Question: What do you get when you combine “maritime is all the rage” with “unsexy is the new sexy”? Answer: Bulwark Dynamics, an unmanned surface vessel startup laser-focused on contested logistics. That pitch has caught the eye of some early backers. This morning, the California-based maritime logistics startup announced $6.8M in seed funding to ramp […]
We told you. Lasers really are so hot right now. This morning, German directed-energy startup Ground A announced that it raised a €9.1M ($10M) pre-seed round, just eight-ish months after the company was founded. Ground A co-founder and CEO Tobias Brune told Tectonic that they’ll use the money to finalize their flagship laser cUAS system—the […]
The deal marks the first time a venture firm will test a shared savings model in defense.
Don’t you worry: prime-startup-cuffing season is still in full swing. Earlier this week, L3Harris inked a deal with Shield AI to integrate the autonomy-big-dawg’s Tracker Counter-UAS, which has AI-and-computer-vision-powered software for drone detection and tracking, across L3Harris’ VAMPIRE c-UAS platform. It’s the first time Shield AI has licensed the software to another company. Maybe getting […]
Look out, world. The go-fast guys are teaming up. Yesterday, super under-the-radar defense tech startup Anduril announced that hypersonic aviation company Hermeus has selected its Lattice for Mission Autonomy stack to make its Quarterhorse Mk 2 aircraft all “look Ma, no hands.” Lattice for Mission Autonomy has flown Anduril’s Fury CCA, but this is the […]
Seasats secured over $24M in fully-funded orders for its Lightfish small-USV in August.
The productivity gurus on the internet these days argue you should be using AI agents to book travel, manage calendars, and send emails. Aslan emerged from stealth yesterday with a different take on what these little bots can do. The DC-based startup raised $20.8M in pre-seed and seed funding, led by Khosla Ventures and XYZ […]
Speaking of critical technology areas—it’s been a while since we talked about contested logistics. Luckily, our friends from the unsexy side of defense are back with some news to bring the conversation back to the top of your inbox. This morning, defense sustainment startup Rune and drone hotshot Havoc announced in an exclusive to Tectonic […]
The $464.8M contract covers dozens of AV’s LOCUST X3 cUAS systems.
Is it just us, or is the hush-hush world of explosives and energetics suddenly, well, booming? (Sorry—it was too easy.) This morning, Texas-based energetics manufacturing company Critical Materials Group announced that it’s raised a $10.3M seed round led by Overmatch Ventures, with participation from Victory Six Advisors and Fulcrum Ventures. The company says it will […]
