Strategic Advisors
Experienced leaders across defense, space, finance, and critical infrastructure.
A network of operators and technologists providing diligence, board-level guidance, and real-world domain expertise.
ABOUT AMERICAN ORBIT FUND
Pioneering a New Era of American Growth.
STRATEGIC ENTERPRISES
American Orbit Fund invests in high-value, strategic enterprises that form the backbone of the modern American economy.
PRIVATE CAPITAL
We operate at the intersection of private capital, national capability, and global innovation.
GLOBAL INNOVATION
Scaling companies that define the next generation of industrial and technological progress.
OUR CORE TENETS
Scale. Strategic depth. Long-term alignment.
Strategic Scale
Backing companies with the potential to become strategic assets within critical national and industrial supply chains.
Operator-Led Capital
We bring operational, financial, and strategic experience to every partnership.
Long-Term Alignment
Designed for patient, long-duration capital—not momentum or short-term rotations.
WHERE WE INVEST
Deep-tech, dual-use, and mission-critical technologies that define the next era of American and global enterprise.
Space Systems & Infrastructure
Space-based services, sensors, launch, in-orbit infrastructure.
Advanced Computing & Semiconductors
Accelerators, edge systems, photonics, RF, resilience.
Autonomy & Robotics
Sensing, controls, safety-critical, industrial and field robotics.
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials
Process innovation, reliability, yield.
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Digital infrastructure and communications networks.
Dual-Use, Secure Systems
Identity, provenance, resilient networking, secure infrastructure.
Meet Our Founder
Jeff DeWit
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Deep-tech investor with three decades of experience across markets, technology, and public finance.
Experience
- Founder and leader of American Orbit, a deep-tech investment platform focused on mission-critical innovation across space systems, advanced computing, and autonomy.
- Former Chief Financial Officer, NASA (2018–2020) – oversaw all enterprise budgeting, strategic program financing, and national/galaxy-level mission planning.
Background & Affiliations
- MBA, University of Arizona, with Honors
- BS Business Administration: Finance & Marketing, USC
Advisory & Strategic Network
Technical Partners
Deep technical specialists from emerging and established platforms.
Partnering with founders and CTOs to validate architectures, deployment readiness, and long-term defensibility.
Institutional Collaborators
Global institutions aligned on long-term, strategic capital.
Designed to work alongside sovereigns, pensions, and large family offices in complex, multi-stage capital programs.
CONTACT
For qualified institutions, family offices, and strategic partners.
American Orbit Fund engages selectively with aligned partners who share a long-term perspective on deep-tech and strategic enterprise.
For private consultation, engagement requests are coordinated through secure channels.