Direct hits simply come to the defense technology sector.
Just a day after anti-drone technical startup Epixture collected a startup of the D series, defense and aviation in the amount of $ 250 million AI shield He closed the strategic F-1 strategic financing round with a value of $ 240 million with a valuation of $ 5.3 billion.
The latest valuation is almost twice as high as the previous valuation of $ 2.7 billion after it collected in October 2023 a series F 200 million USD (later added one other 300 million USD of debt and own capital).
The AI shield based in San Diego creates a number of intelligent, autonomous systems for the defense sector. For example, his hyivemind Mind-Midy-Stey Software is autonomous aircraft activities in high threat environments.
New financing has received something that the company called “the main participation of strategic investors” Hanwha Aerospace AND L3 Harris Technologiesin addition to the participation of existing investors, including Andreessen HorowitzIN US Innovative Technology Fund AND Washington Harbor Partners.
Established in 2015, Shield AI raised $ 1.3 billion, on Crunchbase.
Large dollars for defense
If rounds, equivalent to those for AI Shield and Epirus, the defense technology should easily blow the undertaking numbers last 12 months.
Financing for startups supported by VC in defense-marked here as military industries, national security and law enforcement agencies-$ 3 billion in 2024. data. This is a small 11% increase from 2023, as a result of which $ 2.7 billion was collected.
Last month, the manufacturer of autonomous surface vessels Saronic Closed the C series with a value of $ 600 million run by the investor Sell Gil This valued the startup of $ 4 billion. Based in Austin, Texas, saron projects and produces autonomous surface vehicles – essentially drones for US Navy This one moves along the surface of the water.