Recently Funded Defense Tech Companies 2026

Defense technology and aerospace startups that closed new rounds in the last 90 days — autonomous systems, satellite tech, and dual-use hardware.

As of June 2026, these 83 companies have raised $56.7B in combined funding.

Showing top 83 of 83 matching companies · Ranked by most recent funding · Updated Jun 2026

Univity

Satellite operator building European satellite infrastructure.

Toulouse, United Kingdom11–50Space Tech, Telecommunications

Venture Unknown·$32.0M·Apr 2026

VAST Data

Data platform for the age of deep learning

Long Beach, United States1001–5000Aerospace, Space Tech

Series F·$2.4B·Apr 2026

Sapient Perception

Drone sensor technology for wide-area surveillance

Copenhagen, Denmark1–10Defense Tech

Pre-seed·$2.2M·Apr 2026

Q-CTRL

Builds AI-powered infrastructure software that improves quantum computing and quantum sensing per...

Sydney, Australia51–200Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech

Venture Unknown·$195.7M·Apr 2026

Pacific Antenna Systems LLC

R&D company with 6 SBIR/STTR awards from Department of Defense.

Camarillo, United States1–10Defense Tech

Series A·$27.1M·Apr 2026

Archangel Lightworks

Aerospace technology commercialization company

Oxford, United Kingdom11–50Aerospace, Space Tech

Series A·$18.4M·Apr 2026

Aura Aero

French manufacturer of hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Toulouse, France201–500Aerospace, Climate Tech

Series B·$59.0M·Apr 2026

Kelluu

Autonomous airship platform for European air defense systems.

Helsinki, Finland11–50Aerospace, Defense Tech

Series A·$17.6M·Apr 2026

Monarch Quantum

Quantum computing hardware company developing photonics control systems for quantum sensing and c...

San Diego, United States51–200Quantum Computing, Defense Tech

Venture Unknown·$76.0M·Apr 2026

Hybron Technologies

Manufacturing company.

El Segundo, United States1–10Manufacturing, Defense Tech

Seed·$25.0M·Apr 2026

Certus Core, Inc.

R&D company with 5 SBIR/STTR awards from Department of Defense.

TAMPA, United States1–10Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech

Seed·$6.6M·Apr 2026

Tsecond.ai

Defense technology startup providing AI-powered security and monitoring solutions.

San Jose, United States11–50Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech

Venture Unknown·$21.5M·Apr 2026

Hermeus

Aerospace company developing hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial transportation

Atlanta, United States201–500Aerospace, Defense Tech

Venture Unknown·$846.8M·Apr 2026

Octostar

Sovereign AI-native intelligence platform

Galway, Ireland11–50Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity

Seed·$6.8M·Apr 2026

Starfish Space

Builds Otter, an autonomous satellite-servicing vehicle offering life-extension and disposal serv...

Kent, United States51–200Defense Tech, Hardware

Series B·$150.0M·Apr 2026

Xoople

Workforce management platform

Madrid, Spain51–200HR Tech, Artificial Intelligence

Series B·$130.0M·Apr 2026

Sora Fuel

Sustainable aviation fuel company converting CO2 to synthetic fuel.

Cambridge, United States1–10Aerospace, Climate Tech

Venture Unknown·$14.6M·Apr 2026

Mutable Tactics

London-based defense technology startup.

London, United Kingdom1–10Defense Tech

Pre-seed·$2.1M·Apr 2026

Samara Aerospace

Scalable, rapidly deployable satellites

Superior, United States1–10Space Tech

Seed·$20.0M·Apr 2026

Arlula

Space-tech firm providing Earth observation data infrastructure for defence and intelligence.

Sydney, Australia11–50Defense Tech, Space Tech

Seed·$7.1M·Apr 2026

Rivet Industries

Defense technology startup developing AI-enabled hardware, software, and mobile systems for milit...

Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech

Venture Unknown·$112.5M·Apr 2026

Antaris

AI-powered satellite mission planning and operations platform.

Los Altos, United States11–50Artificial Intelligence, Space Tech

Series A·$63.7M·Apr 2026

Grid Aero

aerospace company building low-cost, autonomous cargo aircraft designed for long-range logistics ...

San Leandro, United States11–50Space Tech, Defense Tech

Series A·$66.0M·Apr 2026

SOUTH 8 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

R&D company with 8 SBIR/STTR awards from Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Sc...

SAN DIEGO, United States11–50Advanced Manufacturing, Defense Tech

Grant·$37.8M·Apr 2026

ANASPHERE, INC

R&D company with 8 SBIR/STTR awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Departmen...

Manhattan, United States1–10Aerospace, Defense Tech

Series D·$3.9B·Apr 2026

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