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Startup · United States

Obviant

HQ Washington, United StatesFounded 202111-50 employees

Data aggregation and decision-support software for defense acquisition.

Startup
WebsiteLinkedIn
Total raised
$7.1M
1 round
Last round
$7.1M
Seed · Jun 24, 2025
Gov. awards
Up to $99.0M
ceiling · 1 award

Funding1 round · $7.1M

Disclosed
$7.1M
Latest
$7.1MSeed · Jun 24, 2025

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

Government awards & programs1 award · up to $99.0M ceiling

Awards received1

  • DIU prototype OT for authoritative defense acquisition data and AI analytics
    Undated · OTA
    From Defense Innovation Unit
    Up to $99.0M
    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.

People2

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
23
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
2,397
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.

Sources7

Profile4

  1. 1
    CompanyShield Capital - Investing in Technologies that Matter

    Shield Capital · Supports Organization · kind

    “Shield Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies”
  2. 2
    DatabaseObviant — LinkedIn company profile

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

    “{"company_size": "11-50 employees"}”
  3. 3
    CompanyObviant

    Obviant · Supports Organization · name

    “Obviant”
  4. 4
    CompanyObviant

    Obviant · Supports Organization

    “Data Source of Truth for Defense Acquisition”

Funding1

  1. 5
    CompanyObviant Raises $7.1M in Funding to Scale its Data Intelligence Platform for Defense Acquisition, Contracting and Budgeting

    Business Wire (Obviant) · Jun 24, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · announced on, Funding round · investors

    “today announced $7.1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Shield Capital with participation from Motivate Venture Capital”

Government1

  1. 6
    NewsStartup Obviant wins $99M from DIU for AI acquisition data analytics - Breaking Defense

    Breaking Defense · Nov 7, 2025 · Supports Government award

    “but awarded Sept. 24, runs through the end of 2026 and has a maximum value, if the government exercises all options, of $99 million.”

People1

  1. 7
    DatabaseObviant — crunchbase profile

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders

    “{"founders": [{"id": "brendan-karp", "type": "person", "value": "Brendan Karp"}, {"id": "dylan-taylor-373a", "type": "person", "value": "Dylan Taylor"}]}”

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