Hot Defense startups hiring
First on the list in November 2026: Mach Industries, Neros Technologies and Asylon Robotics.
Latest to raise: Gallatin, which raised $50M Series A in October 2026. Updated , using Saywise's data on startup funding and open roles. See how we rank them.
Find my matchesThe top 25, November 2026
1
Mach Industries
Building next-generation defense systems.
Raised $600M Series C in September 2026
49 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Bedrock, Bedrock Capital
180open roles$75k – $280k a year
2
Neros Technologies
Delivering credible deterrence for America and its allies by mass manufacturing robotic defense systems.
Raised $250M Series C in August 2026
17 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, American Strategic Technology Fund
106open roles$68k – $384k a year
3
Raised a round in September 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Insight Partners
Investors: Insight Partners, Decisive Point, Veteran Ventures Capital
15open roles$55k – $160k a year
- 4
Anduril
American defense contractor
Raised $5B Series H in May 2026
688 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Thrive Capital
2,352 open roles$11k – $395k a year
- 5
True Anomaly
Delivering decisive capabilities for space superiority.
Raised $650M Series D in April 2026
45 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Accel
Investors: Accel, Champion Hill Ventures, Eclipse, Narya
216 open roles$55k – $380k a year
- 6
Shield AI
Autonomy for the world.
Raised $2B in June 2026
158 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Advent International, Hanwha Aerospace, JPMorgan's Security and Resiliency Initiative, L3Harris Technologies
670 open roles$50k – $1000k a year
- 7
Onebrief
Plan at the speed of war
Raised a Other round in July 2026
18 new roles in 30 days
YC S21
Investors: Y Combinator, Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures
26 open roles$90k – $300k a year
- 8
Wardstone
The Modular Interceptor Platform
Raised $5M Seed in February 2026
18 new roles in 30 days
YC F25
Investors: Y Combinator
18 open roles$60k – $240k a year
- 9
Aurelius Systems
Autonomous Laser Systems for Counter Drone Defense
Raised $40M Series A in August 2026
4 new roles in 30 days
Backed by General Catalyst
Investors: General Catalyst, Draper Associates, KAS Venture Partners
12 open roles$90k – $315k a year
- 10
Gallatin
Logistics at the speed of relevance
Raised $50M Series A in October 2026
4 new roles in 30 days
Investors: 8VC, Silent Ventures
18 open roles$80k – $210k a year
- 11
Raised $100M Debt in September 2026
2 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Insight Partners
Investors: Insight Partners, Overmatch Ventures
6 open roles$170k – $260k a year
- 12
9 Mothers
Cost effective C-UAS.
Raised a Pre-seed round in June 2026
6 new roles in 30 days
YC X26
Investors: Y Combinator
17 open roles$75k – $400k a year
- 13
Firestorm
Modular Unmanned Autonomous Systems | Designed for the Warfighter, Built at the Edge.
Raised $82M Series B in April 2026
25 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Washington Harbour Partners
63 open roles$75k – $247k a year
- 14
Defense Unicorns
Get software to warfighters.
Raised $136M Series B in January 2026
18 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Bain Capital
52 open roles$100k – $242k a year
- 15
Swarm Aero
Building the largest UAV swarm on the planet.
Raised $35M Series A in March 2026
13 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Silent Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures
34 open roles$55k – $310k a year
- 16
Seasats
Ocean Autonomy That Works
Raised $20M Series A in April 2026
21 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Konvoy Ventures
21 open roles$71k – $220k a year
- 17
Andrenam
Andrenam is building an AI-powered, distributed maritime sensing network for persistent autonomous awareness from surface to seabed.
Raised $18M Series A in July 2026
5 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Upfront Ventures
17 open roles$95k – $250k a year
- 18
HawkEye 360
Equipping defense and intelligence leaders with mission-critical signals intelligence for better decision making.
Raised a Debt round in May 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
24 open roles$70k – $235k a year
- 19
Red 6
A revolutionary technology firm at the forefront of Augmented Reality and synthetic Air Combat Training.
Raised a Debt round in May 2026
6 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Alumni Ventures
Investors: Alumni Ventures, RedBird Capital Partners
13 open roles$60k – $275k a year
- 20
Raised a Series A round in July 2026
3 new roles in 30 days
YC S23
Investors: Y Combinator
6 open roles$125k – $225k a year
- 21
Integrate
From disconnected data, to revenue ready leads.
11 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Alumni Ventures
Investors: Alumni Ventures, Audax Private Equity, Boulder, Boulder Ventures
11 open roles$90k – $210k a year
- 22
Overland AI
Prevail Over Land.
Raised $80M Debt in February 2026
9 new roles in 30 days
Investors: 8VC
45 open roles$81k – $320k a year
- 23
Chaos
Chaos provides world-class visualization solutions helping you share ideas, optimize workflows and create experiences.
Raised a Series D round in November 2025
83 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Valor Equity Partners
158 open roles$80k – $339k a year
- 24
Two Six Technologies
Innovation at speed to solve global challenges.
Raised a round in January 2026
30 new roles in 30 days
103 open roles$75k – $324k a year
- 25
Raised a Pre-seed round in September 2026
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
3 open roles$100k – $170k a year
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