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Energy Department Announces First Pilot Project for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Lines
Aug 4, 2025 | Press Release
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. DOE has conditionally selected Standard Nuclear as … ContinuedAnduril alums raise $24M Series A to bring military logistics out of the Excel spreadsheet era
Jul 21, 2025 | Press Release
Silicon Valley is doubling down on defense as geopolitical tensions rise and appetite for modernizing warfare grows. And while many of the startups garnering large valuations are focused on hardware and weaponry — think Anduril, Shield AI, and Skydio — Rune Technologies wants to tackle AI-enabled software for military logistics. “The U.S. military runs on … ContinuedFirestorm Raises $47M to Scale Expeditionary Manufacturing
Jul 16, 2025 | Press Release
San Diego, California— [July 16, 2025] – Firestorm Labs, Inc., the expeditionary manufacturing company that’s redefining distributed, point-of-need production has secured $47 million in Series A funding. The new round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and includes participation from prominent defense-focused investors, including Lockheed Martin Ventures, Decisive Point, Washington Harbour Partners, Booz Allen … ContinuedWashington Harbour Partners Celebrates 11 Portfolio Companies Named to Silicon Valley Defense Group’s 2025 NatSec100
Jul 9, 2025 | Silicon Valley Defense Group
NEW YORK CITY, NY — July 9, 2025 — Washington Harbour Partners (WHP), a mission-first defense tech accelerator and force multiplier for U.S. and allied defense companies, is proud to share that 11 of its portfolio companies have been named to the Silicon Valley Defense Group’s annual 2025 NatSec100, a ranking of the top venture-backed … ContinuedRaft Acquires N3bula Systems to Accelerate Mission-Critical AI Defense Innovation
Jun 17, 2025 | Press Release
Strategic Acquisition Powers AI and Data Backbone for a Unified Joint Force—Raft Leads the Charge in Defense Modernization MCLEAN, Va., June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Raft, the defense technology leader powering a new era of autonomous warfare, today announced its acquisition with N3bula Systems—a powerhouse partnership that will dominate the next era of unified joint force … ContinuedStandard Nuclear Emerges from Stealth with $42 Million in Funding to Secure the Domestic Advanced Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain
Jun 11, 2025 | Press Release
With fresh funding, Standard Nuclear is accelerating the production of TRISO nuclear fuel for advanced reactors at industrial scale, emerging as the nation’s only reactor-agnostic TRISO fuel manufacturer and poised to transform domestic nuclear energy supply chains OAK RIDGE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Standard Nuclear, Inc., a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, today announced its launch from … ContinuedSaildrone Closes $60M Financing to Bring Maritime Autonomy to Europe
May 13, 2025 | Press Release
The new funding round, led by EIFO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), enables access to Saildrone’s unique maritime intelligence technology for critical European security and defense needs COPENHAGEN, Denmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Saildrone, the global leader in maritime autonomy, today announced the closing of a $60 million investment round led by EIFO, the Export and Investment Fund … ContinuedApex raises $200 million to accelerate satellite production
Apr 29, 2025 | Press Release
WASHINGTON — Apex has raised $200 million in a new funding round intended to help the company accelerate production of satellite buses. Apex announced April 29 that it raised the Series C round led by Point72 Ventures and co-led by 8VC. Existing investors, such as Andreessen Horowitz, participated in the round, as well as new … ContinuedWashington Harbour Partners invests in startup Turion Space
Apr 2, 2025 | Press Release
WASHINGTON — Washington Harbour Partners has made a strategic investment in Turion Space, a California-based startup developing spacecraft and mission software for space situational awareness, debris removal, and in-orbit services, the company announced April 2. The value of the investment was not disclosed. The investment, which marks Washington Harbour’s first in Turion Space, was part … ContinuedShield AI raises $240M at $5.3B valuation to scale Hivemind Enterprise, an AI-powered autonomy developer platform
Mar 6, 2025 | Press Release
WASHINGTON (March 6, 2025) – Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software products and defense aircraft, today announced it has completed a $240 million, F-1 strategic funding round, raising the company’s valuation to $5.3 billion. The financing was completed with major participation from strategic investors L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) and Hanwha, as well as … Continued