Washington Harbour Partners

George Batsakis is chief executive officer of Groundswell/Washington Harbour Federal IT and leads strategic direction and day-to-day operations. George has over 25 years of experience in government systems development and is a U.S. Army veteran.

Janelle Romano is an operating partner at Washington Harbour Partners and executive vice president at SIXGEN. She has leadership experience across the Intelligence Community, Department of War and federal technology sector.

Jerad Speigel is chief strategy and corporate development officer of Groundswell/Washington Harbour Federal IT, evaluating market trends and identifying investment areas. Jerad's purview includes organic and inorganic growth.

Michael Ellis is an operating partner at Washington Harbour Partners with nearly two decades of experience building aerospace and national security organizations. His background includes engineering, operations, strategy and corporate development.

Washington Harbour Partners LP is a fundamentally driven alternative investment firm that invests in high quality U.S. public and private companies.

The company seeks partnerships built on collaboration and aligned interests.

Washington Harbour Partners LP is a $4.7B private investment firm partnering with businesses across cybersecurity, government and enterprise technology.

Seattle startup Kapta Space raises $24 million in a Series A round to expand production and meet demand for defense intelligence contracts. Founded in 2023 by Milton Perque and Adam Bily, the company uses its Metamaterial Electronically Scanned Array architecture to provide high-resolution imagery and track moving targets with lower cost and power demands than traditional radar systems. The funding will support manufacturing expansion, spaceflight qualification, and initial orbital demonstration missions.

Oct 2026 · GeekWireNews article

Stoke Space raises roughly $1 billion to prepare for Nova’s first launch and accelerate development of a larger rocket. Its Nova Pathfinder, designed to carry 3 metric tons to low Earth orbit, is scheduled to launch in early 2027 with an AstroForge spacecraft. The Nova Block 2 is due to debut in 2029, with capacity for up to 15 metric tons to orbit, as Stoke expands its Moses Lake test facility from 75 to 550 acres.

Sep 2026 · GeekWireNews article

Hadrian raises $1.37 billion at a $7.87 billion valuation to expand its automated manufacturing facilities. Lead investors include WCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners, Valor Equity Partners, 137 Ventures, and Baillie Gifford, with participation from firms including CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund. The company mass-produces parts for military vehicles and opened its fourth facility, in Alabama, to produce submarine parts.

Aug 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Firestorm Labs raises $82 million in Series B funding as it brings its xCell containerized manufacturing platform closer to military front lines. The platform can print configurable surveillance or electronic-warfare drones in under 24 hours, and units are deployed with U.S. Air Force organizations and operating in the Indo-Pacific. The round brings the company’s total funding to $153 million.

Apr 2026 · TechCrunchNews article