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Exclusive: Tenna Raises $13.5M Seed

In case you haven’t noticed, electronic warfare is kind of a big deal right now. From the frontlines of Ukraine to Caracas (apparently), everyone is trying to figure out the best way to jam and spoof their adversaries while avoiding being jammed and spoofed themselves.  Enter: Tenna Systems, an Israeli startup building a spectrum intelligence […]

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Exclusive: Petrel Technologies Flies Out of Stealth

It’s been a big last few years for small, inexpensive drones (and the companies that build them), but larger platforms have remained pretty firmly in the realm of the expensive and exquisite.  Today, in an exclusive release to Tectonic, Florida-based Petrel Technologies emerged from stealth to change that. The startup is building a low-cost, Group […]

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Constellr Raises $44M Series A

We may have just announced the Payload X Tectonic mashup at our summit in March, but we ain’t done talking about space-y defense-y stuff yet.  This morning, German thermal intelligence company constellr announced that it’s raised a €37M ($44M) Series A led by Alpine Space Ventures and Lakestar. The company says it will use the […]

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ICYMI: a16z-backed Galadyne Enters the Missile Game

Missiles are having a moment, and a new startup out of Texas wants in.  Earlier this week, missile-making startup Galadyne formally launched with a lofty goal: Founder Chandler Luzsicza and his team want to completely rethink how missiles are made. And, lucky for them, they’ve raised $4.8M in pre-seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Pax Ventures, […]

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Machina Labs Raises $124M to Build the Factory of the Future

Are you feeling the reindustrialize vibes yet? Well, you should be, because investors certainly are. Yesterday, advanced manufacturing startup Machina Labs closed a $124M Series C to build its first large-scale “intelligent factory.” The idea is to use AI-powered robots to rethink how everything from car parts to drone and missile airframes are made.  The […]

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Exclusive: Whitespace Raises $3.2M Seed

We’ve talked a lot around here about how AI is changing the way wars are fought, but we haven’t spent all that much time talking about how it’s going to change the way intelligence is gathered and analyzed. That changes today. This morning, AI-powered intelligence company Whitespace announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that […]

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Skyryse Raises $300M Series C

If anyone was hoping that 2026 was going to be a bit chiller in defense tech land than 2025, well, shit luck for you. Yesterday, flight autonomy company Skyryse announced that it’s raised a whopping $300M Series C, bringing its valuation to $1.15B. (Unicorn status, baby!)  The round was led by Autopilot Ventures and Fidelity […]

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Overland AI Raises $100M 

Last week, we said that Overland AI keeps notching wins, and they just keep coming.  Yesterday, the Seattle-based ground autonomy startup announced a fresh $100M funding round led by 8VC, which the company says will help boost production of its autonomous ground vehicles. The new round brings Overland’s total funding to $142M. Remember what we […]

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RADICL Raises $31M Series A

Today’s a pretty big day for all of the companies that make the defense tech world we know and love tick.  This morning, cybersecurity company RADICL announced that it’s raised a $31M Series A led by Paladin Capital Group, with participation from funds including Access Venture Partners, Denver Ventures, and Cervin Ventures.  RADICL Co-Founder and […]