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Biggest Defence & space funding rounds of 2026

The largest Defence & space startup rounds announced in 2026, ranked by round size.

Rounds ranked38
Combined$16.97bn
Median$79m
  1. 1AndurilSeries D+ Defence & space · Costa Mesa · 13 May · led by Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz · $61bn valuation$5bn
  2. 2Shield AISeries D+ Defence & space · San Diego · 26 Mar · led by Advent International, JPMorganChase Strategic Investment Group · $12.7bn valuation$2bn
  3. 3HelsingSeries D+ Defence & space · Munich · 13 Jul · led by Dragoneer Investment Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners · $18bn valuation$1.8bn
  4. 4HadrianSeries D+ Defence & space · Torrance · 6 Aug · led by WCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners · $7.87bn valuation$1.37bn
  5. 5Quantum SystemsSeries D+ Defence & space · Munich · 2 Jul · led by Blackstone, Noteus · $8bn valuation$1.2bn
  6. 6Stoke SpaceSeries D+ Defence & space · Kent · 8 Sep · led by Point72 Ventures, Spark Capital$1bn
  7. 7True AnomalySeries D+ Defence & space · Centennial · 28 Apr · led by Eclipse, Riot Ventures · $2.2bn valuation$650m
  8. 8Mach IndustriesSeries C Defence & space · Huntington Beach · 10 Sep · $3.7bn valuation$600m
  9. 9STARKGrowth Defence & space · Berlin · 23 Jun · led by Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund · $3.65bn valuation$570m
  10. 10The Exploration CompanySeries C Defence & space · Munich · 8 Sep · led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico$450m
  11. 11NorthwoodSeries C Defence & space · Torrance · 2 Nov · led by Andreessen Horowitz, DFJ Growth$375m
  12. 12Impulse SpaceSeries D+ Defence & space · Redondo Beach · 16 Sep · $5.4bn valuation$308m
  13. 13Cambridge AerospaceSeries C Defence & space · London · 10 Aug · led by DFJ Growth · $3.4bn valuation$300m
  14. 14XonaSeries D+ Defence & space · Burlingame · 22 Oct · led by Future Ventures · $2.45bn valuation$250m
  15. 15WarhoundSeed Defence & space · Dallas · 22 Oct · led by Sequoia Capital · $1.2bn valuation$200m
  16. 16Harmattan AISeries B Defence & space · Paris · 12 Jan · led by Dassault Aviation · $1.4bn valuation$200m
  17. 17HypersonicaSeries B Defence & space · Munich · 2 Nov · led by Lightspeed, General Catalyst$112m
  18. 18QuartermasterSeries B Defence & space · Arlington · 28 Sep · led by Insight Partners$100m
  19. 19PixxelSeries C Defence & space · Bengaluru · 7 Sep · led by Temasek, Seraphim$100m
  20. 20HyImpulseSeries A Defence & space · Neuenstadt am Kocher · 2 Sep · led by JOIN Capital, Ace Capital Partners$57.9m
  21. 21PAVE SpaceSeed Defence & space · Lausanne · 25 Mar · led by Visionaries Club, Creandum$40m
  22. 22CorridianSeed Defence & space · Boston · 3 Nov · led by Point72 Ventures$38m
  23. 23Watchtower LabsSeed Defence & space · Seattle · 21 Oct · led by Shield Capital, Conviction$35m
  24. 24Beyond VisionGrowth Defence & space · Alverca do Ribatejo · 22 Oct · led by Indico Capital Partners, Lince Capital$31.4m
  25. 25FurientisSeed Defence & space · Los Angeles · 6 Oct · led by Benchmark · $125m valuation$25m
  26. 26HEOSeries B Defence & space · Sydney · 21 Sep · led by Beaten Zone Venture Partners$25m
  27. 27Kapta SpaceSeries A Defence & space · Seattle · 9 Oct · led by Washington Harbour Partners, Bison Ventures$24m
  28. 28Rendezvous RoboticsSeed Defence & space · Golden · 28 Oct · led by MaC Venture Capital, Toyota Ventures$20m
  29. 29North Vector DynamicsSeries A Defence & space · Calgary · 26 Oct · led by Tech Horizons · $90m valuation$20m
  30. 30MP SpaceSeed Defence & space · Sydney · 26 Oct · led by Blackbird$16m
  31. 31High LanderSeries A Defence & space · Tel Aviv · 19 Oct$16m
  32. 32Ground APre-seed Defence & space · Germany · 8 Sep · led by Vsquared Ventures$10.6m
  33. 33Gallium DefenseSeed Defence & space · Paris · 2 Nov · led by Keen Venture Partners, 360 Capital$8m
  34. 34TumbleweedSeed Defence & space · Vienna · 3 Nov · led by PactVC$7.7m
  35. 35Cosmoserve SpaceSeed Defence & space · Hyderabad · 5 Nov · led by Rebright Partners$6m
  36. 36Zero IndustriesPre-seed Defence & space · San Francisco · 22 Oct · led by Maezawa Fund$3m
  37. 37Arke TelekomSeed Defence & space · Ankara · 22 Oct · led by ACT Venture Partners$1.1m
  38. 38SpectraGaze SystemsSeed Defence & space · Ahmedabad · 23 Oct · led by GVFL$389k

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