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Top 100 Defense & Space Tech Companies 2026

The most-funded defense tech and space tech startups, from autonomous systems and dual-use hardware to satellites and launch.

Known total funding for 100 of 100 ranked companies: $88.6B.

Showing top 100 matching companies · Ranked by total funding raised

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curl "https://indexed.vc/api/v1/companies?industries=Defense+Tech,Space+Tech&operatingStatus=active&sort=total_funding_raised&order=desc&limit=100" -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

The API industry filter also matches related labels: Defense, Aerospace & Defense, Space, Aerospace.

The API has no company type filter, so public companies can appear; this list counts private companies only.

The API cannot leave out companies whose latest round is a grant; this list does.

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Methodology: up to 100 active companies matching this list's filters are ordered by disclosed total funding in USD. Companies whose latest round is one of: Grant are excluded. Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. Open a company profile for its funding summary and available detail. How this data is built.

76
Havoc AI

Havoc AI builds collaborative autonomy software for military and commercial autonomous systems, e...

Providence, United States51–200Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Series ATotal funding$208.2MMay 2026
77
天兵科技 (Space Pioneer)

Commercial rocket / space launch

Beijing, China11–50Space Tech
Venture RoundTotal funding$207.0MJun 2024
78
Ursa

Ursa Space turns multi-modal geospatial data into clear, trustworthy answers that help government...

San Clemente, United States11–50Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence
Series DTotal funding$202.8MNov 2023
79
Pixxel

Builds hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellites and a data platform delivering spectral insights to...

Bengaluru, India201–500Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics
Series CTotal funding$200.3MSep 2026
80
Factorial Energy

Solid-state battery technology

Billerica, United States201–500Climate Tech, Defense Tech
Series DTotal funding$200.0MJan 2022
81
Harmattan AI

Builds autonomous, scalable, mission-ready defense systems and mission-system software for milita...

Paris, France51–200Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Series BTotal funding$200.0MJan 2026
82
Echodyne

Radar vision platform for the autonomous era that applies the physics of metamaterials to create ...

Kirkland, United States201–500Defense Tech
Series CTotal funding$199.0MJun 2022
83
Swift Navigation

Swift Navigation provides precise GNSS positioning solutions — including RTK receivers and the Sk...

San Francisco, United States201–500Developer Tools, Space Tech
Series ETotal funding$195.0MJul 2025
84
Menlo Micro

Menlo Micro builds the Ideal Switch, a new switching technology that combines the reliability of ...

Irvine, United States51–200Defense Tech
Series CTotal funding$194.0MMar 2022
85
Sateliot

Sateliot is the newspace company launching the first LEO satellite constellation based on the 5G ...

Barcelona, Spain51–200Space Tech
Series CTotal funding$193.9MApr 2026
86
Advanced Navigation

Advanced Navigation delivers inertial navigation systems to industries, using software-enhanced h...

Sydney, Australia201–500Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Series CTotal funding$191.0MMar 2026
87
天仪研究院 (Spacety)

Spacety designs and operates small satellites, providing satellite platforms and radar-imagery se...

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg51–200Space Tech
Corporate RoundTotal funding$190.0MApr 2026
88
Nominal

Nominal provides connected software and infrastructure that helps aerospace, defense, and hardwar...

Los Angeles, United States51–200Aerospace, Data & Analytics
Venture RoundTotal funding$185.5MMar 2026
89
Second Front Systems

Second Front Systems is a public-benefit software company, founded by Marines, that helps commerc...

Wilmington, United States51–200Cloud, Defense Tech
Series CTotal funding$182.8MSep 2024
90
Govini

Govini, now Air, provides an AI-native Enterprise Readiness platform designed to enable continuou...

Arlington, United States201–500Defense Tech, SaaS
Growth EquityTotal funding$179.6MOct 2025
91
Teradar

Teradar develops terahertz sensing technology that delivers breakthrough sensing to save lives, u...

Boston, United States51–200Automotive, Defense Tech
Series BTotal funding$179.4MNov 2025
92
Kraken Technology Group

British maritime defence technology company.

Fareham, United Kingdom51–200Defense Tech
Series BTotal funding$175.0MJul 2026
93
Machina Labs

Machina Labs builds AI-driven robotic factories that form and finish complex sheet metal parts wi...

Chatsworth, United States51–200Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Series CTotal funding$174.9MFeb 2026
94
GHGSat

GHGSat is a global leader in high-resolution satellite monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions, pr...

Montreal, Canada51–200Clean Tech, Space Tech
Venture RoundTotal funding$174.8MSep 2025
95
SWISSto12

Multi-orbit satellite antenna and payload manufacturer.

Renens, Switzerland51–200Space Tech
Series CTotal funding$173.2MJul 2026
96
Hayden AI

Hayden AI combines advanced vision AI with vehicle-mounted hardware to analyze urban environments...

San Francisco, United States51–200Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Growth EquityTotal funding$172.5MJul 2024
97
DEFENSE UNICORNS, INC.

Defense Unicorns builds Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), an airgap-native software delivery platfo...

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States51–200Cloud, Defense Tech
Series BTotal funding$171.0MJan 2026
98
Skylo

We are an NTN service provider, offering a service that enables smartphones, wearables, sensors, ...

Mountain View, United States51–200Space Tech, Telecommunications
Venture RoundTotal funding$170.0MJul 2025
99
Efficient Computer

Efficient Computer builds ultra-energy-efficient general-purpose processors using a spatial dataf...

Pittsburgh, United States11–50Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Venture RoundTotal funding$169.1MAug 2026
100
Q-CTRL

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

Sydney, Australia51–200Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Venture RoundTotal funding$168.3MApr 2026