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One Navy veteran who founded a construction tech startup once told me that veterans could make some of the most successful entrepreneurs because they often possess the traits that are crucial to running a successful business, including tenacity, self-discipline, and focus.

So for Veteran鈥檚 Day, let’s highlight VC firms focused on investing in veteran-founded businesses. (To read about a VC firm that recently closed $20 million for its inaugural seed-stage fund and is investing in companies founded by military veterans, click here.)

Per its , Virginia-based Hivers and Strivers describes itself as an angel investment group focused on early-stage investments in startup companies founded and run by graduates of the U.S. Military Academies.

鈥淢ost of our investors have served in the military and are successful senior executives with experience in a broad range of industries and business models,鈥� the website says. 鈥淎ll of our investors understand that young veterans, and particularly graduates of U.S. military academies, are smart, highly motivated, determined, and are, arguably, the most capable young Americans in the nation today.鈥�

According to its 附近上门 profile, it has invested in at least four startups:聽, augmented reality startup , insurance technology company , and .

This Knoxville, TN-based firm鈥檚 goal is to help “vetrepreneurs” turn their own ideas and visions into successful companies, according to its website. It was established out of the collective ambition of investors experienced in the business, cyberspace, aerospace, information technology, and finance industries.

鈥淥ur partners receive personal guidance from the very first stages, and are provided with all the resources and expert advice they need from our professional team members,鈥� per the firm鈥檚 website.

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This Fort Mill, S.C.-based venture capital firm is focused on investing in 鈥渉igh-performing veteran founders鈥� of seed and early-stage veteran business and startups. It has an extensive portfolio including edtech startup , GoodUnited, , and on-demand car wash and detailing service .

, founder and managing partner of TFX Capital, says the firm sees an opportunity in driven veteran leaders.

鈥淏y properly supporting and connecting these individuals, we believe they will reach their performance goals, execute in their marketplaces and achieve their missions faster than their peers,鈥� he wrote on the firm鈥檚 website.

This firm was founded in 2017 by a group military veterans and successful business leaders who that the members of Houston鈥檚 veteran community had 鈥済reat entrepreneurial potential but that they needed resources: financial and otherwise in order to succeed.鈥�

Per its website, 1836 Veterans operates under the premise that 鈥渕ilitary veterans represent a competitive advantage: They are a unique class of citizens whose experience, leadership ability, skill set, work ethic and character drive performance in the companies for which they work.鈥�

Patriot Boot Camp was co-founded by , Congressman Jared Polis, and Techstars Co-Founder as a volunteer effort organized under the TechStars startup accelerator to address the gaps in entrepreneurial support that military members, Veterans, and their spouses often encounter, per its

PBC鈥檚 core program is an intensive three-day technology entrepreneurship boot camp modeled after the TechStars accelerator to provide educational training and 1:1 mentoring to inspire and advance startup founders, according to the organization. PBC runs the program twice a year, in Texas and Colorado, for cohorts of 50 tech entrepreneurs.

Now, we鈥檙e sure there is more of you out there, and we just didn鈥檛 know, so please reach out聽for next time.