Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles |

With just two weeks to go,StrictlyVCLos Angelesis quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech…

ELRON VENTURES ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT OF UP TO $300 MILLION WITH RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE ITS M&A STRATEGY FOCUSED ON ACQUIRING DUAL-USE DEFENSE-TECH COMPANIES

Under the investment plan,Elron and Rafael are equally funding a commitment of up to $300 million over a period of approximately three years, subject to…

Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year |

Mach Industries, the three-year-old defense tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300 million Series C at a $1.8…

Rocket One Accepted into AMD AI Developer Program to Advance Simulation of Next-Generation Nanomagnetic AI Accelerator Architecture for AI, Defense and Space Applications

Access to AI Developer Cloud Resources is Expected to be Utilized to Support Modeling of Energy-Efficient Semiconductor Technologies for AI, Defense and Space Applications /PRNewswire/…

The Great Security Culture Shift: Building a Proactive Defense in an Era of Advanced Threat and Social Engineering

Imagine you’re on LinkedIn using your work laptop when a co-worker messages you a document for review. You click the attachment—which looks like a standard…

US defense contractor who sold hacking tools to Russian broker ordered to pay $10M to former employers |

9:43 AM PDT · May 8, 2026 Peter Williams, a veteran cybersecurity executive who was the head of the hacking and surveillance tech division of…

Veteran Ventures Capital Invests in Hybron Technologies to Accelerate Next-Generation Defense Manufacturing

Investment from Veteran Ventures Capital’s Veterans Fund II supports breakthrough composite manufacturing platform designed to accelerate production of critical aerospace and defense components /PRNewswire/ —…

Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal |

In Brief Posted: 11:05 AM PDT · March 26, 2026 Autonomous military aircraft maker Shield AI has raised $1.5 billion in Series G funding at…

Arc expands into electric commercial and defense boats with $50M raise |

Los Angeles startup Arc Boat Company wants to expand its nascent commercial business and even sell electric propulsion systems to defense contractors, in an attempt…

OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic's defense in DOD lawsuit |

2:15 PM PDT · March 9, 2026 More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees filed a statement Monday supporting Anthropic’s lawsuit against the U.S.…