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Startup · United States

Firestorm Labs

HQ San Diego, United StatesFounded 202251-200 employees

Expeditionary manufacturing and modular unmanned aircraft for defense.

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Products2

Squall

Additively manufactured FPV aircraft platform.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a product for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Funding9 rounds · $159M

Disclosed
$159M
Latest
$82.0MSeries B · Apr 29, 2026
Cumulative raised$159M
Mar 24, 2023Apr 29, 2026

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 $130M ceiling

Awards received2

  • APFIT award for xCell mobile manufacturing units and Tempest drones (Indo-Pacific)
    May 7, 2026 · Contract
    Up to $30.0M
    Ceiling
  • Air Force IDIQ for additive UAS development and procurement
    Jan 23, 2025 · IDIQ
    Up to $100M
    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.

People3

Hiring observations5 listings

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
224
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
42,116
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources19

Profile4

  1. 1

    Black Flag · Supports Organization

    “Firestorm is revolutionizing the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry by developing mission-adaptable aerial vehicles that significantly reduce total cost of”
  2. 2

    Black Flag · Supports Organization

    “This company develops modular, mission-adaptable unmanned aerial systems and supporting technologies to make advanced drones more accessible, affordable, and”
  3. 3

    Firestorm · Supports Organization · name

    “FIRESTORM LABS”
  4. 4

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”

Products1

  1. 5

    Firestorm Labs · Supports Organization, Role, System

    “Firestorm Labs equips warfighters with mission-critical capabilities at the point of need”

Funding13

  1. 6

    Tectonic · May 7, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Government award · ceiling usd

    “Fresh off an $82M Series B last week”
  2. 7

    TechCrunch · Apr 29, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “it has raised $82 million in Series B funding led by Washington Harbour Partners”
  3. 8

    ACCESS Newswire (Firestorm Labs) · Apr 29, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · announced on, Funding round · investors, Organization

    “announced today that it has secured $82M in Series B funding”
  4. 9

    U.S. SEC EDGAR · Mar 4, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “<totalAmountSold>35000000</totalAmountSold>”
  5. 10

    U.S. SEC EDGAR · Jan 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “<totalAmountSold>5000000</totalAmountSold>”
  6. 11

    U.S. SEC EDGAR · Oct 10, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “<totalAmountSold>2500000</totalAmountSold>”
  7. 12

    Business of San Diego · Jul 18, 2025 · Supports Funding round · investors

    “The round was led by [**New Enterprise Associates**](https://www.nea.com/)”
  8. 13

    Firestorm Labs / PR Newswire · Jul 16, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “has secured $47 million in Series A funding”
  9. 14

    Firestorm Labs / PR Newswire · Mar 21, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “has announced $12.5M in seed investment by Lockheed Martin Ventures and prominent defense investors”
  10. 15

    U.S. SEC EDGAR · Mar 11, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “<totalAmountSold>8019500</totalAmountSold>”
  11. 16

    U.S. SEC EDGAR · Mar 24, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “<totalAmountSold>2140000</totalAmountSold>”
  12. 17

    Aerospace Global News · Supports Funding round · investors

    “Firestorm investors include Lockheed Martin, Decisive Point, Silent Ventures, 645 Ventures, Overmatch VC, BVVC, Marquee Ventures, Cubit Capital, IronGate, Backswing Ventures, The Veteran Fund, Feld Ventures, Beyond Capital, and RedCat.”
  13. 18

    Crunchbase · Supports Funding round

    “Seed Round - Firestorm”

Government1

  1. 19

    Supports Government award, Government award · ceiling usd

    “$100 million, 5-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract”

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