Gamera
Group 5 uncrewed aircraft designed for long-range strike payloads.
Maturity not rated
- Unveiled
- Sep 14, 2026
Startup · United States
Swarm Aero
HQ OxnardFounded 2022
Develops uncrewed aircraft and command-and-control software for defense operations.
Funding3 rounds · $59.0M
- Equity raised
- $59.0M
- Latest
- $35.0MSeries A · Mar 11, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Series A | $35.0M | — | Silent Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures | Alumni Ventures, Coatue Management, Construct Capital, Founders Fund, Friends & Family Capital, Khosla Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Scribble Ventures | Reported |
| 2022 | Pre-Seed | $2.0M | — | Silent Ventures | — | Reported |
| 2023 | Seed | $22.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
- Series ALed by Silent Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures$35.0MMar 11, 2026
- Pre-SeedLed by Silent Ventures$2.0M2022
- Seed$22.0M2023
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.
Programs1 program
Programs1
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massed Modular Aircraft | Competing bidder | Competition | Reported |
- Competing bidder · Competition
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command, control and communications | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops uncrewed aircraft and command-and-control software explicitly for defense operations. | Reported |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops uncrewed aircraft and command-and-control software explicitly for defense operations. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops uncrewed aircraft and command-and-control software explicitly for defense operations.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops uncrewed aircraft and command-and-control software explicitly for defense operations.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Oliver Palmer | Co-Founder and CRO |
| Peter Kalogiannis | Co-Founder and CEO |
Hiring Observations10 observed listings
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Sources43
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Profile4
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Black Flag · Supports Organization
“Develops large-scale, autonomous UAV swarms for defense and commercial use, enabling small teams to control thousands of vehicles across multiple domains for”
- 3DatabaseSwarm Aero — hq city
Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city
“Location:Oxnard,California,United States”
- 4CompanySwarm: Redefining Air Power
Swarm Aero · Supports Organization · name
“SWARM AERO was founded to deliver generational capability improvements to renew America’s asymmetric edge.”
Systems1
- 5CompanySwarm: Redefining Air Power
Swarm Aero · Supports Organization, System
“Our Gamera Group 5 UAS is the first UAS designed specifically for heavyweight, long range strike payloads.”
Funding2
- 6
Business Wire (via Yahoo Finance) · Mar 11, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Swarm Aero (Swarm), a developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, today announced its $35 million Series A financing led by Two Sigma Ventures and Silent Ventures with participation from Swarm seed investors Khosla Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Friends & Family Capital, Construct Capital, Coatue, Founders Fund, Alumni Ventures, and MaC Venture Capital.”
- 7
Axios · Mar 11, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“It follows a $2 million pre-seed in 2022 and a $22 million seed in 2023.”
People1
- 8
Supports Organization, Role
“Peter Kalogiannis, CEO and co-founder, Swarm Aero.”
Other35
- 9
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Airframe Design Engineer”
- 10
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic”
- 11
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Avionics Integration Technician”
- 12
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Brand & Concept Designer”
- 13
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Business Operations Associate”
- 14
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Business Strategy Analyst”
- 15
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Embedded Software Engineer, Avionics”
- 16
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Facilites Manager”
- 17
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Finance Lead”
- 18
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Forward Deployed Software Engineer”
- 19
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer”
- 20
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Head of Avionics”
- 21
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Materials & Process Engineer, Composites R&D”
- 22
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Materials & Process Engineer, Composites R&D”
- 23
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mechanical Engineer, Landing Gear”
- 24
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Design”
- 25
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mechanical Engineer, Propulsion Integration”
- 26
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mission Development Lead”
- 27
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mission Development Lead (Software)”
- 28
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mission Success Lead”
- 29
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Procurement Analyst”
- 30
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Product Designer”
- 31
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Product Manager”
- 32
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Rapid Prototyping Engineer”
- 33
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Senior Composites Specialist, Research & Development”
- 34
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Senior Structures Design Engineer”
- 35
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Software Engineer, Autonomy”
- 36
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Software Engineer, Full Stack”
- 37
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Sr. Systems Administrator”
- 38
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Stress Analyst”
- 39
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Structures Design Lead”
- 40
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Tactical Modeling & Simulation Engineer”
- 41
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Teamcenter Administrator”
- 42
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Technical Recruiter (Software)”
- 43
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Vice President of Government Affairs”
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