It's a true honor to work with the amazing team at Neros, and this round is a testament to all the work that has gone into rapid growth, getting useful products into the hands of warfighters.
With the continued success of Archer in the battlefield and U.S. programs, we're taking the leap to become a multi-capability defense company.
The aperture of hard problems ahead continues to widen, but we're fueled by the mission of delivering credible deterrence to America and her allies.
Today, we announce our Series C Funding of $250M at $2.5B post money valuation to scale our Autonomous and Interceptor drone programs.
This round of funding is co-led by Sequoia Capital and American Strategic Technology Fund (ASTF) with participation by Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital, and Dylan Field.
These funds will accelerate the development and production ramps for new drone programs including Archer AI, an FPV platform augmented with autonomy features including Terminal Guidance and GPS-denied Position Hold, and Bandit, a c-UAS interceptor drone intended to counter Class 2 and 3 drone threats including Shahed-style systems.
These platforms are being developed with the hardware and compute required for multi-asset control (often called “swarming”) while retaining the cost efficiency Neros is known for – and that’s essential to achieving true attritable mass.
Both Archer AI and Bandit will be deployed for combat by the end of 2026.