1789 Capital
Trump Jr.-linked investment fund whose portfolio companies received over $70m in DoD contracts during Trump's return to office.
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How much did Trump Jr.'s investment fund benefit from Pentagon contracts?
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Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences- What is 1789 Capital and who is behind it?
- 1789 Capital is a US investment fund co-founded by Omeed Malik and linked to Donald Trump Jr. It invests in businesses aligned with conservative values and its portfolio companies have received over $70 million in DoD contracts.Source: Lowdown / public reporting
- Did Trump's family benefit from Pentagon spending?
- Portfolio companies of 1789 Capital, linked to Donald Trump Jr., received over $70 million in Department of Defense contracts and loans as of early 2026, according to reported figures.Source: Public reporting
Background
1789 Capital is a private investment fund linked to Donald Trump Jr., whose portfolio companies had received more than $70 million in US Department of Defense contracts and loans as of early 2026. The fund's name references the year of US constitutional founding, aligning with its conservative-leaning investment thesis.
1789 Capital was co-founded by Omeed Malik and launched in 2023 with a stated mandate to invest in businesses that share "American values" and have been underserved by mainstream institutional capital. It has attracted attention as a vehicle that benefits from the Trump administration's executive and procurement priorities, with portfolio company contract flows becoming a reported concern for oversight bodies.
The fund's DoD contract exposure is contextually relevant to the cybersecurity regulatory picture: the Trump FY27 budget proposal cutting CISA by $707m and FBI cyber obligations by $560m occurs against a backdrop in which adjacent fund relationships to administration-connected investors are under scrutiny from Congressional oversight and investigative journalists.