Pin 03 DEF · band 2, red · 11 parts
Defense.
Autonomous systems, drones and sensors built for national security.
Funding stage
Team size
Business model
Company status
Founded
Region
Found startups
Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, USEst. 2017Autonomous defense systems tied together by Lattice software
- Team
- 5,000+
- Raised
- $11.4B
Castelion
Torrance, USEst. 2022Low-cost hypersonic strike missiles built at scale
- Team
- 200+
- Raised
- $1.2B
CHAOS Industries
Los Angeles, USEst. 2022Networked radars that detect drones and missiles at long range
- Team
- 200+
- Raised
- $1B
Epirus
Torrance, USEst. 2018High-power microwave weapons that disable drone swarms
- Team
- 200+
- Raised
- $595M
Helsing
Munich, DEEst. 2021European defense AI and HX-2 strike drones
- Team
- 500+
- Raised
- $3.4B
ideaForge
Navi Mumbai, INEst. 2007Enterprise and defense unmanned aerial vehicles
- Team
- 500+
- Raised
- —
NerosNew
Torrance, USEst. 2023Mass-produced FPV attack drones free of Chinese parts
- Team
- 200+
- Raised
- $370M
Quantum Systems
Gilching, DEEst. 2015Electric VTOL drones for surveillance and defense
- Team
- 500+
- Raised
- $1.6B
Saronic
Austin, USEst. 2022Autonomous naval vessels, from small drone boats to 180 ft
- Team
- 1,000+
- Raised
- $2.6B
Shield AI
San Diego, USEst. 2015AI pilots and the V-BAT vertical-takeoff drone
- Team
- 1,000+
- Raised
- $3.4B
Skydio
San Mateo, USEst. 2014Autonomous drones and docks for defense and public safety
- Team
- 1,000+
- Raised
- $850M