Startup · United States
Rebellion Defense
HQ Washington, District of ColumbiaFounded 202511-50 employeesUpdated
Defense software company documented in April 2025 developing Iris tracking, predictive analytics and adaptive planning software for defense and national security missions.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $0 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $1.7M |
| FY2023 | $7.0M |
| FY2022 | $4.1M |
| FY2021 | $1.5M |
| FY2020 | $100K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- REBELLION DEFENSE, LLC · KV99RGJA8NK3 · $14.4M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Rebellion Defense only for the period a subsidiary reported Rebellion Defense as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Funding4 rounds · ~$224M
- Equity raised
- ~$224M
- Latest
- $150MSeries B · Sep 15, 2021
- Last valuation
- $1.00BprePre-money · Series B · Sep 15, 2021
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2021 | Series B | $150M | $1.00Bpre | Insight Partners, Venrock | Innovation Endeavors | Reported |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Series A | ~$62.5M | — | — | Innovation Endeavors, Kleiner Perkins | Speculative |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Seed | $11.3M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 1, 2019 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- $150MSep 15, 2021
- ~$62.5MApr 21, 2021
- Seed$11.3MJul 29, 2019
- SeedUndisclosedJan 1, 2019
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.
Systems1
- IrisSoftware for tracking, predictive analytics and adaptive planning.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command, control and communications | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense software for defense and national security missions, covering tracking, predictive analytics and adaptive planning. | Reported |
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense software for defense and national security missions, covering tracking, predictive analytics and adaptive planning. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense software for defense and national security missions, covering tracking, predictive analytics and adaptive planning.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense software for defense and national security missions, covering tracking, predictive analytics and adaptive planning.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington headquarters | Headquarters | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Washington headquartersHeadquarters · Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Chris Lynch | Co-Founder |
| Ben FitzGerald | CEO |
| Erik Benson | Seed Investor, CEO Advisor |
| Reina Staley | Chief of Staff |
Sources13
Show all 13 sources and supporting evidence
Profile2
- 1
Rebellion Defense · Supports Organization · website
“*Founder & CEO, Rebellion Industries*”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "0f59415e-ef11-46a2-8c61-eca06f330c71", "name": "Rebellion Defense"}”
Systems1
- 3
Rebellion Defense · Supports Organization · country, Organization · description, Organization · name, System
“Rebellion Defense , a leading U.S. defense software company”
Funding4
- 4
Axios · Sep 15, 2021 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd, Organization · ownership
“Insight Partners and Venrock co-led the round”
- 5
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“Early Stage VC (Series A)”
- 6
CB Insights · Supports Funding round
“Seed VC”
- 7
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2019-01-01”
Supply chain4
- 8Government recordUSAspending recipient profile: REBELLION DEFENSE, LLC
Supports Facility · street address
“655 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 310”
- 9
Supports Facility · coordinates
“Census address-range match: 655 NEW YORK AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001; longitude -77.021025216533; latitude 38.903251816665.”
- 10Government recordDC Office of Planning neighborhood labels
DC GIS · Supports Facility · neighborhood
“"NAME":"Mount Vernon Square"”
- 11
Supports Facility · neighborhood
“"DC_HPN_NAME":"CHINATOWN"”
People2
- 12
blog.rebelliondefense.com · Supports Role
“On May 7, 2024, Rebellion Defense CEO Ben FitzGerald joined Palantir Technologies CTO Shyam Sankar at the Special Competitive Studies Project AI Expo in Washington, D.C.”
- 13
blog.rebelliondefense.com · Supports Role
“Q&A with Rebellion Defense Co-Founder Chris Lynch and New Interim CEO Barry Sowerwine”
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