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Aurelius Systems

HQ San Francisco, CAFounded 202411-50 employees

Autonomous directed-energy systems for counter-drone defense.

StartupDevelopment
Website
Total raised
$50.0M
2 rounds
Last round
$40.0M
Series A · Aug 5, 2026
Systems
2
Most mature: development
Mentions
4
Latest Aug 5, 2026

News4

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Funding2 rounds · $50.0M

Equity raised
$50.0M
Latest
$40.0MSeries A · Aug 5, 2026
Cumulative raised$50.0M
Sep 3, 2025Aug 5, 2026

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems2

Archimedes

A counter-UAS laser system.

Maturity not rated

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Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • Aurelius Systems San Francisco headquarters
    Headquarters · San Francisco, CA, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

People5

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Hiring Observations10 observed listings

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Sources27

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Profile7

  1. 1
    DatabaseAurelius Systems - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 19)”
  2. 2
    DatabaseAurelius Systems - 2026 Company Profile & Team - Tracxn

    Tracxn · Supports Organization · founded year

    “Aurelius Systems is a series A company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2024 by”
  3. 3
    OtherBlack Flag 100

    Black Flag · Supports Organization

    “​Aurelius Systems is a directed energy company specializing in edge-deployed laser systems for counter-unmanned aerial system (cUAS) applications. Their”
  4. 4
    OtherAurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Organization

    “Develops autonomous, AI-powered directed energy laser systems to neutralize drones and protect critical infrastructure across ground, air, sea, and space”
  5. 5
    DatabaseAurelius Systems - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · legal name

    “legal_name: Aurelius Systems, Inc.”
  6. 6
    CompanyOur Companies

    Decisive Point · Supports Organization

    “Aurelius is building low-cost directed energy laser systems for c-UAS applications”
  7. 7
    DatabaseAurelius Systems - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems3

  1. 8
    CompanyAurelius Systems Demonstrates Rapid Integration of Archimedes at U.S. Army Operation Jailbreak

    Aurelius Systems · Jul 7, 2026 · Supports System

    “With prototypes ready and available for delivery today, Archimedes provides scalable autonomous directed-energy capability”
  2. 9
    CompanyAurelius Systems Opens U.S. Manufacturing Line for High-Power Fiber Lasers

    Business Wire · Apr 29, 2026 · Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city, System

    “Aurelius Systems is a San Francisco-based defense technology company building autonomous laser systems.”
  3. 10
    CompanyAurelius Systems: Directed Energy Defense for Counter-UAS

    Aurelius Systems · Supports Organization, System

    “THE AUTONOMOUS LASER COMPANY.”

Funding5

  1. 11
    CompanyCORRECTING and REPLACING Aurelius Systems Secures $40M Series A to Meet Growing Demand for Counter-Drone Systems

    Business Wire · Aug 5, 2026 · Supports Funding round · announced on

    “Aurelius Systems today announced it has successfully closed a $40 million Series A funding round.”
  2. 12
    NewsAurelius Systems Raises $40M in Series A Funding

    FinSMEs · Aug 5, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “The round was co-led by Draper Associates and KAS Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst, Hanwha Asset Management Venture Fund, Outlander, Alumni Ventures, Bravo Victor Venture Capital (BVVC), Detroit Venture Partners, Decisive Point, and others.”
  3. 13
    Regulatory filingAurelius Systems, Inc. - SEC Form D (0002103974-26-000001)

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Jan 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $ 9,999,965 USD”
  4. 14
    CompanyAurelius Systems Raises $10 Million to Bring Autonomous Laser Defense to the Battlefield

    Business Wire · Sep 3, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced today the close of its $10 million seed round, co-led by General Catalyst and Draper Associates”
  5. 15
    NewsAurelius Raises $40M Series A for Laser Weapons

    Tectonic · Supports Funding round · amount

    “directed energy weapons startup Aurelius announced that it's raised a $40M Series A to scale up production of its flagship Archimedes laser c-UAS platform.”

Supply chain2

  1. 16
    CompanyAurelius Systems Announces Matt Oka as Chief Financial Officer

    Aurelius Systems · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Facility, Organization · status, Role

    “Based in San Francisco, CA, Aurelius develops AI-powered sensing, robotic directed-energy platforms”
  2. 17
    CompanyCareers | Aurelius Systems

    Aurelius Systems · Supports Facility

    “We are one of the few defense companies in a city built for tech.”

People2

  1. 18
    CompanyAurelius Systems Announces Brice Cooper as Chief Strategy Officer

    Aurelius Systems · Sep 29, 2026 · Supports Role

    “Aurelius Systems today announced that Brice Cooper has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer.”
  2. 19
    CompanyAurelius Systems — Advancing C-UAS through Directed Energy. | Founders, Inc.

    Founders Inc. · Supports Role

    “Founded by Michael LaFramboise and John Marmaduke, Aurelius Systems has garnered support from other prominent investors”

Other8

  1. 20
    CompanyAurelius Systems public job board

    Supports Job posting

    “Principal Robotics Software Engineer”
  2. 21
    OtherGeneral Interest - Talent Network - Aurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “General Interest - Talent Network”
  3. 22
    OtherHardware Engineer - Aurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Hardware Engineer”
  4. 23
    OtherLaser Engineer - Aurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Laser Engineer”
  5. 24
    OtherOptomechanical Engineer - R&D - Aurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Optomechanical Engineer - R&D”
  6. 25
    OtherPower Electronics Engineer - Aurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Power Electronics Engineer”
  7. 26
    OtherRobotics Software Systems Engineer - Aurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Robotics Software Systems Engineer”
  8. 27
    OtherSenior Test Engineer - R&D - Aurelius Systems - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Senior Test Engineer - R&D”

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