Defense Tech Startups

AIN Ventures (Academy Investor Network) is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund investing in dual-use deep tech and veteran-led startups. Its focus sectors include space, civic, healthcare, sustainability, disaster, and defense technology.

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Accipiter Radar develops radar-based surveillance and decision support solutions for homeland security, public safety, aviation, and environmental protection applications. The company provides smart surveillance technology that enables safety and security practitioners to monitor outdoor environments across air, water, and land domains.

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ATS provides analytics, systems, and data solutions to the defense and intelligence communities to support mission-critical operations. The company specializes in analytic methodology and technological solutions serving U.S. national security customers.

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Acodyne develops advanced aviation and drone systems, drawing on expertise in airworthiness compliance, satellite navigation, counter-drone systems, and satcom integration for both commercial and military platforms.

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ACR Electronics manufactures personal locator beacons, satellite communicators, emergency signaling devices, and survival gear for outdoor enthusiasts and water-based activities. The company produces hardware designed for search and rescue operations and off-grid communication in remote environments.

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Actile develops wearable haptic textile interfaces that deliver information through touch—such as taps, squeezes, vibrations, and heat—so warfighters can receive communications without relying on their eyes and ears. The low-signature, low-SWaP-C platform is aimed at defense and human performance applications.

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Action Target designs, builds, and equips shooting ranges for private owners, commercial businesses, and military and law enforcement training facilities. It supplies range equipment such as target systems, bullet traps, shoot houses, and range control software, along with maintenance, metals recycling, staff training, and compliance services.

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actiro Power Blower GmbH develops and manufactures fans, blowers with electric motors, and complete devices up to 5kW for specialized applications such as mobile protective ventilation, filtration, and military technology. The company handles design, simulation, prototyping and series production of components like aluminum fan wheels, motors and housings, serving customers in industries including automotive, mining, and armored vehicles in Germany.

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Acumentrics designs and integrates power solutions for customers across various applications, emphasizing technical expertise and long-term customer relationships throughout the project lifecycle.

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Acyber provides offensive security tooling, including a platform called FUZZ-E, to support commercial and government penetration testers and hackers in finding vulnerabilities and compromising networks. Its work is positioned around the American national interest.

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Adelphi builds data middleware and discovery technology for intelligence and defense organizations, enabling secure collaboration and real-time access across fragmented, multi-domain data environments in compliance with security requirements.

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Advanced Alloy Holdings develops specialty metal alloys, including its Bright Brass material used in defence ammunition, lead-free plumbing fittings, and self-lubricating bearings and gears. It also produces ferritic stainless steel substitutes and patented high-entropy platinum- and palladium-based alloys for catalyst and industrial applications.

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Advanced Protection Systems develops counter-drone (C-UAS) technology, including 3D MIMO radars, EO/IR and thermal cameras, radio signal analysis, and command-and-control software for detecting and neutralizing aerial threats. It supplies NATO-compliant systems to protect critical infrastructure, military bases, and public spaces, serving defense and military customers in Europe, including the Polish Armed Forces.

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Advent Atum develops autonomous technology systems, including drone platforms, intended for use across multiple operational domains.

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AegisNet builds a physical net barrier designed to stop high-energy FPV drone strikes and protect crews and critical payloads in the final meters. Its modular, mountable systems serve military vehicles, shelters, container systems, and personnel in urban environments, positioned as Finnish counter-UAS defense technology.

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AV (AeroVironment) develops integrated defense systems spanning air, land, sea, and space, including unmanned aircraft, counter-UAS, loitering munitions, directed energy, and autonomy software for allied military operators. Its MacCready Works group builds mission-ready autonomous robotic systems, with deployments reported across more than 55 countries.

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Aerdos provides finished intelligence by collecting, fusing, and analyzing multi-source data to deliver actionable insight for the nation's intelligence community. It combines human analysis with AI models to turn raw data feeds into a single operating picture for decision-makers.

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Aeris is an atmospheric science and engineering services company that develops software solutions and provides technical services focused on environmental, biological, and atmospheric analysis for national security and defense customers. Founded by scientists and engineers from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the company specializes in CBRN defense, atmospheric modeling, and aviation meteorology applications.

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Aero X Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in aerospace, defense, and deep tech startups, focusing on foundational technologies for commercial and national security applications.

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Aero 1 Group acquires and operates niche engineered-product manufacturing companies with $5m+ EBITDA that have proprietary products and processes serving the aerospace and defense industries. It runs these businesses as a decentralized group with a long-term investment horizon.

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Aeromed Group is an aerospace and defense supply chain company that provides distribution, procurement, aftermarket services, and specialty products—including fasteners, MRO consumables, chemicals, and electronic materials—for military and commercial aviation platforms. It operates through multiple subsidiaries serving the U.S. Department of Defense, OEMs, and foreign militaries, with regional divisions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

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Æsir Technologies develops nickel-zinc (NiZn prismatic and pouch) and lithium-zinc battery technologies for critical infrastructure, defense, and aerospace markets. The company designs and manufactures energy storage products for these industrial and government applications.

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Aevum builds CaraCara, an AI-native real-time operating system (RTOS) for deterministic physical execution directly on hardware, engineered to safety-critical certification standards such as DO-178C and DO-330. It targets autonomous machines including aircraft, vehicles, robots, rockets, spacecraft, marine systems, and humanoid platforms, enabling them to execute predictably under load and offline.

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Agile Defense provides technology capabilities and solutions supporting national security and civilian government missions. The company operates across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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