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| Name | Category | Founded Year | City | Funds Raised (USD) | Total Valuation (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 AerialX | Anti-Drone Missiles | Vancouver | |||
| 🇧🇷 Altave | Surveillance Balloons | São José dos Campos | |||
| 🇺🇸 Anduril Industries | Autonomous Defense | 2017 | Irvine | $2B Series F | $14B |
| 🇺🇸 Applied Intuition | Simulation Software | Mountain View | |||
| 🇩🇪 ARX Robotics | UGV Systems | Munich | €31M | ||
| 🇨🇦 Avalon Holographics | 3D Displays | St. John’s | |||
| 🇨🇦 Bionic Power | Energy Harvesting | Vancouver | |||
| 🇺🇸 Clarifai | Computer Vision | 2013 | New York | $60M Series C | |
| 🇦🇺 DEWC Systems | Electronic Warfare | Adelaide | |||
| 🇩🇪 DeepSafety | LiDAR Sensors | Nuremberg | |||
| 🇨🇳 DeepSeek | AI Systems | Hangzhou | Significant | ||
| 🇨🇦 Fatigue Science | Fatigue Management | Vancouver | |||
| 🇩🇪 FibreCoat | Materials Science | Aachen | |||
| 🇦🇷 FixView | Surveillance Cameras | Córdoba | |||
| 🇩🇪 Helsing | Defense AI | 2021 | Munich | $600M Series D | $5.4B |
| 🇨🇳 Horizon Robotics | AI Chips | Beijing | Large rounds | ||
| 🇦🇺 Marathon Targets | Robotic Targets | Sydney | |||
| 🇨🇦 Paladin AI | AI Training | Montreal | |||
| 🇦🇺 Q-CTRL | Quantum Sensing | 2017 | Sydney | $74M Series B | |
| 🇩🇪 Quantum-Systems | Fixed-wing Drones | Munich | €160M Series C | Unicorn | |
| 🇦🇺 Quasar Satellite Technologies | Satellite Antennas | Sydney | |||
| 🇺🇸 Shield AI | Autonomous Systems | 2015 | San Diego | $1.2B | $5.3B |
| 🇧🇷 Sikur | Secure Communications | Brasília | |||
| 🇦🇺 Skyborne Technologies | Aerial Robotics | Brisbane | |||
| 🇦🇺 Visionary Machines | Counter-Drone AI | Melbourne | |||
| 🇩🇪 WARGdrones | EOD Drones | Düsseldorf | |||
| 🇧🇷 XMobots | Drones | São Carlos | |||
| 🇨🇳 Yunzhou Tech | Surface Vessels | Zhuhai | $60M+ | ||
| 🇨🇳 Ziyan UAV | Unmanned Helicopters | Zhuhai | VC funded |
Source. Global Institute of National Capability, July 2025
