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Funding and backers

Total raised
$44M
1 round on record
Latest round
$44M
Seed · Aug 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
3
+2 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Red Cell Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners
The money's age
Long since its last round
25 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
27/100
hiring for its size
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 20, 2024 Raised a round Seed $44M · SiliconANGLE 2022 Founded
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Seed Aug 2024 $44M — SiliconANGLE
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Overview

Defcon AI is a company focused on transforming logistics and supply chain operations using AI-driven technologies. The company addresses disruptions caused by natural disasters, unanticipated events, and opponents through sophisticated software modeling and intelligent agents. Defcon AI aims to integrate next-generation technologies within logistics and decision-making processes to improve response planning in complex and contested environments.

News

News YahooFinance 4 months ago
DEFCON AI Appoints Lieutenant General (Ret.) Matthew "Jerry" Glavy as Vice President of Marine Corps Programs
MCLEAN, Va., June 25, 2026--DEFCON AI today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General (Retired) Matthew "Jerry" Glavy as Vice President of Marine Corps Programs, where he will lead the execution of its recently awarded U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Co
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News Pulse 2.0 2 years ago
DEFCON AI: Defense Tech Raises $44 Million (Seed)
DEFCON AI, an insights company building a next-generation modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) toolset for the modern military environment, announced that it had raised $44 million in Seed funding. This funding round was led by Bessemer Venture Partn
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News Washington Technology 2 years ago
Defcon AI fetches $44M in seed capital
The defense tech startup is building a new toolset for military leaders to direct troop and fleet movements.
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News SiliconANGLE 2 years ago
Defense tech startup Defcon AI raises $44M to improve military logistics
Defense tech startup Defcon AI raises $44M to improve military logistics - SiliconANGLE
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Defcon Ai over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
39
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
84/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
Bash
PowerShell
Cloud & platforms
AWS
AWS Bedrock
Amazon EC2
Amazon S3
AI & ML
ChatGPT
Claude
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Full Defcon Ai tech stack 39 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$200k
Typical range
$190k – $200k
Open positions
3
3 Jobs
Middle 33.3%
Senior 66.7%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 1 $190k $190k
Senior 2 $200k $200k
Highest paying role ML Engineer, Retrieval & Grounded Generation $200k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
83/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
3
2 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
67% ▲
Backend
33% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Machine Learning to stack Oct 2026
Added RAG to stack Oct 2026
Added Fine-tuning to stack Oct 2026
Added Embeddings to stack Oct 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
Added SIEM to stack Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack Sep 2026
Added DLP to stack Sep 2026
Added OpenAI to stack Aug 2026
Added IAM to stack Aug 2026
Added GitLab to stack Aug 2026
Added GitHub to stack Aug 2026

Jobs

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Machine Learning
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$165k – $200k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Top Secret • 5+ years exp • PhD
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$160k – $190k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Secret • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • United States
Python
PowerShell
Bash
Copilot
Claude
ChatGPT
AWS Bedrock
OpenAI
Anthropic
DevOps
Splunk
Terraform
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Azure
CI/CD
Windows Server
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
Azure AKS
Amazon EC2
GitHub
GitLab
Amazon S3
IAM
Amazon ECS
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Defender
CIS Benchmarks
SOC 2
HIPAA
NIST 800-171
FedRAMP
Least Privilege
Microsoft Entra ID
SIEM
DLP
Cryptography
Vault
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Financials

Total raised
$44M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Seed 2024 $44M Details