2026-09-16
$862M of new funding is targeting defence and national security
5 funded companies building into defence and national security. The work in scope is what the Head of Defence Programs owns today.
The funding
Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era.
Mach Industries raises $600 million to build weapons at scale →Covenant is a global defense company building long-range precision strike weapons for the United States and its allies.
Covenant Emerges From Stealth With $250 Million In Funding And Anthem Long-Range Strike System →Wild West Systems is revolutionizing modern defense with autonomous drone solutions designed to protect critical assets. Discover how we’re shaping the future of security through innovation, scalability, and cutting-edge technology.
Wild West Systems, Inc. Form D filing →BUILDING STRENGTH WHERE THE FIGHT DEMANDS IT. Large-format WAAM restoring speed, scale, and resilience to U.S. shipbuilding and defense manufacturing. RESTORE SPEED TO SHIPBUILDING SCALE AMERICAN METAL PRODUCTION MODERNIZE THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE Radian Forge restores speed, scale, and resilience to U.S. defense manufacturing. We build for naval, maritime, and defense applications, where tradi
Radian Forge raises $2.5M seed to speed up US naval parts manufacturing →Alex Murdaugh Retrial Gets New Venue After Defense Raises Jury Bias Concerns
Alex Murdaugh Retrial Gets New Venue After Defense Raises Jury Bias Concerns →What it means
Capital arriving in a function is a reliable leading indicator. It does not mean the incumbents are wrong, and it does not mean these companies will succeed. It means that within the next few quarters the people who run this work will be asked what their function is doing about it, and the honest answer has to start with where that function actually stands.
So we built the assessment for it. Not a purchase decision, a structured set of questions to take to your own team.