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Startup · United States

Deterrence

HQ DenverFounded 202411-50 employees

Deterrence is a defense technology company specializing in advanced autonomous manufacturing systems for critical energetic components, with a primary focus on primers. By integrating intelligent automation and computer vision, Deterrence replicates human dexterity with robotic precision, ensuring higher quality standards and enhanced safety in the production process. Their approach encompasses control over every aspect of production, from raw materials to finished products, bolstering America's defense capabilities and contributing to a more responsive defense supply chain ecosystem. Deterrence's mission is to create safer and smarter manufacturing systems that protect American workers and interests, harnessing American ingenuity to maintain strategic resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.

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Funding2 rounds · $12.1M

Equity raised
$12.1M
Latest
$10.1MSeed · Dec 12, 2024
Cumulative raised$12.1M
Apr 11, 2024Dec 12, 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.

Capabilities2

  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Automated manufacturing of energetic primers, stated to bolster America's defense capabilities and the defense supply chain.
    —Reported
  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Automated manufacturing of energetic primers, stated to bolster America's defense capabilities and the defense supply chain.
    —Reported

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

Sources8

Profile5

  1. 1

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 20)”
  2. 2

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
  3. 3
    CompanyDeterrence

    Deterrence · Supports Organization · name

    “Deterrence”
  4. 4

    finsmes.com · Supports Organization · country

    “Deterrence, a Fremont, CA- and Washington, DC-based defense technology company automating the production of energetics, raised a total of $10.1m in funding.”
  5. 5

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range

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

Funding2

  1. 6

    Deterrence · Dec 12, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “today announced a total of $10.1 million in funding after closing a seed round led by Riot Ventures with contributions from others including Definition Capital, Impatient Ventures, Valhalla Ventures, Banter Capital, and Dmitri Alperovitch”
  2. 7

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Apr 24, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $2,000,000 USD”

People1

  1. 8

    Black Flag · Supports Organization, Role

    “Deterrence is a defense technology company specializing in advanced autonomous manufacturing systems for critical energetic components, with a primary focus on”

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