# Context VC

> Context VC, also branded Context Ventures, is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm founded by Tim Hsia in 2021. It invests across sectors with a special, nonexclusive focus on military veteran founders, combining pre-seed capital with incubation, founder events, research, and investor and customer introductions.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Tim Hsia (Founder and Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Early-stage venture investment, Company incubation, Veteran Angel Network, Military Veteran Startup Conference, Military Veteran Startup Trends
- **Notable:** Founded in early 2021, according to its own MVS150 methodology., Hosted the inaugural Military Veteran Startup Conference in 2022; its startup report records more than 200 attendees., Reported investments in 14 veteran-founded companies as of October 2023.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture investment** — Pre-seed-focused investment across sectors, including defense, space, dual-use technology, fintech, B2B, healthcare, and consumer businesses; veteran founders are a special but nonexclusive focus.
- **Company incubation** — Builds companies alongside founders; Tim Hsia identifies The Military Veteran as a company incubated in 2022.
- **Veteran Angel Network** — Angel investing through SPVs, syndicates, and fund capital, with go-to-market guidance and sales introductions.
- **Military Veteran Startup Conference** — Recurring conference connecting veteran founders, investors, operators, and supporters; inaugural event held in February 2022.
- **Military Veteran Startup Trends** — Research and resources for military veteran and spouse entrepreneurs and investors.
- **MVS150** — A 2023 snapshot of 150 military-connected startups; expressly not a ranking and not a list of Context investments.
- **Defense Tech and Dual Use Conference** — Events and founder connections for the national security technology ecosystem.

## Achievements

- Founded in early 2021, according to its own MVS150 methodology.
- Hosted the inaugural Military Veteran Startup Conference in 2022; its startup report records more than 200 attendees.
- Reported investments in 14 veteran-founded companies as of October 2023.
- Compiled a 150-company veteran startup snapshot in 2023, estimating 75 hours of research.
- Tim Hsia reported funding more than 30 veteran founders in a November 2025 interview.

## Latest updates

- **2027-02** — Scheduled, not completed: the conference website lists February 10-11, 2027 for the next Military Veteran Startup Conference and February 9 for a founder bootcamp.
- **2025-11** — In a Venture Everywhere interview, Tim Hsia discussed Context’s founding, incubation of The Military Veteran, and backing more than 30 veteran founders.

## Links

- Website: https://www.contextvc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/context-vc

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Last updated: 2026-10-27