Value Add VC has tracked 47 Defense & Space venture rounds in 2026 totaling $18.7B, including 9 rounds ($527M) in Q4 2026. Ranked below: the biggest rounds, the companies that raised the most in 2026 and the ones with the highest reported valuations, and the most active lead investors.
Defense tech, space and government-technology startups. Private companies only; rounds tracked by Value Add VC, not a market total.
Methodology
Rounds tracked by Value Add VC from filings, wire releases and news outlets — not a total for the whole market or a complete list of every Defense & Space company. Data window: 2026 year-to-date for the biggest rounds, the companies that raised the most, and lead-investor rankings. Companies by valuation show each company's latest reported valuation (since mid-2025) — an older figure is left off rather than shown as current.
Ranked by dollar amount (rounds, companies by funding), by latest reported figure (companies by valuation), and by number of tracked deals led (investors). Public companies, debt, fund closes, acquisitions and unverified/rumored rounds are excluded.
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| # | Date | Company | Stage | Amount | Led by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 9, 2026 | Xona Space Systems | Undisclosed | $300M+ | — | TechCrunch |
| 2 | Oct 8, 2026 | Gallatin AI | Series A | $50M | 8VC, Silent Ventures | SiliconANGLE |
| 3 | Oct 12, 2026 | Fortem Technologies | Series B | $50M | — | Pulse 2.0 |
| 4 | Oct 6, 2026 | Hadrian | Undisclosed | $40M | Forgepoint Capital | Pulse2.com |
| 5 | Oct 10, 2026 | Fortastra | Series A | $30M | First In | Pulse 2.0 |
| 6 | Oct 6, 2026 | Furientis | Seed | $25M | Benchmark | TechCrunch |
| 7 | Oct 9, 2026 | Kapta Space | Series A | $24M | Washington Harbour Partners | PR Newswire |
| 8 | Oct 13, 2026 | Satlyt | Seed | $8M | — | TechCrunch |
| 9 | Oct 2, 2026 | Osavul | Series A | €8.5M | — | The SaaS News |
| # | Company | 2026 tracked funding | Tracked rounds | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril Industries | $5.0B | 1 | May 13, 2026 |
| 2 | Stoke Space | $2.1B | 3 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| 3 | Shield AI | $2.1B | 2 | May 1, 2026 |
| 4 | Saronic | $1.8B | 1 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| 5 | Hadrian | $1.4B | 2 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| 6 | Mach Industries | $900M | 2 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| 7 | Impulse Space | $808M | 2 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| 8 | Castelion | $800M | 1 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| 9 | Tekever | $580M | 1 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| 10 | K2 Space | $500M | 1 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Xona Space Systems | $470M | 2 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 12 | Muon Space | $250M | 1 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| 13 | Neros Technologies | $250M | 1 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| 14 | Starcloud | $250M | 1 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| 15 | Hubble Network | $200M | 1 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| # | Company | Valuation | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril Industries | $61B | 2026-05-13 | TechCrunch |
| 2 | Castelion | $13B | 2026-08-19 | Castelion |
| 3 | Shield AI | $12.7B | 2026-03-26 | TechCrunch |
| 4 | Stoke Space | $10B | 2026-09-08 | TechCrunch |
| 5 | Saronic | $9.25B | 2026-03-31 | PR Newswire |
| 6 | Hadrian | $7.87B | 2026-08-06 | Hadrian |
| 7 | K2 Space | $6.8B (Series D, Jul 2026) | 2026-07 | no source link |
| 8 | Tekever | $6.4B | 2026-09-23 | Tech Funding News |
| 9 | Mach Industries | $3.7B | 2026-09-10 | TechCrunch |
| 10 | Hubble Network | $1.6B | 2026-09-23 | GeekWire |
| 11 | Muon Space | $1.5B | 2026-08-20 | SatNews |
| 12 | Cathedral | $1.4B | 2026-07-22 | U.S. News (Reuters) |
| 13 | Twenty | $1B | 2026-06-17 | SiliconANGLE |
| 14 | Furientis | $125M | 2026-10-06 | TechCrunch |
| # | Date | Company | Stage | Amount | Led by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 13, 2026 | Satlyt | Seed | $8M | — | TechCrunch |
| 2 | Oct 12, 2026 | Fortem Technologies | Series B | $50M | — | Pulse 2.0 |
| 3 | Oct 10, 2026 | Fortastra | Series A | $30M | First In | Pulse 2.0 |
| 4 | Oct 9, 2026 | Kapta Space | Series A | $24M | Washington Harbour Partners | PR Newswire |
| 5 | Oct 9, 2026 | Xona Space Systems | Undisclosed | $300M+ | — | TechCrunch |
| 6 | Oct 8, 2026 | Gallatin AI | Series A | $50M | 8VC, Silent Ventures | SiliconANGLE |
| 7 | Oct 6, 2026 | Furientis | Seed | $25M | Benchmark | TechCrunch |
| 8 | Oct 6, 2026 | Hadrian | Undisclosed | $40M | Forgepoint Capital | Pulse2.com |
| 9 | Oct 2, 2026 | Osavul | Series A | €8.5M | — | The SaaS News |
| 10 | Sep 28, 2026 | Quartermaster | Series B | $100M | Insight Partners, Overmatch Ventures | TechCrunch |
| 11 | Sep 23, 2026 | Hubble Network | Series C | $200M | Smith Point Capital | GeekWire |
| 12 | Sep 23, 2026 | Tekever | Series D | $580M | UC Investments, Baillie Gifford | Tech Funding News |
| 13 | Sep 16, 2026 | Impulse Space | Series D | $308M | — | Investing.com |