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Reveille VC Research Firm Overview Reveille Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, founded and led by General Partner Pete Mathias. The firm operates at the intersection of national security, energy independence, and economic competitiveness, backing founders who are building critical technologies to keep nations running and people thriving. Reveille announced its debut fund with a $25 million target in December 2025, making it a newly established but highly focused player in the national interest technology space. Investment Thesis Reveille structures its investment thesis around three interconnected pillars: Power , Protection , and Productivity . This framework reflects a conviction that the most consequential opportunities lie where deep technology intersects with national interest and real-world physical infrastructure. Power encompasses baseload energy solutions, with a particular emphasis on advanced nuclear energy including microreactors, as well as grid modernization technologies. Reveille sees nuclear as a critical solution for reliable, mobile energy delivery — especially for defense and remote applications. The firm's portfolio company Antares Industries exemplifies this thesis, building compact fission microreactors for land, sea, and space deployments. Protection covers defense capabilities, national security infrastructure, and community resilience technologies. The firm is actively building a portfolio in this sector, with investments forthcoming. Given Pete Mathias's background backing over 20 companies with U.S. Armed Forces and foreign government contracts, this pillar draws on deep institutional relationships. Productivity focuses on AI and edge computing applied to the largely offline physical economy — manufacturing, logistics, construction, and other industries that remain digitally underserved. Reveille believes that deploying AI and edge intelligence in these sectors represents a massive, overlooked opportunity compared to pure software markets. Beyond just capital, Reveille positions venture capital as 'a pillar of American power,' functioning as a network node connecting founders, capital providers, and institutions. The firm provides active support: connecting founders to technical talent, unlocking commercial pathways to regulated market buyers (defense, energy, government), and helping assemble appropriate capital structures and strategic partnerships. Stage and Check Size Reveille targets early-stage companies, primarily at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages. With a debut fund targeting $25 million, individual investment check sizes are estimated in the range of $500K–$2M. The firm positions itself as willing to be among the first institutional investors in a company, providing hands-on operational support alongside capital. For larger rounds (such as growth-stage follow-ons), Reveille participates alongside co-investors. The Resolute Framework Reveille operates 'Resolute,' a curated collection of fundamental challenges across its three domains. Rather than prescribing solutions, Resolute frames critical unsolved problems — modernizing baseload energy, closing AI gaps in physical industries, strengthening defense capabilities — as open questions for founders. This problem-first philosophy guides portfolio selection and signals to founders which challenges align with Reveille's funding priorities. As the firm notes: 'A problem well stated is half solved.' Portfolio Reveille's current known portfolio includes two companies, with additional Protection-sector investments announced as forthcoming: Antares Industries (antaresindustries.com): Antares builds compact nuclear microreactors designed for fission-based energy delivery for critical mission capabilities on land, at sea, and in space. Their R1 Microreactor delivers 100–500 kWe for 4–6 years of continuous operation, targeting power-constrained environments including defense installations and remote operations. Antares maintains a vertically integrated supply chain covering reactor design, thermal management, automated controls, and precision graphite machining. Reveille participated in Antares' $96 million Series B in December 2025, led by Shine Capital with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated, FiftyThree Stations, and Industrious. Ground Control Development (groundcontroldev.com): Ground Control provides real estate, infrastructure, and construction services purpose-built for advanced manufacturing and hardware startups in nuclear, aerospace, and cleantech. The company operates in Los Angeles and New York, helping hardware founders access the specialized facilities they need to build and scale. Reveille participated in an early-stage $2M round alongside Earthrise Ventures and Root Ventures. Team Pete Mathias, General Partner and Founder : Pete is a multi-disciplinary investor and strategist with deep experience in venture capital, geopolitics, and international affairs. He previously served as Partner at Alumni Ventures (January 2022 – July 2025), where he backed over 20 companies focused on national security, energy, and critical infrastructure — some with contracts with U.S. Armed Forces and foreign governments. Prior to that, he was a Senior Director at Bertelsmann's venture capital arm ($1.5B+ AUM), overseeing investments across the EU, China, and U.S. startup ecosystems. He was also a Fellow at .406 Ventures and an alumnus of the Harvard Innovation Lab. Pete holds an MBA from Tuck School at Dartmouth, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, a Master's degree with Distinction from Oxford, and a BA magna cum laude from Dartmouth. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York. He was named to Crain's New York Business 40 Under 40 in 2024. Pete also served as a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State while touring internationally with his family's indie rock band, Filligar. Isabelle Nichols, Formation Partner : Isabelle serves as Formation Partner at Reveille VC, with prior experience at Polaris Ventures. Her role focuses on deal origination, founder relationships, and firm-building. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/isabellenichols/ Geographic Focus Reveille is US-focused, emphasizing American national strength, infrastructure, and competitive advantage. The team is based in New York City. Competitive Positioning and Co-Investors Reveille occupies a distinctive niche: a small, specialized early-stage fund with deep policy and defense networks investing in physical-world critical infrastructure. Known co-investors include Shine Capital, Alt Capital, Caffeinated Capital, FiftyThree Stations, Industrious, Earthrise Ventures, and Root Ventures — spanning deep tech, defense tech, and climate-adjacent investors. Fund Status Reveille announced its debut fund with a $25 million target in December 2025. The firm is actively deploying capital. Pete Mathias also writes the 'Future Beat' newsletter on Substack (futurebeat.substack.com), publishing innovation insights on the intersection of technology, policy, and national competitiveness.