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Smack Technologies

HQ El Segundo, United StatesFounded 202411-50 employees

US developer of domain-specific AI decision-support models trained with deep reinforcement learning in synthetic warfare environments; products are Omega (command-level planning and fires) and Alpha (edge decision platform with proprietary hardware).

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Products2

Alpha

Edge decision platform pairing Smack's models with proprietary hardware for frontline units and autonomous platforms in DDIL conditions; hardware funded by the 2026 Series B.

Development

Omega

Smack's command-level decision platform: reinforcement-learning and computer-vision models for campaign and fires planning, course-of-action generation and plan repair.

Prototype

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

Technologies2

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Funding2 rounds · $93.0M

Disclosed
$93.0M
Latest
$61.0MSeries B · Aug 18, 2026
Cumulative raised$93.0M
Mar 2, 2026Aug 18, 2026

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

Government awards & programs5 awards · $7.1M obligated · 1 program

Awards received5

  • Prototype agreement for maritime operational planning and decision support (Omega)
    Aug 4, 2026 · OTA
    Undisclosed
  • Prototype OT (IDV): Tower Deployment (NAVWAR)
    Sep 19, 2025 · OTA
    Confirmed
    $6.1M
    Obligated
  • Joint Fires Network and Marine Corps Warfighting Lab prototyping contracts (Omega)
    Jul 22, 2025 · Other
    Undisclosed
  • Prototype OT for research and engineering (WHS, funded by the Chief Digital and AI Office)
    Apr 25, 2025 · OTA
    Confirmed
    $746K
    Obligated
  • Subcontract under Stephenson Stellar contract FA875021C1503: Future Operations Command Unified System (FOCUS)
    Apr 8, 2025 · Contract
    Confirmed
    $286K
    Obligated

Programs1

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.

People4

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
52
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
4,860
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.

Sources18

Profile4

  1. 1

    Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2026 · Supports Organization · hq city

    “Smack Technologies, an El Segundo-based startup focused on national security, secured $32 million in funding through Series A”
  2. 2

    Smack Technologies · Supports Organization · name

    “Smack Technologies: The Frontier AI Lab for National Security”
  3. 3

    Black Flag · Supports Organization

    “Develops advanced AI orchestration platforms for national security, enabling rapid, high-quality decision-making and situational awareness in modern defense”
  4. 4

    Linkedin via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · logo

    “{"company_size": "11-50 employees"}”

Products1

  1. 5

    Smack Technologies · Supports System, System · system input:edge-ai-compute

    “Smack's decision platform for commanders that leverages our proprietary models to convert multimodal data and inputs into structured decision support”

Technologies3

  1. 6

    Smack Technologies · Aug 18, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization technology

    “Today, Smack is proud to announce our $61M Series B fundraise”
  2. 7

    Smack Technologies · Jul 22, 2025 · Supports Government award, Organization technology

    “Smack Technologies has been awarded two prototyping contracts from the Joint Fires Network (JFN) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL).”
  3. 8

    Black Flag · Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “Smack Technologies builds domain-specific AI models that fuse multimodal data in real time for automated defense decision making.”

Funding4

  1. 9

    SEC EDGAR · Sep 17, 2026 · Supports Funding round · investors

    “Issuer: First In Patriot Smack LLC; Industry: Pooled Investment Fund; Date of First Sale: 2026-05-26; Total Amount Sold: 16817500; Total Number Already Invested: 51; Related persons: Forbes Reynolds McPherson, Arthur Karell (issuer's managing members)”
  2. 10

    Defense Daily · Aug 18, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “The Series B round was led by Costanoa Ventures and First In and brings Smack's total capital raised to over $90 million.”
  3. 11

    PR Newswire · Aug 18, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “today announced it has raised a $61 million Series B financing round led by Costanoa Ventures and First In, with participation from Point72 Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Nomi Capital, Felicis, Scribble Ventures, Fortitude Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, and Palumni VC”
  4. 12

    Smack Technologies · Mar 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization, Role

    “Geodesic Capital and Costanoa Ventures led the Series A round, with participation from Point72 Ventures, Felicis, First In, Scribble Ventures, Bloomberg Beta”

Government4

  1. 13

    Smack Technologies · Aug 4, 2026 · Supports Government award

    “This is why Smack was awarded a competitive prototype agreement to support maritime operational planning and decision-making.”
  2. 14

    FPDS-NG · Sep 19, 2025 · Supports Government award, Government award · obligated amount

    “New OTHER TRANSACTION IDV N000392590003 awarded to SMACK TECHNOLOGIES INC. for the amount of $5,836,000; Description: TOWER DEPLOYMENT; Contracting office: NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS”
  3. 15

    FPDS-NG · Apr 25, 2025 · Supports Government award · obligated amount

    “New OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT HQ00342590007 awarded to SMACK TECHNOLOGIES INC. for the amount of $745,522.83; Description: OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING; Funding office: OFFICE, CHIEF DIGITAL & AI OFFICER”
  4. 16

    USAspending.gov · Apr 8, 2025 · Supports Government award · obligated amount

    “Sub-Award Amount: 285,898.00; Sub-Award Description: FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS COMMAND UNIFIED SYSTEM (FOCUS). CHANGED FROM AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED TO DEFINITIZED PURCHASE ORDER THEREBY INCREASING THE AMOUNT FROM $95,300 TO $285,898.”

People2

  1. 17

    Smack Technologies · Supports Role

    “Dan Gould Head of Strategy & Co-Founder”
  2. 18

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders

    “{"founders": [{"id": "andy-markoff", "type": "person", "value": "Andy Markoff"}, {"id": "clint-alanis", "type": "person", "value": "Clint Alanis"}, {"id": "dan-gould-b649", "type": "person", "value": "Dan Gould"}]}”

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