, cybersecurity, space and strategic systems, and unmanned systems serving government and commercial customers.

Stage focus
SeedSeries A
Lead / follow
Mostly Follow
Check size
$500k–$3m
Specialization
Aerospace / DefenseCybersecurityIndustrial / ManufacturingInfrastructure / Developer ToolsSupply Chain / Logistics / Mobility
Generalist / Specialist

Specialist

Latest fund size

$148M

Latest fund vintage

2026

Investing team
  • Arthur Karell, General PartnerArthur KarellGeneral Partner
  • Jessica Nelson, PrincipalJessica NelsonPrincipal
  • Rebecca Gevalt, General PartnerRebecca GevaltGeneral Partner
  • Renny McPherson, Managing PartnerRenny McPhersonManaging Partner
How to reach them

HELLO@WEAREFIRSTIN.COM

Notable investments

Anduril, Castelion, Shift5, Immuta, Veracode, Morning Consult, Portal Space Systems, ZeroTier, Antithesis, Tidal Cyber

Sources
wearefirstin.com ↗wearefirstin.com/news ↗

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