Shield AI's $1.5B Series G: The Defense AI Company Valued at $12.7 Billion
Shield AI's $1.5B Series G: The Defense AI Company Valued at $12.7 Billion TL;DR: Shield AI closed a $1.5 billion Series G at a $12.7 billion valuation in March 2026 — a 140% jump in twelve months.
Mach Industries Raises $300M at $1.8B Valuation: What Defense Tech's Hottest Startup Means for Investors
Mach Industries, a three-year-old defense manufacturer founded by 22-year-old MIT dropout Ethan Thornton, closed a $300 million Series C on June 2, 2026, valuing the company at $1.8 billion, a 4x...
Tom Mueller and Impulse Space: Why a $4.26B Valuation Matters for Defense-Tech Investors
Impulse Space raised $500M at a $4.26B valuation on June 2, 2026 per Source . That's a 2.4x jump from the $1.8B implied Series C valuation in under 13 months. Tom Mueller (SpaceX's first employee,
Mach Industries $300M Series C: Production Over Prototypes in Defense Tech
Mach Industries raised $300 million in Series C at a $1.8 billion valuation—a 3.8x jump in 12 months. The company is run by 22-year-old Thiel Fellow Ethan Thornton. It makes jet-powered loitering
Shield AI Raises $1.5 Billion at a $12.7 Billion Valuation: What Defense Tech's Biggest Round Tells You
TL;DR: On March 26, 2026, Shield AI announced a $1.5 billion Series G at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation , up 140% from $5.3 billion just twelve months before. That equity round is only part of