Singularity

Singularity (Singularity Defense Corp) is a Los Angeles-based defense manufacturer developing counter-weapon and air defense systems intended to be produced at high volume and low unit cost. The company frames its focus on the proliferation of cheap, mass-produced munitions and drones, which it says account for the majority of casualties in conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, and argues that the constraint in modern air defense is interceptor inventory and production volume rather than the existence of the underlying technology.

The company was founded in 2023 and participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch, where it is categorized under hardware, manufacturing and aerospace. It was co-founded by CEO Jack Oswald, a propulsion engineer who previously worked at SpaceX and Tesla and was the first technical hire at Impulse Space, and COO Shail Giroux. Its staff is described as combining engineers from SpaceX, Tesla, Anduril and Lockheed Martin with military operators, including personnel who previously sold more than $12 billion of air defense systems, and its manufacturing team is drawn largely from Tesla and Toyota.

Singularity operated in stealth for roughly two years before announcing an $80 million Series A on July 14, 2026 at a $400 million valuation, led by Khosla Ventures and Felicis. Coverage of the launch appeared in Business Wire, Axios, Tectonic and the Los Angeles Times' LA Times Studios section.

Founding story

According to Y Combinator managing director Jared Friedman, founder Jack Oswald refocused on affordable air defense after returning from the frontlines in Ukraine, where he met military leaders and operators; Oswald has said that after meeting operators in Ukraine gravely injured by low-cost munitions, no other problem seemed justifiable to work on.

Business model

Singularity develops and manufactures counter-weapon and air defense hardware in-house, building all major subsystems internally and sourcing only components already produced at commercial volume, with the stated aim of shipping fully developed and internally produced systems at scale.

Traction

The company reports having demonstrated its ability to deliver at scale, speed and cost per advisor statements, and investors reference milestones achieved and capital efficiency; specific contract, unit or revenue figures are not disclosed in the sources.

Latest developments

On July 14, 2026 Singularity exited stealth and announced an oversubscribed $80 million Series A at a $400 million valuation led by Khosla Ventures and Felicis, with participation from seed investors AE Ventures and NEA plus Long Journey, Harpoon, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator, Decisive Point, New Vista, Sunflower and Soma; a corresponding Form D filing was reported with the SEC.