Rapid Deployment.
Mission Ready.
Allied Advantage.

We back high-impact frontline technologies with private capital and allied partnership funding that scales founders faster and accelerates innovation across NATO and Europe.

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scalewolf ventures

We identify and build dual-use technologies that strengthen national and allied resilience. Scalewolf deploys capital, operational expertise, and infrastructure to scale innovations in energy, defense, and data.

OBJECTIVE

ScaleWolf, in partnership with Canbalt Ventures, is activating the €100 M FORT Fund — a strategic vehicle to close NATO’s most urgent capability gaps and harden Europe’s defense posture.

Mission

FORT targets technologies that strengthen frontline readiness, secure energy and digital sovereignty, and ensure allied forces can deter, absorb, and recover from conflict.

ADVANTAGE

Built by operators with a proven record of scaling frontier tech for NATO partners, ScaleWolf combines mission alignment with market performance — delivering decisive impact and outsized returns.

ENERGY


Infrastructure for resilient power systems

Advanced energy platforms built for redundancy, efficiency, and deployment at scale. Modular grids, storage tech, and hardened infrastructure power missions in the most demanding environments.

Data

Compute systems for operational speed

Low-latency systems built to power the next generation of AI, autonomy, and advanced operations. From edge to cloud, our platforms move data securely and at scale fueling everything from energy grids and autonomous fleets to defense networks and national infrastructure.

DEFENSE

Dual-use systems built for deterrence

Advanced propulsion directed energy, and mission-ready systems engineered for rapid deployment. From prototype to production, we accelerate defense innovation.

AI

Autonomous tech for market advantage

Adaptive systems trained for real-time decision-making, targeting, and control. From robotics to ISR, our AI stack operates at the edge—fast, reliable, and secure.

How Dual-Use Venture Works

We connect private capital with allied government validation to scale frontline technologies faster, safer, and smarter across Europe and NATO. 

Sourcing

We source companies already showing traction and real demand inside European and NATO innovation pipelines—where pilots, programs, and end-users are already signaling need.

COMPANIES IN OUR PIPELINE WITH REVENUE, CUSTOMERS, AND CREDIBILITY

Deal Mechanics

We co-invest alongside leading institutional and strategic partners. Our capital is matched by European and allied government programs that provide non-dilutive funds effectively doubling or tripling runway.

EVERY €1 INVESTED CAN CREATE €2–€4 OF DEPLOYABLE GROWTH CAPITAL. 

Execution

Once investment is deployed, our network of operators, primes, integrators, and defense leaders help founders turn early pilots into long-term programs, procurement pathways, and operational scale.

GOVERNMENT VALIDATION BECOMES VENTURE ACCELERATION. 

Results


This model compresses time-to-scale while reducing downside. Portfolio companies achieve markup within 12–24 months, attract follow-on investment, convert early contracts into commercial demand, and begin appearing on acquisition radars.

VENTURE-LEVEL RETURNS. ALLIED-GRADE VALIDATION.

SHAPING EUROPEAN DEFENSE

Our network connects founders to global primes, NATO partners, European ministries, and strategic investors opening doors others can’t.

[Leadership]

Founder of AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, and one of the architects of the modern dual-use funding model. As Pentagon Tech Director and a combat C-17 pilot with 4,000 flight hours, he led programs connecting startups to national missions.
He’s helped 220+ companies secure $480M+ in contracts and catalyzed over $5B in follow-on capital. At Outpost Ventures, he applies that same discipline and access to build technologies that strengthen U.S. capability and deliver outsized venture returns.

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Dave Harden

Managing Partner

Former Vice-Minister of Defense for the Republic of Lithuania, Edvinas Kerza is a leading architect of Europe’s cyber defense strategy and a trusted advisor to NATO and EU institutions. As founder of the EU’s Cyber Rapid Response Team, he built cross-border frameworks that became models for cyber readiness and interoperability across allied nations. With decades of experience overseeing defense modernization, R&D, and public-private collaboration, Kerza brings unparalleled insight into how to accelerate dual-use technologies from concept to strategic deployment.

