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20 defence Tech startups founded in 2023 have raised money in rounds we track. These are the 20 that have raised the most, $3.3B between them, with the United States the most common home.
Vulcan Elements is a U.S.-based startup manufacturer founded in 2023, specializing in rare earth magnets, particularly sintered neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnets.
Founded 2023Vestavia Hills, United States$1.1Blast round Apr 2026Antares, formerly known as Antares Industries, is a nuclear technology company founded in 2023.
Founded 2023Torrance, United States$566Mlast round Aug 2026Northwood Space is a hardware solution that expands the orbits and frequency ranges available from the ground for satellite communication.
Founded 2023Los Angeles, United States$505Mlast round Nov 2026Neros Technologies is a private defense technology company founded in 2023 and based in El Segundo, California.
Founded 2023Los Angeles, United States$325Mlast round Aug 2026Quartermaster is a maritime technology company focused on enhancing real-time maritime domain awareness.
Founded 2023Arlington, United States$183Mlast round Sept 2026Code Metal is a Boston-based AI startup founded in 2023, specializing in software development applications.
Founded 2023Boston, United States$161Mlast round Feb 2026Hypersonica is an Anglo-German defense and aerospace company founded in late 2023, focused on developing next-generation hypersonic systems for both military an
Founded 2023Feldkirchen, Germany$140Mlast round Nov 2026Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
Founded 2023Seattle, United States$80Mlast round Feb 2026Vatn Systems is a technology firm founded in 2023, specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of autonomous underwater systems for defense applications.
Founded 2023Bristol, United States$73Mlast round Dec 2025TYTAN Technologies is a Munich-based defense technology startup founded in 2023.
Founded 2023Munich, Germany$35Mlast round Feb 2026Buntar Aerospace is a Ukrainian defense technology company specializing in unmanned systems for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
Founded 2023Ukraine$16Mlast round Oct 2026Six Robotics is a defence and autonomous systems company based in Oslo, Norway.
Founded 2023Oslo, Norway$14Mlast round Jun 2026Alpine Eagle is a European defense technology startup founded in 2023, based in Munich, Germany, with additional teams in London and Karlsruhe.
Founded 2023Munich, Germany$11Mlast round Mar 2025Orbotix Industries is a European defense technology startup founded in 2023, focused on developing AI-powered autonomous drone swarm systems, robotics, and adva
Founded 2023Warszawa, Poland$7.6Mlast round Oct 2025Deteqt is a Sydney-based startup focused on quantum sensing, founded in 2023 as a spinout from the University of Sydney’s Nano Institute.
Founded 2023Sydney, Australia$5.8Mlast round Apr 2026Nordic Air Defence (NAD) is a Swedish defense technology startup based in Stockholm, founded in 2023.
Founded 2023Stockholm, Sweden$5.6Mlast round Jul 2025Developing an End-To-End (E2E) automated data solution to help computer vision developers build better autonomous machines faster by eliminating entire workflow
Founded 2023San Francisco, United States$3.5Mlast round May 2025Holdson is a UK-based manufacturing technology company specializing in electrochemical polishing for metal components, particularly those produced through addit
Founded 2023Skelmanthorpe, United Kingdom$2.8Mlast round Jul 2026VyomIC is a deep-tech startup founded in 2023 by IIT Madras alumni Lokesh Kabdal, Vibhor Jain, and Anurag Patil.
Founded 2023Bengaluru, India$1.6Mlast round Sept 2025SunCubes is a Milan-based deep-tech startup founded in 2023 by engineers from Politecnico di Milano.
Founded 2023Milan, Italy$1.3Mlast round Jul 2025Companies founded in 2023 whose funding rounds we classed in this sector, ranked by the total they have raised in rounds we hold. Nobody pays to be on a list.
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