This week's largest startup funding rounds were dominated by defense tech, drones, and AI infrastructure. Shield AI secured the biggest deal at $2 billion, combining $1.5 billion in equity and $500 million in debt from JPMorgan Chase. The company also announced a $5.3 billion acquisition of radar firm Echodyne.
Zipline International followed with $1.5 billion for U.S. manufacturing expansion. In space tech, Cesium Astro raised $730 million and Northwood Space $375 million. Applied Compute, an AI model cloud platform, closed $350 million with Nvidia participation, reporting over $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
Harbinger secured $240 million for electric truck and battery storage development. Sentra raised $150 million for agentic data security tools. Traversal and Ocient each raised $120 million and $100 million respectively for enterprise AI agents and data analytics.
These deals highlight continued strong investor interest in defense, aerospace, and artificial intelligence sectors.
Source: Crunchbase News · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing