Defense Tech Startups

SS8 develops intelligence and monitoring solutions for law enforcement agencies and emergency services, delivering metadata extraction, location intelligence, and advanced analytics across communication networks. The company's platforms help agencies investigate crimes, respond to emergencies, and strengthen national security.

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Stark Defence describes itself as a defense company emphasizing speed of assembly and investing over 45% of its expenditure into R&D to convert innovation into capability.

3 investors

Street Smarts builds virtual reality simulation, content, and data systems for standards-based weapons and readiness training, letting military and uniformed units run repeatable, measurable training without range time, ammunition, or on-site instructors. It serves defense and uniformed service organizations across North America.

3 investors

Striveworks builds AI-powered automatic target recognition (ATR) software that detects, classifies, and tracks objects across sensor types ranging from overhead satellite imagery to low-angle drone feeds, using dynamic model routing to maintain target custody. Its technology is aimed at defense and intelligence surveillance applications.

3 investors

Teal Drones builds the Teal 2, an American-made small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) with EO/IR thermal imaging for short-range reconnaissance and nighttime operations. It serves military, law enforcement, firefighting, wildlife management, and industrial inspection users, and holds a Blue UAS Certification from the U.S. Department of Defense.

3 investors

Teradar develops terahertz-based sensors for automotive safety, defense, and emerging applications. The company applies advanced terahertz technology to create a new category of sensing devices.

3 investors

thatDot's Novelty Detector is an unsupervised machine learning engine that identifies novel anomalies and threats in real-time data streams, including categorical and non-numeric data, without requiring manual training or labeled data. It serves security teams, network operations, and fraud detection teams who need to detect unknown threats and reduce false positives in high-volume data environments.

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Theseus builds robotic situational awareness software using visual positioning for drones that operate in GPS-denied environments. The company serves military and defense platforms, providing a Micro Visual Positioning System designed for contested operational conditions.

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Trout Software builds cybersecurity tools for industrial and critical infrastructure systems including factories, utilities, transport, and defense networks. The company provides on-premise security solutions designed to protect systems that run the physical world without requiring operators to choose between protection and operational continuity.

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TrustPoint is building a commercial Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) using a C-Band LEO microsatellite constellation to deliver more accurate, secure, and jam- and spoof-resistant positioning, navigation, and timing services. It serves commercial and government users across automotive, aviation, critical infrastructure, and national security, with a focus on autonomous navigation applications.

3 investors

Victus develops autonomous systems software designed to operate in GPS-denied and contested environments across air, maritime, and multi-domain platforms. The company serves defense and military applications where reliable autonomy is critical in real-world operational conditions.

3 investors

OpenEye provides AI-powered video analytics software for security and operational intelligence across retail, real estate, logistics, and other industries. The platform extracts actionable insights from video surveillance, enabling faster investigations, threat detection, and data-driven decision-making.

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Virtuix develops VR hardware and software that enables physical movement within AI-generated virtual environments. The company targets military and enterprise users with omni-directional treadmills integrated with terrain data for applications like mission planning and immersive simulations.

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Vyoma provides space situational awareness and collision avoidance solutions for satellite operators and intelligence agencies, operating its own satellites and developing SaaS services to manage space debris and traffic.

3 investors

Waving provides an AI-powered security solution that uses WiFi signals to detect movement and presence in real-time without cameras or visible sensors. The system creates an invisible mesh network that works indoors and outdoors, operates in any weather, and integrates with existing security infrastructure.

3 investors

WhiteFox Defense develops AI-driven solutions for defense innovation and aerospace applications. The company serves the defense and aerospace sectors with technology focused on operational efficiency and strategic growth.

3 investors

Windward delivers AI-powered operational intelligence for maritime security and commercial applications, fusing behavioral analytics and multi-sensor data to detect threats and opportunities. The company serves national security agencies, militaries, and enterprises with explainable, unclassified intelligence across the maritime domain.

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Wonder Robotics develops autonomous guidance software for drones, providing AI-based navigation, target tracking, precision maneuvering, and real-time obstacle avoidance that reduces dependence on communication links and GPS in complex environments.

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Wraithwatch provides a unified data fabric and control plane for cyber defense teams, letting human and AI defenders query source data directly, profile identities and their blast radius, deploy security controls as code, and auto-correlate threat reports with their environment. It targets large critical institutions such as Fortune 500 companies, federal government, nuclear, aerospace and defense, maritime, and advanced manufacturing organizations.

3 investors

Xairos develops a space-based quantum timing architecture for global position, navigation, and timing services with sub-nanosecond accuracy, serving transportation, telecommunications, power grids, financial systems, and data centers.

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Zeroport develops hardware-based secure connectivity solutions that provide real-time network access without relying on vulnerable IP pathways, designed for organizations seeking isolation and protection at the physical layer. The company serves enterprises, defense contractors, and government agencies requiring cybersecurity in mission-critical environments.

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Zignal is a national security intelligence company that transforms publicly available information into structured intelligence using AI and agentic capabilities to support early warning, operational tasking, and situational awareness. The platform integrates with existing mission systems to support analysts and operators across global environments.

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Zulu Pods manufactures mission-critical components and sub-systems for the defense and aerospace industries with precision engineering and quality standards.

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Zypsy is a design firm and seed-stage venture fund that works with founders at different stages—the design studio partners with companies scaling past product-market fit, while Zypsy Capital invests in earlier-stage founders. The firm combines strategic design services with venture capital investment, earning deal access through deep collaborative work with founders rather than traditional VC sourcing.

3 investors