76 indexable Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies headquartered in Maryland, United States, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $268.1M across 18 funded companies.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nuo Therapeutics
Developer of regenerative products for wound care |
$64.6M | — | Public | Post IPO Jul 2025 | 10 | 2001 | ↑ Active |
| 2 |
Quantum Space
Developer of maneuverable spacecraft for defense and commercial on-orbit missions |
$57M | — | Series A | Series A Jun 2025 | 38 | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 3 |
Space Phoenix Systems
Operator of reusable spacecraft for orbital payload delivery and retrieval |
$7.5M | — | Seed | Seed Jan 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 4 |
HopFlyt
Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff & landing aircraft |
$1.8M | — | Seed | Seed Apr 2025 | 6 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 5 |
BigBear
Provider of AI-powered decision support software for enterprises |
$25M | — | Public | Post IPO Jan 2023 | 5 | 2020 | — |
| 6 |
Blue Halo
Provider of electronic warfare systems for the military |
$28.6M | — | Acquired | Grant (prize money) Feb 2021 | 562 | 1989 | — |
| 7 |
Roboteam
Developer of robotic platforms and command and control software solutions |
$62M | — | Acquired | Series B Sep 2016 | 52 | 2009 | — |
| 8 |
AlarisPro
Maintenance management solutions for airline operators |
$2.9M | — | Seed | Seed Apr 2023 | 10 | 2015 | — |
| 9 |
Edgybees
Provider of AR and AI based real-time geo-tagging solution |
$15M | — | Series A | Series A Feb 2021 | 45 | 2017 | — |
| 10 |
SciGlob Instruments and Services
Provides instruments for monitoring atmosphere of earth |
$815.8K | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Dec 2023 | — | 2008 | — |
| 11 |
Dockshare
Online platform connecting boaters with private dock owners for renting docks |
$100K | — | Seed | Seed Dec 2023 | 6 | 2020 | — |
| 12 |
Epic Optix
Innovative optical solutions for avionics, consumer electronics, and medical devices |
$1.1M | — | Seed | Seed Nov 2017 | 16 | 2013 | — |
| 13 |
Techno Sciences
Provider of search and rescue satellite aided tracking (SARSAT) solutions |
$499.8K | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Sep 2011 | 40 | 1975 | — |
| 14 |
Equinox Innovative Systems
Develops tethered drone systems for commercial applications |
$360K | — | Acquired | Seed Mar 2018 | 30 | 2016 | — |
| 15 |
Aerospace Engineering and Research Associates
Provider of real-time management solutions to improve aviation operational efficiency |
$529.3K | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) May 2010 | 12 | 1989 | — |
| 16 |
Airgility
Develops drones for commercial applications |
$225K | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Oct 2019 | 17 | 2017 | — |
| 17 |
Buku
Provider of a boat rental platform connecting owners, captains, and renters |
$50K | — | Seed | Seed Jan 2022 | 9 | 2017 | — |
| 18 |
New Ascent
Developing space habitats |
$25K | — | Seed | Mar 2017 | 9 | 2016 | — |
| 19 |
MediGO
Provider of organ transplantation management software for a healthcare organization |
— | — | Acquired | Seed Dec 2022 | 19 | 2020 | — |
| 20 |
CTI
Provides software technologies for military and security applications |
— | — | Acquired | PE May 2021 | 104 | 2000 | — |
| 21 |
Hughes Network Systems
Provider of satellite communication services |
— | — | Acquired | Grant (prize money) Aug 2010 | 2,000 | 1971 | — |
| 22 |
a.i. solutions
Provider of AI-based engineering services for space programme |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 447 | — | — |
| 23 |
ADTI
Electronic components for the military |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 43 | 1990 | — |
| 24 |
Aerial Array
Develops image processing software for analyzing drone-collected data |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2015 | — |
| 25 |
applied defense solutions
Applied Defense Solutions, an aerospace engineering, software development and space situational awareness company. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 100 | 2005 | — |
| 26 |
ArgusThermal Imaging
Thermal imaging solutions for firefighting applications |
— | — | Acquired | — | 1,024 | 1978 | — |
| 27 |
ATAA
Provider of design and engineering solutions for aerospace solutions |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 40 | 2006 | — |
| 28 |
AviationManuals
Safety management system software for the aviation industry |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 33 | 1996 | — |
| 29 |
AXIS GeoSpatial
Geospatial data and insights for infrastructure and resource management solutions |
— | — | Acquired | — | 28 | 2001 | — |
| 30 |
Brickhouse Innovations
Develops speed sensors for boats |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2006 | — |
| 31 |
buddy.aero
Collab with Aviation Professionals |
— | — | Private | — | 9 | — | — |
| 32 |
DJI
E-commerce platform offering drone equipment and accessories |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2024 | — |
| 33 |
ELTA North America
Provider of advanced radars and integrated solutions for the military |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 35 | 1967 | — |
| 34 |
emerald sky technologies
Emerald Sky Technologies is a Developer of an integrated aircraft flight display and control system with a collaborative autopilot. |
— | — | Private | — | 2 | 2007 | — |
| 35 |
Emergent Space Technologies
Emergent Space Technologies, Inc. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 79 | 2001 | — |
| 36 |
EMPC
Developer of satellite components and software for space systems |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 130 | 1998 | — |
| 37 |
Fairchild Controls
Provider of avionics for aircraft |
— | — | Acqui-Hired | — | 150 | 1994 | — |
| 38 |
Fairwinds Technologies
Provider of C4ISR solutions to the military |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 36 | 2016 | — |
