ARTIV Air
Software for airlift planning and scenario optimization of cargo and personnel movements.
Maturity not rated
Supplier · United States
Defcon AI
HQ McLeanFounded 202211-50 employees
Developer of AI optimization software for national security, logistics and other complex operational environments.
Funding1 round · $44.0M
- Equity raised
- $44.0M
- Latest
- $44.0MSeed · Aug 20, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2024 | Seed | $44.0M | — | Bessemer Venture Partners | Fifth Growth Fund, Red Cell Partners | Confirmed |
- $44.0MAug 20, 2024
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.
Systems4
DockForge
Software for scheduling ship maintenance against dry-dock and shipyard capacity.
Maturity not rated
R-ALIGN
Software for resilient logistics planning across multimodal military and coalition networks.
Maturity not rated
R-IMS
Infrastructure planning software for capacity, project dependencies and disruption scenarios.
Maturity not rated
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military logistics software | Developer | — | — | — | Reported |
| Predictive logistics decision support | Developer | — | — | — | Reported |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 supplier
Suppliers1
| Supplier | Supplies | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Front Systems | — | Named existing Game Warden customer preparing for AWS European Sovereign Cloud; this source does not confirm a completed ESC deployment. | Reported |
- Named existing Game Warden customer preparing for AWS European Sovereign Cloud; this source does not confirm a completed ESC deployment.
People2
- Paul Selva
Co-founder
- Yisroel Brumer
Co-founder
Sources9
Profile5
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 35)”
- 2DatabaseDEFCON AI — hq city
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“Location:Mclean,Virginia,United States”
- 3
- 4CompanyDEFCON AI — official website
Supports Organization · description, Organization · website
“DEFCON AI brings advanced AI and optimization to complex operational environments.”
- 5
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Systems1
- 6
Supports Organization technology, System
“ARTIV Air empowers planners to route cargo and personnel”
Funding2
- 7
The AI Insider (Business Wire release) · Aug 21, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“today announced that it has raised $44 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Fifth Growth Fund and Red Cell Partners, among others.”
- 8
Aug 20, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Organization, Organization · ownership, Role
“it has raised $44 million in Seed funding”
Supply chain1
- 9
Second Front Systems · Dec 3, 2025 · Supports Organization, Supply relationship
“DEFCON AI”
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