Defense Tech Startups

Vertiq designs high-performance propulsion systems for commercial and defense unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), combining a lightweight integrated motor and ESC with an embedded position sensor and motor control software. It also provides custom control firmware and accessories tuned and tested for a customer's specific vehicle.

5 investors

Virtualitics builds AI applications and a deployable AI platform focused on military readiness, covering areas like asset maintenance, supply chain, materiel storage, personnel preparedness, and cyber. Its products serve U.S. Department of War/government users and Fortune 500 companies, providing data visualization and analytics for analysts, data scientists, and business leaders.

5 investors

Wardstone designs and plans to deploy a constellation of satellites equipped with sensors and kinetic interceptors to detect, predict, and counter hypersonic and ballistic missiles for U.S. military defense agencies. The system, called the Golden Dome, is intended to provide global missile defense capabilities across multiple domains of conflict for the Space Force, Air Force, Navy, and Missile Defense Agency.

5 investors

Wild West Systems develops autonomous, reusable defense systems for the United States and its allies. The company is built by former engineers and leaders from Tesla, Apple Special Projects Group, SpaceX, and Firefly.

5 investors

Wingcopter develops unmanned delivery drones for commercial logistics, with expansion into drone-based surveying of critical infrastructure using LiDAR technology. The company operates as a European technology manufacturer targeting global markets including the US, Brazil, and Japan.

5 investors

York Space Systems builds flight-proven satellite platforms (spacecraft buses) designed for mass manufacture and satellite constellations, supporting payloads for earth-observation and communications missions. Its product line shares technology across platforms to reduce supply-chain and cost.

5 investors

Altamira Technologies Corporation provides intelligence and technical solutions for U.S. national security missions, serving Intelligence Community and Department of Defense customers across space, cyber, operations, and intelligence tradecraft mission sets. The company has supported these missions for over two decades from offices across the United States.

4 investors

Anadyr Horizon builds predictive simulation software powered by what it calls Agentic Systems Intelligence (ASI), designed to model human decisions and strategic outcomes before they occur. Originating from a security simulation program at Harvard, the company positions its product as decision infrastructure for strategic foresight and escalation prediction.

4 investors

ApolloShield builds a counter-drone system that detects unwanted drones, blocks their intrusions, and helps track and locate unauthorized drone operators. The technology was developed by former Israel Defense Forces experts and is used in more than 25 countries.

4 investors

Atalanta is a mathematical AI company that provides software verification and formal methods capabilities to ensure provably correct decision-making in complex systems for high-stakes missions in energy, space, and defense sectors.

4 investors

AV builds integrated defense systems for allied military operators, including unmanned aircraft, loitering munitions, counter-UAS systems, ISR, directed energy, and autonomy software across air, land, sea, and space domains. The company reports more than 50,000 deployments across over 55 countries.

4 investors

A team of aerospace engineers and institutional investors that has invested in over 24 space economy companies, combining expertise in venture capital, capital markets, and space technology.

4 investors

Pryzm is an AI-powered operating system designed for federal business development and government contracting. It provides federal contractors with real-time visibility into opportunities, decision-maker networks, and pipeline management through a specialized CRM and intelligence platform.

4 investors

Bioflyte provides chemical and biological threat detection solutions for critical infrastructure and business operations, enabling organizations to monitor, identify and respond to bio/chem threats. The company serves government agencies, critical infrastructure operators, and other organizations responsible for security and safety.

4 investors

Warhead designs and manufactures advanced explosive ordnance systems for autonomous weapons platforms and drone applications. The company serves U.S. defense and military customers with transport-safe binary explosives and 3D-printed warheads for counter-UAS and autonomous systems.

4 investors

Cailabs designs and manufactures photonics products based on its proprietary Multi-Plane Light Conversion (MPLC) technology for laser applications, serving the industrial, telecommunications, and space and defense sectors. The company builds products for industrial lasers, telecom networks, and satellite-to-ground laser communications.

4 investors

Compression Works develops medical devices for emergency and critical care settings, specifically in hemorrhage control and trauma management. The company serves pre-hospital and hospital providers with innovative technologies that change standards of patient care.

4 investors

CPP produces high-integrity structural investment castings, including titanium, steel, aluminum, and nickel-based superalloy components such as engine housings, mounts, frames, and casings. It supplies these load-bearing parts to the aerospace, defense, and power generation industries.

4 investors

Cyolo provides a remote access solution focused on secure, privileged connectivity to OT and SCADA systems, designed to work with a company's existing security infrastructure rather than replacing it. It targets organizations with distributed operational technology environments, such as power plant operators and other critical infrastructure teams.

4 investors

Darkhive builds integrated defense hardware and software solutions for military operations, including uncrewed systems, human-machine interfaces, and software platforms designed to enable rapid adaptation and mission success on the modern battlefield.

4 investors

Extellis is developing satellite technology to deliver high-resolution (1 m) Earth imagery at industrial scale for remote monitoring applications. It offers spaceborne insights to customers through an early adopters program ahead of its pathfinder launch.

4 investors

Exyn develops autonomous aerial robot systems designed to operate in GPS-denied environments, serving industries including mining, defense, and infrastructure inspection. The company offers full-stack robotic solutions that enable flexible multi-robot deployments with real-time environmental adaptation.

4 investors

Fuse Energy develops fusion energy technology, with work spanning hardened electronics and radiation testing (HEART) and recycling of radioactive waste, aiming to provide an on-demand clean energy source. It brings together a team across engineering, fusion science, energy policy, and manufacturing.

4 investors

Firehawk Aerospace manufactures solid rocket motors, energetic materials, and propellant using additive (3D printing) manufacturing to produce propellant grains and hybrid rocket engines. The company targets the U.S. defense sector, aiming to modernize legacy propulsion production and address defense supply chain constraints.

4 investors