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Striveworks Secures Growth Capital to Expand AI Operations Work in U.S. and Allied Defense Communities
Mar 24, 2026 | PR Newswire
Washington Harbour Partners investment will expand engineering capacity, deepen R&D, and scale delivery as demand for AI increases across the U.S. government and partner countries AUSTIN, Texas and WASHINGTON, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Striveworks, a leader in AI operations for defense and national security missions, today announced a strategic growth investment led by Washington … ContinuedRead the National Security Innovation Base Report Card, by the Reagan Institute
Mar 16, 2026 | Reagan Foundation
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute’s 2026 National Security Innovation Base report card is a comprehensive and authoritative evaluation of the U.S. national security innovation ecosystem. The 2026 report card highlights the strength of private sector support for the defense technology base and the benefits of ongoing acquisition reform, while outlining ongoing structural challenges … ContinuedExclusive: Worldscape.ai Raises $6M Seed
Mar 3, 2026 | Press Release
The markets may be in a panic over AI (and, like, at least three other things), but the hype for AI-powered defense tech continues. This morning, AI-powered geospatial intelligence startup Worldscape.ai announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that they’ve closed a $6M seed round led by Scout Ventures, with participation from Radius and Washington … ContinuedSmack Technologies Announces $32M in Funding to Build First Frontier AI Lab for National Security
Mar 2, 2026 | Business Wire
Smack Technologies, co-founded by two MARSOC veterans, has raised $32 million in seed and Series A funding to scale the first frontier AI lab for national security and deliver Decision Dominance to the U.S. Department of War. EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Smack Technologies, the first frontier AI lab for national security, today announced it has secured … ContinuedSpace Dominance Demands New Solutions
Feb 24, 2026 | Insights
Space is no longer a quiet scientific sanctuary — it is a contested warfighting domain. Everything the United States military relies on to project strength depends on space: communications, navigation, missile warning, targeting, and logistics. Space is the backbone of our entire national security enterprise. We are living through the most consequential shift in space … ContinuedStoke Space Technologies Extends Previously Announced Series D Financing to $860 Million
Feb 10, 2026 | Stoke
KENT, Wash., February 10, 2026 — Stoke Space Technologies, the rocket company developing fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift launch vehicles, announced today an extension of its previous Series D financing, bringing the total amount raised in the round to $860 million. The round was initially announced in October 2025 at $510 million. That funding focused … ContinuedDefense Business Brief: The case for more ground stations | Drone dominance | SDA’s reality check?
Feb 4, 2026 | Defense One
Rockets and satellites draw the spotlight, sure, but could 2026 be the year the ground stations that command them get a bit more love from defense tech companies and investors? “We are very locked in on investing in the critical infrastructure that keeps U.S. space- and defense-missions resilient and operational as the space domain becomes … ContinuedNorthwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract
Jan 27, 2026 | TechCrunch
Space is an increasingly crowded place thanks to the constant influx of new satellites and it’s only to get more cramped as the cost to get to orbit falls. Those dynamics have brought attention to startup Northwood Space, which has spent the last few years developing more modern and efficient ground-based communications infrastructure. The startup … ContinuedWatch CNBC’s full interview with Northwood Co-Founder and CEO Bridgit Mendler
Jan 27, 2026 | CNBC
Brigit Mendler, Northwood co-founder and CEO, joins Morgan Brennan to discus the satellite startup’s new Space Force contract and closing $100M in Series B funding.Standard Nuclear Begins Production of Advanced HALEU Fuel and Raises $140 Million in Series A Funding
Jan 26, 2026 | Business Wire
New Funding to Accelerate Buildout of Expansive Fuel Development and Fabrication Infrastructure Beyond Existing Manufacturing Line OAK RIDGE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Standard Nuclear, a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, today announced it has secured $140M in Series A funding from investors led by Decisive Point with participation from new investors Chevron Technology Ventures, StepStone Group, XTX … Continued