Anduril Industries
2,199 jobsSeries C+ · Costa Mesa, CA
Transforming defense with technology.
$11.9B raisedFunded 5/13/2026
Scales modern defense manufacturing.
$488.3M raisedFunded 8/8/2025
CHAOS Industries
168 jobsSeries C+ · Hawthorne, CA
Delivers radar and sensing systems.
$1B raisedFunded 11/14/2025
Mach Industries
97 jobsSeries B · Huntington Beach, CA
Builds advanced defense systems.
$187.3M raisedFunded 5/12/2025
Manufactures smart defense systems.
$122.0M raisedFunded 11/11/2025
Develops directed-energy systems.
$544.1M raisedFunded 3/4/2025
Swarm Aero
25 jobsSeries A · Oxnard, CA
Deploys large UAV swarms.
$59M raisedFunded 3/11/2026
Orchestration of unmanned systems.
$59.6M raisedFunded 4/24/2026
Decision advantage in defense logistics, no matter the obstacle.
$15M raisedFunded 4/8/2025
Mass-producible missile defense interceptors and low-cost liquid boosters.
$553.8M raisedFunded 12/29/2023
Monitors maritime activity at scale.
$29.9M raisedFunded 7/27/2026
Develops electronic warfare systems.
$46.0M raisedFunded 5/23/2025
Rebel Space
1 jobsSeed · Long Beach, CA
Builds AI-powered spectrum intelligence for satellite operators.
$2.8M raisedFunded 1/31/2024
Airrow
Seed · Los Angeles, CA
Sustains persistent autonomous drone fleets.
$350K raised
Ares Industries
Seed · El Segundo, CA
Manufactures low-cost anti-ship cruise missiles.
$3.6M raisedFunded 7/8/2025
Flyby Robotics
Seed · Los Angeles, CA
Deploys edge AI drones.
$4M raisedFunded 4/5/2023
Gambit
Seed · Los Angeles, CA
Coordinates autonomous military systems.
$6.5M raisedFunded 3/14/2023
Notus Autonomous Systems
Seed · Los Angeles, CA
Builds interference-resistant drone swarms using extremely-high-frequency radios.
$0.5M raisedFunded 4/9/2025
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