Defense

50 companies

Deterrence keeps the peace. These companies develop technologies that modern militaries depend on: autonomous systems, advanced sensors, cyber capabilities, and more. Technological superiority shapes outcomes, and the cost of falling behind is measured in lives.

50 companies
Aeon Industries logo
Aeon Industries

Produces affordable precision missiles.

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Seed
Founders
Naweed Tahmas, Joseph Cieslik
HQ City
Austin, TX
Founded
2023
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Jan 2025
Allen Control Systems logo
Allen Control Systems

Counters drones with gun systems.

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Series A
Founders
Steven Simoni, Luke Allen, Mike Wior
HQ City
Austin, TX
Founded
2022
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$42M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Mar 2025
Andrenam logo
Andrenam

Monitors maritime activity at scale.

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Seed
Founders
Matej Cernosek, Alex Chu
HQ City
Hawthorne, CA
Founded
2024
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$10M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Jun 2025
Anduril Industries logo
Anduril Industries

Transforming defense with technology.

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Series D+
Founders
Joseph Chen, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm, Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens
HQ City
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$6.8B
Employees
5,001+
Last Round Date
Dec 2025
Blue Water Autonomy logo
Blue Water Autonomy

Deploys autonomous naval vessels.

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Series A
HQ City
Boston, MA
Founded
2024
Total Raised
$64M
Last Round Date
Aug 2025
Castelion logo
Castelion

Scales modern defense manufacturing.

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Series A
Founders
Andrew Kreitz, Sean Pitt, Bryon Hargis
HQ City
El Segundo, CA
Founded
2022
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$464.1M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Jul 2025
CHAOS Industries logo
CHAOS Industries

Delivers radar and sensing systems.

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Founders
Brett Cummings, Gavin Hood, Bo Marr, John Tenet
HQ City
Los Angeles, CA
Founded
2022
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$1B
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Nov 2025
Chariot Defense logo
Chariot Defense

Supplies battlefield power systems.

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Seed
Founders
Adam Warmoth
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2024
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$8M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Jun 2025
CX2 logo
CX2

Develops electronic warfare systems.

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Series A
Founders
Nathan Mintz, Mark Trefgarne, Porter Smith, Lee Thompson
HQ City
El Segundo, CA
Founded
2024
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$40M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
May 2025
Delian logo
Delian

Monitors oceans autonomously.

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Seed
Founders
Dimitrios Kottas, Georgios Kontogiannis, Ioannis Souriadakis
HQ City
Athens, Greece
Founded
2022
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$7M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Sep 2024
Distributed Spectrum logo
Distributed Spectrum

Monitors real-time RF environments.

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Series A
Founders
Alex Wulff, Ben Harpe, Isaac Struhl
HQ City
New York, NY
Founded
2020
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$29M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Mar 2025
Epirus logo
Epirus

Develops directed-energy systems.

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Series D+
Founders
Bo Marr, John Tenet, Grant L. Verstandig, Joe Lonsdale, Max Mednik, Nathan Mintz
HQ City
Redondo Beach, CA
Founded
2018
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$543.3M
Employees
201-1,000
Last Round Date
Oct 2025
Firestorm logo
Firestorm

Builds low-cost military drones.

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Founders
Ian Muceus, Chad Mccoy, Daniel Magy
HQ City
San Diego, CA
Founded
2022
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$49.5M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Jul 2025
Flyby Robotics logo
Flyby Robotics

Deploys edge AI drones.

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Seed
Founders
Catherine Orman, Jason Lu
HQ City
Los Angeles, CA
Founded
2020
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$7.5M
Employees
1-20
Forterra logo
Forterra

Develops ground autonomy systems.

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Series B
Founders
Alberto Lacaze, Karl Murphy
HQ City
Clarksburg, MD
Founded
2002
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$556M
Employees
201-1,000
Last Round Date
Aug 2025
Galadyne logo
Galadyne

Scales precision weapons production.

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Seed
Founders
Chandler Luzsicza
HQ City
Austin, TX
Founded
2025
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$5M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Dec 2025
Galvanick logo
Galvanick

Secures industrial cyber systems.

