Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Jan 13, 2026	Series B	$136M	$1.00B?	Bain Capital	Ansa Capital, AVP, Sapphire Ventures, Valor Equity Partners	Confirmed
2024	Series A	$35.0M	—	Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures	—	Confirmed
Oct 18, 2022	Seed	$504K	—	—	—	Confirmed

Series B
Led by Bain Capital
With Ansa Capital, AVP, Sapphire Ventures, Valor Equity Partners
Valuation $1.00B?
Confirmed
$136M
Jan 13, 2026
Series A
Led by Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures
Confirmed
$35.0M
2024
Seed
Confirmed
$504K
Oct 18, 2022

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Government awards & programs2 awards · up to $365M ceiling

Awards received2

Awards received
Announced	Award	Agency	Type	Program	Obligated	Ceiling	Confidence
Sep 30, 2026	Department-wide UDS software single-award IDIQpress:defense-unicorns:2026-09-30:uds-idiq	Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground	IDIQ	—	—	Up to $350M	Confirmed
—	SpaceWERX STRATFI agreement to modernize launch-range IT and softwarepress:defense-unicorns:2024-03:stratfi-launch-ranges	U.S. Space Force	Other	—	—	Up to $15.0M	Reported

Department-wide UDS software single-award IDIQ
Sep 30, 2026 · IDIQ
From Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
Confirmed
Up to $350M
Ceiling
SpaceWERX STRATFI agreement to modernize launch-range IT and software
Undated · Other
From U.S. Space Force
Up to $15.0M
Ceiling

Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.

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Sep 30, 2026CompanyDefense Unicorns Awarded $350M Single Award IDIQ to Accelerate Software Delivery for the Department of WarPR Newswire via AP

Sep 30, 2026CompanyPR Newswire via APDefense Unicorns Awarded $350M Single Award IDIQ to Accelerate Software Delivery for the Department of War

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CompanyDefense Unicorns | The Airgap Software Company
Defense Unicorns · Supports Organization · name
“Defense Unicorns | The Airgap Software Company”
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DatabaseDefense Unicorns Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ
LeadIQ · Supports Organization · country
“located at 555 East Pike Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, United States”
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DatabaseDefense Unicorns — hq city
Supports Organization · hq city
“Defense Unicorns is headquartered in Colorado Springs,CO.”

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CompanyDefense Unicorns Awarded $350M Single Award IDIQ to Accelerate Software Delivery for the Department of War - Defense Unicorns
Supports Government award, System
“announced today it has been awarded a DoW-wide single-award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) with a ceiling value of $350 million.”
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CompanyDEFENSE UNICORNS RAISES $136 MILLION SERIES B - Defense Unicorns
Supports Funding round, System
“completion of a $136 million Series B financing round led by Bain Capital.”

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CompanyDEFENSE UNICORNS RAISES $136 MILLION SERIES B TO BUILD THE SOFTWARE BACKBONE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR
Defense Unicorns (PR Newswire) · Jan 13, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“announced the completion of a $136 million Series B financing round led by Bain Capital.”
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NewsDefense Unicorns valued at $1 billion in latest funding round
Reuters · Jan 13, 2026 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“bringing its valuation to over $1 billion”
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Regulatory filingForm D: Defense Unicorns, Inc.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Mar 4, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Issuer: Defense Unicorns, Inc.; Date of First Sale: 2024-02-16; Total Amount Sold: 34999979”
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Regulatory filingForm D: Defense Unicorns, Inc.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Oct 18, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“<totalAmountSold>504329</totalAmountSold>”
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CompanyDefense Unicorns | About Us
Defense Unicorns · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization, Organization · founded year, Role
“Defense Unicorns announced a $35M Series A investment, co-led by Ansa Capital and Sapphire Ventures”

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NewsSpace Force selects startup Defense Unicorns to update software at launch ranges
SpaceNews · Mar 13, 2024 · Supports Government award
“A startup named Defense Unicorns has won a $15 million contract to update IT systems and software applications used to support rocket launches at U.S. Space Force ranges.”

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