Defense Unicorns specializes in platform technologies that enable rapid and reliable delivery of capabilities across a wide range of mission and technology areas. We support open architecture platforms for secure mission systems that provide optionality for the end user, promote scalability, and allow for continuous identification and integration of new products and services while avoiding vendor lock. Our open approach creates partnership opportunities across the software ecosystem.
Our people are innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across DoD and the broader federal market.
Let's drive change together. Get in touch at hello@defenseunicorns.com
Our people are innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across DoD and the broader federal market.
Let's drive change together. Get in touch at hello@defenseunicorns.com
Location: United States
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $171M
Valuation: $1B
Founded date: 2021
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Global Ven... | globalvent... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 15.01.2026 | Series B | $136M | Sapphire V... |
| 07.03.2024 | Series A | $35M | - |
Mentions in press and media 13
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| 14.09.2026 | A pair of CEO transitions and more leadership moves to note | DH Technologies Lee Berlin has moved up to chief executive after 10 years at the technology product reseller, where he has been its chief financial officer since first joining. Berlin now leads DH Tech’s strategy that centers around virtual... |
| 16.01.2026 | WitnessAI Secures $58M for Global AI Security Expansion | WitnessAI, an AI security and governance leader, secured $58 million in strategic funding. This significant capital infusion propels global market expansion and accelerates critical product development. The focus: securing the burgeoning la... |
| 15.01.2026 | Defense Unicorns Achieves Unicorn Status with $136M Funding | Defense Unicorns secured $136 million in Series B funding. This propels its valuation past $1 billion. The company revolutionizes national security software. It specializes in airgap-native solutions for military systems. Its Unicorn Delive... |
| 15.01.2026 | Defense software, cyber and aircraft highlight the week in venture rounds | Defense Unicorns This veteran-owned defense technology company has fetched $136 million in Series B capital to support the further development and scaling of its airgap software for national security mission systems. Defense Unicorns was co... |
| 14.01.2026 | Defense Unicorns: $136 Million Series B Raised At $1+ Billion Valuation For Security Platform | Defense Unicorns, a provider of software delivery technology for disconnected and high-security environments, said it has raised a $136 million Series B round led by Bain Capital’s Tech Opportunities fund, pushing the company past a $1 bill... |
| 13.01.2026 | Defense Unicorns Raises $136M in Series B Funding at over $1 Billion Valuation | Defense Unicorns, a San Antonio, Texas-based developer of airgap software for national security mission systems, raised $136m in Series B financing at a valuation of over $1 billion. The round was led by Bain Capital, with participation fro... |
| 13.01.2026 | WitnessAI Raises $58M in Funding | WitnessAI, a Mountain View, CA-based provider of an AI security platform, raised $58M in funding. The round was led by Sound Ventures, Anthropic, and SentinelOne, with participation from Fin Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, and... |
| 13.01.2026 | Defense Unicorns becomes $1B startup after $136M Series B funding led by Bain Capital | Defense Unicorns just crossed a major milestone — and it did so with a serious show of investor confidence. The Colorado-based defense software startup has raised $136 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital, pushing its valuation p... |
| 13.01.2026 | Defense Unicorns Closes $136M Series B | SAN ANTONIO, TX, Today, Defense Unicorns, the leader in airgap software delivery for national security mission systems, announced the completion of a $136 million Series B financing round led by Bain Capital. >> Click here for more f... |
| 07.03.2024 | Defense Unicorns Raises $35M in Series A Funding | Defense Unicorns, a Colorado Springs, CO-based software startup providing open source software and AI capabilities for National Security systems, raised $35M in Series A funding. The round was led by Sapphire Ventures and Ansa Capital. The ... |
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