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Seed
Founders
Joshua Steinman, Brandon Park, Feliks Pleszczynski
HQ City
Seattle, WA
Founded
2021
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$10M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Jun 2023
Ghost Robotics logo
Ghost Robotics

Builds robotic combat platforms.

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Series B
Founders
Avik De, Jiren Parikh, Gavin Kenneally
HQ City
Philadelphia, PA
Founded
2015
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$1.9M
Employees
51-200
Guardian RF logo
Guardian RF

Builds secure RF communications.

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Founders
Lucas Raskin, Eli Kerstein, John Andrzejewski
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2024
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$0.6M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
May 2025
Harmattan AI logo
Harmattan AI

Automates future warfare platforms.

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Series A
Founders
Mouad M'Ghari
HQ City
Paris, France
Founded
2023
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$250M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Jun 2025
Havoc AI logo
Havoc AI

Scales maritime autonomy.

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Founders
Timothy Rhatigan, Paul Lwin, Joe Musselman, Joe Turner
HQ City
Providence, RI
Founded
2024
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$97.2M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Oct 2025
Hazel logo
Hazel

Runs government procurement markets.

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Founders
Steven Cruz, Aubrey Hubbell, August S. Chen, Elton Lossner
HQ City
New York, NY
Founded
2024
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$0.5M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Jan 2024
Helsing logo
Helsing

Deploys AI-driven defense platforms.

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Series C
Founders
Niklas KΓΆhler, Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf
HQ City
Munich, Germany
Founded
2021
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$829M
Employees
201-1,000
Last Round Date
Jul 2024
Mach Industries logo
Mach Industries

Builds advanced defense systems.

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Series A
Founders
Ethan Thornton
HQ City
Huntington Beach, CA
Founded
2022
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$242.5M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Jun 2025
Modern Intelligence logo
Modern Intelligence

Applies AI to defense systems.

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Seed
Founders
Joseph Cieslik, Tristan Tager, John Dulin
HQ City
Austin, TX
Founded
2020
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$5.1M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
May 2024
Neros logo
Neros

Manufactures smart defense systems.

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Series B
Founders
Olaf Hichwa, Soren Monroe-Anderson
HQ City
El Segundo, CA
Founded
2023
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$120.8M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Nov 2025
Onebrief logo
Onebrief

Plans large-scale operations.

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Series B
Founders
Grant Demaree, Rafa Pereira
HQ City
Honolulu, HI
Founded
2019
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$126.5M
Employees
201-1,000
Last Round Date
Oct 2025
Overland AI logo
Overland AI

Builds autonomous land vehicles.

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Series A
Founders
Byron Boots, Stephanie Bonk, Greg Okopal
HQ City
Seattle, WA
Founded
2022
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$42.1M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Jan 2025
Performance Drone Works logo
Performance Drone Works

Builds drone platforms.

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Founders
Trevor Smith, Ryan Gury, Patrick Laney
HQ City
Huntsville, AL
Founded
2021
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$108.5M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Nov 2025
Picogrid logo
Picogrid

Manages autonomous systems centrally.

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Seed
Founders
Martin Slosarik, Zane Mountcastle
HQ City
El Segundo, CA
Founded
2020
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$12M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Mar 2024
Pryzm logo
Pryzm

Procures defense tech with AI.

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Seed
Founders
Nick LaRovere, Matt Hawkins, David Istrati, Justin Deckert
HQ City
Boston, MA
Founded
2022
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$15M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Jul 2025
Ravn logo
Ravn

Delivers actionable edge security data.

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Founders
Dennis Liu, Jerry Hum, Jake Bullock, Steven Ou
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2017
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$0.9M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Jan 2021
Rune Technologies logo
Rune Technologies

Automates military logistics with AI.

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Series A
Founders
David Tuttle, Peter Goldsborough
HQ City
Arlington, VA
Founded
2024
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$30M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Jul 2025
Saildrone logo
Saildrone

Operates unmanned surface fleets.

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Series D+
Founders
Richard Jenkins
HQ City
Alameda, CA
Founded
2014
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$246.2M
Employees
201-1,000
Saronic logo
Saronic

Builds maritime drone fleets.

