After Leipzig drone scare, INLEAP banks €20M for laser defense
INLEAP Photonics has raised €20M to scale laser-based counter-drone systems after an…
Khosla backs Mara’s $7M counter-drone mesh for the FPV era
Khosla leads a $7M pre-seed for a low-cost mesh that intercepts FPV…
DOE hands battery startups $500M as defense demand fills EV gap
Fresh US energy grants steer hundreds of millions to battery startups as…
Nigeria’s Terra Industries banks $52M seed for homegrown defense
The Nigerian defense-tech startup extends its seed round to $52 million, Africa's…
Ohio radio systems maker Resonant Sciences joins Joby’s defense push
The eVTOL pioneer is paying $500M to turn the RF systems startup…
Pentagon lends battery startup Sila $1.4B to cut China reliance
The Pentagon is lending battery maker Sila $1.4 billion to expand silicon…
Robinhood Ventures Fund II’s hardware, energy and defense bets
Robinhood Ventures Fund II spread its second fund across roughly 80 startups…
Hadrian banks $1.37B to reboot American defense factories
The factory-automation startup quadruples its valuation as investors pour into defense manufacturing.
Counter-drone startup Space-Eyes rides SPAC to Nasdaq listing
Defense AI startup Space-Eyes plans a $638M SPAC merger to list on…
Antares bets on Pentagon as micro-reactor costs price out civilians
Antares raised $470M to deploy micro-reactors for the US military, betting the…
