Defense Tech Startups
1,118 companies tagged Defense Tech, with their investors and founders.
ZeroMark develops AI-driven adaptive targeting intelligence systems for defense applications, particularly for drone detection and response. The company adds intelligent targeting capabilities to existing weapons platforms to enable faster and more precise responses to modern aerial threats.
4 investors
3AM Innovations builds incident management technology for emergency response and event coordination, including a mobile app and deployable field kits. Its offerings target emergency responders and rapid deployment teams.
3 investors
908 Devices manufactures handheld mass spectrometry and chemical analysis devices for rapid detection in defense, security, and hazardous materials response applications. The company serves customs agencies, law enforcement, first responders, and military organizations requiring real-time chemical identification for explosives, toxic substances, and illicit drugs.
3 investors
Acyber provides offensive security testing and red team services, offering custom tooling and platform-based vulnerability discovery for commercial and government clients in the United States.
3 investors
Aphage develops AI and sensor technologies to identify, track, and classify physical threats across borders, infrastructure, and transportation networks for government and security organizations.
3 investors
Aeon Industrial develops tactical weapon systems combining autonomous targeting software (ODIN) with modular, rugged hardware, including its Zeus system designed for first-hit lethality against multiple target types. The products target military operators and are built with American-made commercial parts for rapid production and scaling.
3 investors
Albacore develops mass-producible long-range drone submarines (Ghostfin platform) designed for military autonomous underwater operations. The systems use commercial off-the-shelf components and advanced propulsion technology to enable extended transit and loiter times, with embedded autonomous navigation and analytics for remote mission execution.
3 investors
Alchemy develops vertically integrated nanotechnology solutions for high-value applications across various industries. The company focuses on fundamental nanotechnology innovations to solve major problems and delivers ready-to-use end products rather than components.
3 investors
Aldoria develops space surveillance technology for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM), serving governments, space agencies, institutions, and commercial satellite operators. The company uses ITAR-free technologies to provide orbital risk management, asset protection, and traffic coordination, with a focus on European space autonomy.
3 investors
American AI Logistics builds autonomous workflow software that automates the government RFQ process, from intake through quote routing, compliance checks, markup, and bid submission. It serves software VARs, public-sector resellers, parts distributors, and suppliers selling into government and defense channels, with additional demand forecasting and defense readiness tools.
3 investors
ANRA Technologies provides end-to-end drone operations and traffic management software for uncrewed system operators and airspace managers, including UAS Traffic Management (UTM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) capabilities. Its products include ANRA Mission Manager for enterprise drone operations and ANRA Delivery for drone delivery, deployed with government aviation authorities worldwide.
3 investors
ApolloShield develops counter-unmanned aircraft systems (cUAS) and drone detection and neutralization technology using artificial intelligence and radio frequency fingerprinting. The company serves government agencies and other organizations needing drone threat detection and mitigation capabilities.
3 investors
Arkeus builds AI-powered sensing systems that combine advanced sensors with onboard AI to give autonomous platforms real-time situational awareness at the edge. Its technology integrates across drones, aircraft, unmanned surface vessels and ground-based surveillance systems for defense, security and civil applications.
3 investors
Arondite builds AI and software solutions for defence and government customers, drawing on technical and operational expertise from the military, defence contractors, and technology sector.
3 investors
ATLAS Space Operations offers Ground Software as a Service through a federated global network of satellite ground stations, letting spacecraft operators communicate with single satellites or full constellations via a single API powered by its Freedom platform on AWS Cloud. It serves commercial spacecraft operators as well as the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
3 investors
BlueSpace.ai develops AI software for navigation and autonomy using 4D predictive perception that captures the full motion of objects to enable safety verification for autonomous driving systems. The company serves the autonomous vehicle and defense sectors, including U.S. Department of Defense customers and ground combat vehicle applications.
3 investors
Cognata builds simulation and autonomy products for autonomous vehicles, including AVBox, a retrofit unit combining compute, sensing, and autonomy logic for off-road defense platforms, plus OneSim, a dual-engine simulation platform for training and validating autonomous systems. It also offers DriveMatrix, a generative-AI data augmentation platform that expands real-world driving data into varied terrain, weather, lighting, and sensor conditions for autonomy training.
3 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.
3 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.
3 investors
Defense Unicorns delivers secure, vendor-lock-free software deployment solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense and mission-critical environments. The company helps government agencies and system integrators accelerate software delivery in air-gapped and classified networks while maintaining security compliance.
3 investors
Descycle develops metals processing infrastructure and closed-loop manufacturing solutions with digital traceability for supply chain resilience. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and defense sectors seeking domestic metals supply capabilities.
3 investors
Dominion Dynamics develops autonomous systems for defense and critical infrastructure operations in remote, infrastructure-constrained environments like the Arctic. The company builds integrated autonomy, sensing, communications, and command-and-control platforms that enable persistent awareness and decision advantage for defense, security, and allied operators.
3 investors
driveblocks develops autonomy and perception software with Physical AI models for off-road vehicles, handling sensor processing, sensor fusion, and terrain-aware navigation in harsh environments. It sells production-ready technology to OEMs and operators in the agriculture, construction/mining, and defense industries.
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