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Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns

Private
San Antonio, TexasEnterprise Softwarehttps://defenseunicorns.com/

Last Round

Series B

Jan 13, 2026

Est. Valuation

$1B

Total Funding Raised

$171M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Defense Unicorns is a defense technology company that provides an open-source, infrastructure-agnostic platform for the secure development, delivery, and sustainment of mission software across cloud, on-premises, and tactical edge environments.

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

Defense Tech, DevOps & Containers, Cloud Security, Edge Computing

Business Model

B2G

Customer Profile

Government Contracts, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

defense techDevSecOpsair-gapped softwaretactical edgesoftware modernizationKubernetesdisconnected operationsDIL environmentsmission softwaredefense softwaregovtechedge computingAI infrastructuredual-use technologyforward-deployed engineering

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Defense Unicorns comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
SUSE
81%
Sigma Defense Systems
79%
Palantir Technologies
78%

Defense Unicorns Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series BJan 13, 2026
Series AMar 7, 2024

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Eddie Zaneski

Field CTO

Executive Team

Scott Lamphear

CFO

Executive Team

Defense Unicorns Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Defense Unicorns investors
InvestorRounds
Uncorrelated VenturesSeries B
Atlantic Vantage PointSeries B
Uncorrelated VenturesSeries B
Sapphire VenturesSeries B, Series A
Bain Capital, LPSeries B
Valor Equity PartnersSeries B
United States Department of the Air ForceSeries A

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  • Mar 17, 2026

    Partnered with the Air Force Sustainment Center for F-22 continuous software delivery.

  • Mar 1, 2026

    Architecting enterprise systems for the U.S. Navy.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Antonio, Texas
Employee Range210
Year Founded2021
Last FundingJan 13, 2026

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