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Series C
Founders
Vibhav Altekar, Dino Mavrookas, Rob Lehman, Doug Lambert
HQ City
Austin, TX
Founded
2022
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$845M
Employees
201-1,000
Last Round Date
Feb 2025
Second Front Systems logo
Second Front Systems

Automates defense compliance.

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Series A
Founders
Peter Dixon, Mark Butler, Richard Struse
HQ City
Wilmington, DE
Founded
2014
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$150.1M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Sep 2024
Shield AI logo
Shield AI

Builds autonomous AI pilots.

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Series D+
Founders
Andrew Reiter, Ryan Tseng, Brandon Tseng
HQ City
San Diego, CA
Founded
2015
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$1.6B
Employees
1,001-5,000
Last Round Date
Sep 2025
Shift5 logo
Shift5

Secures the defense cyber stack.

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Series B
Founders
Josh Lospinoso
HQ City
Rosslyn, VA
Founded
2019
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$180.8M
Employees
51-200
Last Round Date
Jul 2025
Skydio logo
Skydio

Builds intelligent flying drones.

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Series D+
Founders
Adam Bry, Abraham Bachrach, Matt Donahoe
HQ City
San Mateo, CA
Founded
2014
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$840.9M
Employees
201-1,000
Last Round Date
Nov 2024
Skysafe logo
Skysafe

Detects and disrupts hostile drones.

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Series A
Founders
Scott Torborg, Grant Jordan
HQ City
San Diego, CA
Founded
2015
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$59M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Jan 2025
Swan Technologies logo
Swan Technologies

Scales autonomous defense systems.

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Founders
Dima Kislovskiy
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2003
Total Raised
$38.5M
Employees
1-20
Swarm Aero logo
Swarm Aero

Deploys large UAV swarms.

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Founders
Oliver Palmer, Peter Kalogiannis, Danny Goodman
HQ City
Oxnard, CA
Founded
2022
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$8M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Aug 2024
Swarmbotics AI logo
Swarmbotics AI

Controls robot swarms with language.

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Founders
Stephen Houghton, Drew Watson
HQ City
Scottsdale, AZ
Founded
2023
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$17M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Feb 2025
Theseus logo
Theseus

Builds jam-resistant navigation.

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Seed
Founders
Ian Laffey, Sacha Levy, Carl Schoeller
HQ City
Corona, CA
Founded
2024
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$4.8M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Apr 2025
TurbineOne logo
TurbineOne

Processes military intelligence data.

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Series A
Founders
Ian Kalin, Matt Amacker, Dan Portillo
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2021
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$57.2M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
May 2025
Twenty logo
Twenty

Builds offensive cyber capabilities.

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Series A
Founders
Joe Lin, Leo Olson, Skyler Onken, Pete Sorrentino
HQ City
Arlington, VA
Founded
2024
Total Raised
$38M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Nov 2025
Vannevar Labs logo
Vannevar Labs

Delivers national security technology.

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Series B
Founders
Danny Goodman, Brett Granberg, Nini Hamrick
HQ City
Palo Alto, CA
Founded
2019
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$91.1M
Employees
201-1,000
Last Round Date
Jan 2023
Vantage Robotics logo
Vantage Robotics

Manufactures drone systems.

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Series A
Founders
Tobin Fisher, Joe van Niekerk
HQ City
San Leandro, CA
Founded
2013
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$45.7M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Feb 2025
Vatn Systems logo
Vatn Systems

Deploys underwater robot swarms.

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Series A
Founders
Nelson Mills, Dan Hendrix, Freddie Mills
HQ City
Portsmouth, RI
Founded
2023
Socials
π•πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$75.5M
Employees
21-50
Last Round Date
Dec 2025
ZeroMark logo
ZeroMark

Improves kinetic weapon precision.

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Series A
Founders
Joel Anderson
HQ City
Scotch Plains, NJ
Founded
2022
Socials
πŸ’Ό
Total Raised
$7M
Employees
1-20
Last Round Date
Mar 2025

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