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Defense Unicorns

Raised $136M in a Series B round, announced 13 January 2026.

Round

Defense Unicorns raised $136 million in a Series B to build software for the Department of War.

Amount: $136M
Stage: Series B
Announced: 13 January 2026
Lead: Bain Capital
Other investors: Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, AVP, Uncorrelated Ventures, David H. Petraeus
Use of funds: Scale and integrate open-source and commercial dual-use technology across U.S. military and allied forces; advance product development.
Valuation: $1B
Checked: Amount and date matched across 2 press sources

Company

Builds open-source software platforms for secure government and defense deployments

Based in: San Antonio, United States
Sector: Robotics & Hardware
Website: defenseunicorns.com ↗

Founder

Dr. Rob SlaughterCEO

Sources and links

Sources: DEFENSE UNICORNS RAISES $136 MILLION SERIES B TO BUILD THE SOFTWARE BACKBONE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR - PR New news.google.com
Defense Unicorns Raises $136 Million Series B to Build the Software Backbone of the Department of War - Bain C news.google.com
Website: defenseunicorns.com ↗

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