White House Requests Record $1.5T Defense Budget Spotlighting AI and Shipbuilding – Startup Fortune
The Trump administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget marks a dramatic shift in federal spending priorities, placing massive bets on…
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This Is A Momentous Year For Early-Stage Unicorns
As global venture funding kicks off this year at record-setting levels, startup investors are also minting new early-stage unicorns at…
Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal | TechCrunch
Autonomous military aircraft maker Shield AI has raised $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation,…
Swarmer Becomes First Ukrainian Defense Company to Go Public on Nasdaq
Drone-software developer Swarmer Inc. (NASDAQ: SWMR) made a powerful entrance to public markets on Tuesday, March 17, becoming the first…
Finnish AI Startup Lands €120M for Military Intelligence Tech – iHLS
Representational image of AI This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) Finnish artificial intelligence startup…
Defense AI Startup Raises €30M to Revolutionize Missile Manufacturing – iHLS
Representational image of a businessman This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) Estonian startup Frankenburg has secured €30 million…
Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defense unicorn | TechCrunch
French defense tech company Harmattan AI is rising almost as fast as the supersonic planes of its new backer. Founded…
$14 billion AI startup Mistral — Europe’s answer to OpenAI — lands French military deal as the region bets on homegrown tech
France’s military signed an AI deal with $13.6 billion startup Mistral to boost defense tech. Mistral’s AI will run on…
These Were The Largest Funding Rounds Of 2025
In startup circles, 2025 will be remembered as a busy year for big AI rounds. A total of 15 companies…
Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics | TechCrunch
South Korea’s major defense giants have amassed roughly $69 billion in order backlogs as of late 2024, according to media…