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Edvinas Kerza

Managing Partner

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Greg Kasting

Partner - Voting IC Member

Jamie has been involved in commercial retail development for more than 35 years in Canada and Europe. He is the founder and majority partner in VPH, a retail commercial developer in Europe. VPH has successfully developed more than 200,000 m2 of retail commercial properties. Jamie has negotiated and structured complex international real estate transactions worth more than $1 billion

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James Torpey

Partner - Voting IC Member

Finance and capital-formation leader with 10+ years in fund operations, capital raising, and strategic finance. Alex has managed investment vehicles across venture and institutional markets, blending financial rigor with operational agility. At Outpost Ventures, she drives disciplined structure, transparent reporting, and strong alignment between limited partners and founders elevating efficiency, accountability, and investor confidence across every transaction.

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Alexandra Shah

Partner - Voting IC Member

Jay is currently the VP Investments at his Toronto family office, Minkids Group, where he is in charge of their venture capital portfolio. He has more than 15 years of experience in financial services with both boutique firms and Canadian banks (RBC Wealth Management and Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets). Jay has a background in asset-based lending and proprietary securities trading. He has an MBA from McGill University.

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Jay Mintz

Independent - Voting IC Member

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Harley is a Canadian accountant and investor with 50+ years in succession, estate, financial, and tax planning. He founded Mintz & Partners, led its merger with Deloitte, and later served as Vice-Chair of Deloitte Canada. He now leads Minkids Group and co-chairs Elysium Investments and Canbalt Ventures in Canada and the Baltics. He has raised over $750,000 for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and served on several charitable boards.

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Harley Mintz

Partner - Voting IC Member

Barry is a Canadian commercial real estate developer and asset manager based in Vilnius, Lithuania for over 20 years. He has managed the development and ongoing management of over 200,000 m2 of commercial real estate in the Baltics.
He is a partner in both Canbalt and VPH and has served as a board menber of SNC-Lavalin Baltics (now AtkinsRealis) and the Radisson Airport Hotels Fund

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Partner - Voting IC Member

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Frontline Operations & Resilience Technology

€100M Dual-Use Defense & Resilience Fund accelerating frontier technologies that secure Europe’s energy, data, and defense infrastructure.

DUAL-USE ACCELERATION ENGINE

We’ve accelerated 50+ dual-use startups across autonomy, energetics, sensing, and hardened systems delivering real technical and commercial lift.

DUAL-USE ACCELERATION ENGINE

We’ve accelerated 50+ dual-use startups across autonomy, energetics, sensing, and hardened systems delivering real technical and commercial lift.

DUAL-USE ACCELERATION ENGINE

We’ve accelerated 50+ dual-use startups across autonomy, energetics, sensing, and hardened systems delivering real technical and commercial lift.

DUAL-USE ACCELERATION ENGINE

We’ve accelerated 50+ dual-use startups across autonomy, energetics, sensing, and hardened systems delivering real technical and commercial lift.

Scalewolf Ventures in the Press

ScaleWolf Managing Partner Edvinas Kerza: ‘We are witnessing just the beginning of commercialization and securitization of the defence sector’

Landmine-detecting drone startup, Broswarm raises $100K

Pulsetto Secures €2M from Scalewolf to Power Mental Resilience in Defense and Beyond

In defense tech, Lithuania’s sovereign VC fund is one step ahead

Lithuanian startup Aktyvus Photonics receives €4.2M from ILTE Lietuva

DSEI 2025: Latvia’s new SUBmerge Pike unmanned submarine to improve protection of critical assets in Baltic Sea

Blackswan raises €760,000 to develop its simulators for space maintenace 

Danish firm Monopulse secures €1.12M to expand defence UAV production

BROSWARM Soars to Victory in NATO Innovation Challenge with Revolutionary Mine Clearance Technology

Cybersecurity startup CBRX secures €540K for European expansion

Luna Robotics, Adventum Tech, and MarkeDroid share the Latitude59 Pitch Competition 2025 win

Venture Meets Mission

We’re building the next generation of European and NATO-aligned companies that defend and define the future. If you’re an investor seeking asymmetric returns, or a founder ready to scale with the world’s largest allied customers, this is your arena.

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