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Investor profile

Stephen DiBartolomeo

Principal, Scout Ventures

About

Stephen DiBartolomeo is a former Navy cryptologist turned venture capital investor at Scout Ventures who specializes in semiconductor supply-chain security and detection of counterfeit microelectronics, making him a highly domain-specific investor rather than a generalist defense tech investor. He actively operates on both sides of the table as a principal investor and as co-founder/president of Chiplytics, a hardware security startup he helped incubate within Scout itself, giving him current hands-on founder experience while investing in similar deep tech domains. Stephen DiBartolomeo is a former Navy cryptologist turned venture capital investor at Scout Ventures who specializes in semiconductor supply-chain security and detection of counterfeit microelectronics, making him a highly domain-specific investor rather than a generalist defense tech investor. He actively operates on both sides of the table as a principal investor and as co-founder/president of Chiplytics, a hardware security startup he helped incubate within Scout itself, giving him current hands-on founder experience while investing in similar deep tech domains.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Defense
Deeptech
Hardware
AI
Space
Cybersecurity

Investment details

Avg check size$500K-$1.5M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA