Tag: defense tech
Saronic raises $600M to mass produce autonomous warships
Austin-based defense startup Saronic has raised a $600 million Series C to build an autonomous ship factory called “Port Alpha,” it announced yesterday,...
NATO backs its first cohort of European dual-use startups
With both Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth making loud noises Friday about Europe stepping up to the plate...
Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC seeking $1B for new fund
8VC, a venture firm led by Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, is seeking nearly $1 billion for its sixth fund, according to a regulatory...
The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’
Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are threading a delicate needle to sell software to the United States military: make the...
The 51 most disruptive startups of 2024
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From $19M to $1.5M, here’s how much Anduril pays top execs like Palmer Luckey in cash and stock
Beyond patriotism, there’s another huge reason to join a defense startup: it pays really, really well.
Thanks to The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency...