Hosted by XYZ Venture Capital Washington, D.C. Washington

CaptureDC

2026

Where defense tech meets capital and Capitol Hill

[01] WhenDate / Time

Wednesday,
Nov. 4, 2026

12:30 to 5 p.m. ET
Reception to follow

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Until doors

[02] WhereVenue

Lincoln Library

Waldorf Astoria
1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004

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The Capitol dome at blue hour, its drum windows lit amber against a violet sky

[03] About

Where defense tech meets capital on Capitol Hill.

CaptureDC is a private gathering, hosted by XYZ Venture Capital, of the founders and executives building defense and public sector technology and the government leaders who work with them. Attendance is by invitation.

The 2026 program runs Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. in the Lincoln Library at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, with a reception to follow.

[04] HostCaptureDC 2026

Founder, XYZ Venture Capital

Ross Fubini

One of the longest standing investors in startup defense technology.

Founded XYZ Venture Capital in 2017
Early advisor to the Palantir team
Wrote the first check into Anduril and Apex Space
Backed over 30 Palantir alumni founders and counting
Named to the annual Forbes Midas List
Grandson of Eugene Fubini, Assistant Secretary of Defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson