Defense Tech Startups

Basemark develops software solutions for automotive OEMs and tier suppliers to reduce chip requirements in vehicles and accelerate the development of sustainable vehicles by minimizing environmental impact from semiconductor manufacturing.

3 investors

Bazze is an intelligence targeting and early warning platform that lets defense and intelligence agencies analyze commercial data about a person, place, or thing on a consumption basis. It acquires datasets from various sources, including vendors collecting data from mobile apps, and offers pay-per-use pricing to reduce data acquisition and cloud storage costs.

3 investors

Blu Wireless develops millimeter wave radio networking technology for wireless communications. The company specializes in mmWave networking solutions.

3 investors

Brinker provides a SaaS platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect, analyze, and counter security threats including misinformation narratives and attacks at scale across multiple sources and languages. The platform is designed for organizations needing rapid threat severity assessment and proactive response capabilities aligned with regulatory requirements.

3 investors

Celerity Craft is developing the Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle (DACV), a three-hulled marine vessel technology that lifts the craft on an energized column of air to reduce drag, enabling faster, zero-emission electric travel. It targets commercial, military, and recreational marine sectors, including high-use ferry routes.

3 investors

Cellebrite provides a digital intelligence investigative platform for state and local government agencies to extract, analyze, and manage digital evidence from mobile devices, computers, and cloud sources. The platform serves police departments, sheriffs, prosecutors, and other law enforcement agencies to accelerate investigations and improve operational efficiency.

3 investors

Circadence develops gamified, cloud-based cybersecurity training and awareness platforms for individuals, teams, and government agencies. The company creates high-fidelity virtual simulations and cyber ranges aligned with NIST/NICE frameworks for hands-on learning.

3 investors

Comand AI builds Prevail, an AI-native operating workspace for defense and security headquarters that integrates across C2 platforms to support military planning tasks such as mission analysis and terrain analysis while keeping officers in command. The platform maintains a unified data core so planning context is saved, queryable, and reusable across missions.

3 investors

Converus develops credibility assessment technologies that detect deception by analyzing eye behavior and other physiological signals, used by law enforcement, government, and corporations. Its products include eye-tracking lie detection tools and a smartphone-based truth verification app.

3 investors

Creation Technologies is an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider offering design, manufacturing, supply chain, order fulfillment, and aftermarket solutions to OEM customers. Founded in 1991, it operates manufacturing facilities globally and serves more than 200 OEM customers.

3 investors

Cyclone Labs builds ultra-maneuverable autonomous underwater robotic systems capable of rapid three-dimensional movement for maritime operations. Its applications include underwater threat interception, reconnaissance and surveillance, underwater construction and maintenance, infrastructure inspection, and perimeter defense.

3 investors

D-Fend Solutions develops radio frequency and cyber-takeover technology to address counter-drone and air defense challenges. The company partners with organizations in the UAS, cybersecurity, and defense sectors to deploy its flagship platform.

3 investors

DeepSig develops machine learning software for wireless communications, specializing in signal processing, spectrum sensing, and 5G optimization. The company serves wireless equipment manufacturers, network operators, and defense organizations through AI-native solutions.

3 investors

Deepwave develops hardware and software platforms for extracting real-time intelligence from radio frequency signals using edge-based AI and machine learning. The company's AIR-T hardware and AirStack software are designed for applications requiring low-latency RF analysis, such as spectrum monitoring and 5G network optimization.

3 investors

Defendec provides autonomous intrusion detection systems for remote border and perimeter security using rugged, battery-powered devices with AI-based image analysis. The system is deployed globally by defense forces, border guards, and law enforcement to detect unauthorized movement and vehicle crossings with minimal false alarms.

3 investors

DefendEye builds a launch-tube drone system with a low-light camera and onboard AI that detects humans and streams real-time video to an observation center within seconds of a triggered launch. It targets military, defense, and civil emergency users for use cases such as search and rescue, border control, perimeter breach detection, and aerial surveillance (ISR).

3 investors

Dirigent develops AI-powered operational infrastructure designed to help defend open societies against narrative manipulation and information warfare. The platform combines agentic AI capabilities with real-time data integration to enable security operations at scale for government and institutional customers.

3 investors

Driveblocks develops modular autonomy software that enables off-road vehicles to perceive their environment, make decisions, and navigate in complex conditions. The company serves customers in construction, agriculture, and defense industries.

3 investors

Edge Case provides safety solutions and a real-time safety intelligence platform for organizations deploying complex autonomous and AI systems, using its DevSafeOps methodology to build safety assurance into the product lifecycle. It serves frontier industries such as autonomous vehicles and defense, generating traceable safety data to help teams anticipate risks and support deployment decisions.

3 investors

EGIDE develops mass-deployable, networked effectors for defense, starting with air-defense systems against suicide drones. Its software-defined platform combines distributed sensors, AI-driven detection, and layered interception to protect deployed forces and critical infrastructure, with a focus on Europe.

3 investors

Eight360 develops NOVA, a spherical full-motion simulator platform that delivers immersive training and simulation experiences, primarily for defense customers, flight and vehicle training, and university research groups. The company works with solution integrators in the USA, Australia, and worldwide, and partners with the New Zealand Defence Force for safety-critical driver training.

3 investors

Enigma develops software-defined autonomous aircraft for cargo delivery, sensing, and communications missions in remote, austere, and contested environments. The company serves military, humanitarian, and commercial customers.

3 investors

GridGuard Cyber creates digital twins of operational technology and IT environments to monitor for vulnerabilities, simulate cyberattacks, and automatically contain threats in critical infrastructure. The platform uses AI agents to provide real-time visibility and autonomous threat response while generating compliance documentation.

3 investors

ENVGO builds electric-propulsion marine technology that lifts vessels above the water to improve efficiency and adds autonomy, real-time awareness, and safety systems for defence, transportation, and recreational markets. The Canada-based company applies aerospace, robotics, AI, and EV engineering to boats.

3 investors