Aventra Defense Systems (Series A)
Funding Details
Awarder
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Date Award
October 6, 2026
Vertical
Defense Technology
Funding Amount
$17,500,000
Company Info
Founders
Michael Weigand, Brian Retherford, Jessup Meng
Market
Defense
Location
Herndon, Virginia, USA
Coinvestors
Lavrock Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Sands Capital, Langford Industries, Western Alliance Bank
Company Description

Aventra Defense Systems is a defense technology company building autonomous stratospheric and ultra-long-range ISR and precision effects platforms. The company's Piranha platform is an autonomous precision payload system designed for rapid fielding and employment across ISR, electronic warfare, and kinetic mission sets from stratospheric altitudes.

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