Coordinates defense readiness across development, production, sustainment, and delivery.
$177.4M raisedFunded 1/1/2025
Develops ground autonomy systems.
$575.6M raisedFunded 11/13/2025
Builds offensive cyber capabilities.
$168.1M raisedFunded 7/20/2026
Sphinx Defense
24 jobsArlington, VA
Builds secure software for space ground systems.
Privacy-first mobile carrier built for secure communications.
$196.5M raisedFunded 3/19/2026
Open-source software platform for autonomous drones and defense systems.
$194.2M raisedFunded 9/25/2025
Bridge Defense
21 jobsWashington, D.C.
Builds secure software, mission infrastructure, and deployable edge-computing systems for defense and intelligence customers.
Rune Technologies
14 jobsSeries A · Arlington, VA
Automates military logistics with AI.
$30.2M raisedFunded 7/21/2025
Valinor Enterprises
8 jobsSeries A · Washington, DC
Building and buying critical defense and government technology for the modern battlespace.
$85M raisedFunded 1/8/2026
Secures the defense cyber stack.
$180.5M raisedFunded 9/3/2025
Aslan
Seed · Washington, D.C.
Contesting and preventing national security threats at their digital source.
$20.3M raisedFunded 7/11/2026
Brynhild Industries
Washington, DC
Defense innovation, deployable infrastructure, and AI-powered operator tools to protect American sovereignty.
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