Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Aug 17, 2026	Seed	$18.0M	—	8VC, Silent Ventures	—	Reported
Feb 16, 2026	Seed	$22.0M	—	Lux Capital	—	Reported
Jun 21, 2024	Pre-Seed	Undisclosed	—	—	—	Reported

Seed
Led by 8VC, Silent Ventures
$18.0M
Aug 17, 2026
Seed
Led by Lux Capital
$22.0M
Feb 16, 2026
Pre-Seed
Undisclosed
Jun 21, 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.

Systems5

Archer

A VTOL surveillance drone.

Maturity not rated

ArtemisOS

Software for infrastructure-security data and autonomous systems.

Maturity not rated

Duma

An autonomous ground vehicle for surveillance and cargo operations.

Maturity not rated

Iroko

A quadcopter drone for first response and data collection.

Maturity not rated

Kallon

A sentry system for infrastructure surveillance.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities3

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
ISR and targeting	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous systems to protect critical infrastructure and resources.	Reported
Military AI and autonomy	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous systems to protect critical infrastructure and resources.	Reported
Uncrewed systems	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous systems to protect critical infrastructure and resources.	Reported

ISR and targeting
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous systems to protect critical infrastructure and resources.
—Reported
Military AI and autonomy
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous systems to protect critical infrastructure and resources.
—Reported
Uncrewed systems
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous systems to protect critical infrastructure and resources.
—Reported

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

People2

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People
Person	Role
Maxwell Maduka	Co-Founder & CTO
Nathan Nwachuku	Co-Founder & CEO

Sources3

Profile1

1
DatabaseTerra Industries — Autonomous Systems & Robotics Startup in Nigeria | Sixth-Domain
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“Terra Industries — Autonomous Systems & Robotics Startup in Nigeria | Sixth-Domain”

Systems1

2
CompanyBuilding the Defense Prime for Africa and the Global South
Terra Industries · Supports Organization, System
“Terra Industries builds autonomous systems to protect critical infrastructure and resources across the Global South.”

Funding1

3
DatabaseTerra Industries company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2026-08-17, USD 18,000,000, lead: 8VC;Silent Ventures”

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