| 39 |
Federal Resources
Global sustainment and operations support for government agencies and military |
— | — | Acquired | — | 174 | 1986 | — |
| 40 |
FirstMate Services
Provider of boat maintenance platform |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | 2 | 2018 | — |
| 41 |
global satcom technology
Global Satcom Technology designs and manufactures satellite-related telecommunication systems and offers testing and installation services. |
— | — | Private | — | 42 | 1994 | — |
| 42 |
Hawkeye
Software application for managing drone operations |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 1993 | — |
| 43 |
Heron Systems
Provider of unmanned AI-based aerial vehicles for the military |
— | — | Acqui-Hired | — | 44 | 1993 | — |
| 44 |
Interface & Control Systems
Developer of components and equipment for space solutions |
— | — | Acqui-Hired | — | 11 | 2014 | — |
| 45 |
Knight Sky
Provider of end-to-end satellite communication services |
— | — | Acqui-Hired | — | 15 | 2003 | — |
| 46 |
Kythera
Provider of operating systems for satellite mission management |
— | — | Acquired | — | 45 | 2018 | — |
| 47 |
LJT & Associates
Provider of services for the assembly of space systems |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 1994 | — |
| 48 |
masFlight
SaaS based analytics platform for aviations operations |
— | — | Acqui-Hired | — | 11 | 2010 | — |
| 49 |
Orbit Logic
Provides software for space mission planning and scheduling |
— | — | Acquired | — | 40 | 2000 | — |
| 50 |
PIDESO
Provider of combat weapon systems and simulation systems for the military |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 29 | 2006 | — |
Developer of regenerative products for wound care. The company focuses on regenerative therapies to primarily address the areas of wound care, inflammation, and angiogenesis. Its proprietary technology Aurix is a biodynamic hematogel that is an auto platelet and plasma therapy system. It has been approved by the FDA for use in the management of wounds and ulcers of all types and severities.
Developer of maneuverable spacecraft for defense and commercial on-orbit missions. The company engineers adaptable platforms designed for persistent orbital presence and tactical superiority. It focuses on satellite life extension, refueling, and diverse payload deployment. The spacecraft are configurable for satellite servicing, surveillance, exploration, and national security missions.
Operator of reusable spacecraft for orbital payload delivery and retrieval. The company develops fully reusable spacecraft like Hermes for rapid, cost-effective payload delivery and retrieval, focusing on return technology to enable in-space manufacturing and research. It targets applications such as purer semiconductors, advanced fiber-optics, and biotech like protein layers for artificial retinas.
HopFlyt Venturi is a Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff & landing aircraft. Claims to use patent-pending designs that combine variable incidence wings & canards with channels, distributed electrical propulsion (DEP), and contra-rotating propellers in an eVTOL design. Also claims that its aircraft can travel at speeds up to 200 mph.
Provider of AI-powered decision support software for enterprises. It provides business intelligence solutions that includes artificial intelligence, data science, analytics, data management, cloud solutions, digital engineering, and systems integration.The platform allows users to analyze the datasets to support the decision making process. It caters to government, logistics, energy, finance, media, and space industr
Provider of electronic warfare systems for the military. The company offers solutions for space superiority, directed energy, missile defense and C4ISR, and cyber and intelligence mission systems.
Developer of robotic platforms and command and control software solutions. The company delivers versatile robots enhancing mobility, situational awareness, and mission adaptability across terrains. It offers a unified software connecting robots, drones, and sensors into one operational layer. The software provides visibility, real-time control, and insights for monitoring, analyzing, and acting from a single interfac
Maintenance management solutions for airline operators. It provides real-time alerts from manufacturing partners on component issues or failures. It offers a dashboard that tracks critical metrics including flight hours, time to maintenance, sortie times, and pilot information. It offers subscription packages.
Provider of AR and AI-based real-time geotagging solutions. The AI-based solution uses geographical positioning imagery, combined with machine learning algorithms and computer vision, to deliver visually augmented video with critical information and tagging. It provides tagging on live video feeds for application in defense, infrastructure, public safety during emergency situations
Provides instruments for monitoring atmosphere of earth. It offers ground based spectrometer and space based platform for air quality monitoring, measurement and satellite validation.
Online platform connecting boaters with private dock owners for renting docks. Boaters can search for available docks by location and reserve them online. Dock owners can create customized listings for their boat slips.
Innovative optical solutions for avionics, consumer electronics, and medical devices. The company specializes in designing and developing advanced optical systems to address unique challenges across diverse vertical markets. With expertise in optical, mechanical, and electronics engineering, they create cost-effective solutions that surpass traditional approaches. Their product line includes head-up displays for gene
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Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-23.
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