210 indexable Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies headquartered in Texas, United States, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $2.1B across 55 funded companies, including 4 unicorns.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Axiom Space
Unicorn Developer of commercial space stations for habitation |
$480M | $1.3B as of 2023 |
Series D | Series D Feb 2026 | 2 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 2 |
Saronic
Unicorn Developer of autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime forces |
$230.5M | $1B as of 2024 |
Series D | Series D Mar 2026 | 32 | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 3 |
Intuitive Machines
Developer of systems and solutions for space services |
$195.2M | — | Public | Post IPO Feb 2026 | 382 | 2013 | ↑ Active |
| 4 |
CesiumAstro
Developer of communication systems for space, air, and ground missions |
$154.2M | — | Series C | Series C Feb 2026 | 141 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 5 |
Onebrief
Unicorn Cloud-based mind mapping solutions for enterprises and the military |
$53M | — | Series D | Series D Jan 2026 | 4 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 6 |
Firefly Aerospace
Unicorn Provider of small and medium satellite launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles |
$363.1M | $1.5B as of 2023 |
Public | Series D May 2025 | 384 | 2014 | ↑ Active |
| 7 |
Infravision
Provider of automated aerial robotic systems for power infrastructure construction |
$114M | — | Series B | Series B Nov 2025 | — | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 8 |
Fleetzero
Platform offering modular electric propulsion and hull systems for cargo ships |
$16.5M | — | Series A | Series A Jan 2026 | 14 | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 9 |
AST & Science
Provider of satellite-based cellular broadband network services |
$128M | — | Public | Post IPO Feb 2025 | 342 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 10 |
Skyfi
Provider of satellite imagery, data, and analytics for various industry applications |
$17M | — | Series A | Series A Jul 2025 | 50 | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 11 |
Voyager
Provider of cloud-based workflow management solutions for the maritime shipping industry |
$9.9M | — | Series A | Series A Jul 2025 | 49 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 12 |
Adyton
Diverse software for the military |
$16.2M | — | Series B | Series B Apr 2025 | — | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 13 |
Airconai
Offers AI & web-based air cargo management solutions |
$5.6M | — | Seed | Seed Jun 2025 | 15 | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 14 |
Allen Control Systems
Provider of counter-drone robotic gun systems for military |
$12M | — | Series A | Series A Mar 2025 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 15 |
OpsLab
Developer of drone-based flight planning solutions |
$6.3M | — | Series A | Series A Apr 2025 | — | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 16 |
Darkhive
Developer of drone-based defense solutions |
$25M | — | Series A | Sep 2024 | 8 | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 17 |
Brightpick
Provider of warehouse automation solutions using artificial intelligence powered robots |
$12M | — | Series B | Series B Nov 2024 | 72 | 2013 | ↑ Active |
| 18 |
Nauticus Robotics
Developer of underwater robotics and AI-powered control software |
$62M | — | Public | Post IPO Jan 2024 | 93 | 2014 | — |
| 19 |
BTD
Provider of web-enabled cargo track and trace solutions for the logistics supply chain |
$8.3M | — | Series B | Series B Aug 2024 | — | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 20 |
Stone Aerospace
Smart tools and systems for exploring Earth's and space's frontiers |
$18.4M | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Mar 2024 | — | 1999 | — |
| 21 |
Cognitive Space
Developer of AI-powered automated satellite constellation management software service |
$10M | — | Seed | Seed Dec 2023 | 45 | 2018 | — |
| 22 |
Skyways
Autonomous drone solutions for long-range logistics in harsh environments |
$120K | — | Early Stage | Conventional Debt Jul 2025 | 17 | 1996 | ↑ Active |
| 23 |
Wilder Systems Robots
Robotic systems for defense manufacturing |
$11.1M | — | Series B | Series B Aug 2023 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 24 |
Terradepth
Provider of autonomous subsea intelligence platform delivering actionable ocean data |
$28M | — | Series B | Grant (prize money) May 2022 | 20 | 2018 | — |
| 25 |
Bees360
Provider of drone-based inspection services for enterprises |
$9.8M | — | Acquired | Series A Jun 2023 | 124 | 2018 | — |
| 26 |
HUVRdata
Industrial aerial inspection |
$14.5M | — | Acquired | Series A Jun 2022 | 46 | 2014 | — |
| 27 |
Prioria
Small & Micro UAVs for military, public safety and commercial purposes |
$20M | — | Deadpooled | Series C Aug 2014 | 24 | 2003 | — |
| 28 |
Optelos
Platform offering AI powered image data analytics solutions |
$3.3M | — | Series A | Series A Oct 2022 | 23 | 2016 | — |
| 29 |
Modern Intelligence
Developer of AI-based countermeasure solutions for the military |
$5M | — | Seed | Seed Mar 2022 | 28 | 2021 | — |
| 30 |
Optym
Scheduling solutions provider for airlines, rail & truck operators |
$1.3M | — | Funding Raised | Unattributed Jan 2023 | 192 | 2000 | — |
| 31 |
Kubos Corporation
Provider of open-source mission control software for satellite launches |
$4.5M | — | Acquired | Series A Jan 2021 | 5 | 2014 | — |
| 32 |
InView Technology Corp
Developer of shortwave infrared cameras |
$5.5M | — | Series B | Grant (prize money) Oct 2014 | 4 | 2009 | — |
| 33 |
empowerMX
Provider of software for planning, execution, and optimization of maintenance |
$4.3M | — | Acquired | Unattributed Feb 2020 | 36 | 1999 | — |
| 34 |
Athena Security
Provider of AI-driven security management solution for buildings |
$5.5M | — | Seed | Seed Jun 2019 | 51 | 2018 | — |
| 35 |
Deep Space Industries
Asteroid mining |
$4.8M | — | Acqui-Hired | Series A Apr 2018 | 20 | 2012 | — |
| 36 |
Skycom
Platform offering wireless network infrastructure |
$547.6K | — | Seed | Seed May 2023 | 4 | 2015 | — |
| 37 |
Hangar Technology
Develops drone flight and data management software |
$6.3M | — | Acquired | Seed Oct 2016 | 30 | 2016 | — |
| 38 |
DroneSense
Provider of flight planning applications for drones |
$4.9M | — | Acquired | Series A Apr 2018 | 45 | 2015 | — |
| 39 |
NanoRacks
Manufacturer of space habitats |
$2.6M | — | Acquired | Series B Sep 2020 | 55 | 2009 | — |
| 40 |
AdBm Technologies
Provides noise abatement technology for marine environments. |
$2M | — | Series B | Series B May 2019 | — | 2011 | — |
| 41 |
Optex Systems
Manufacturer of augmented camera systems for defence |
$2.9M | — | Public | Grant (prize money) Feb 2017 | 83 | 1987 | — |
| 42 |
Visionary Training Resources
Provider of VR-based pilot training solutions |
$965K | — | Seed | Seed Dec 2021 | 31 | 2021 | — |
| 43 |
Panton
Provider of Image analysis-based industrial solution |
$2.6M | — | Seed | Seed Nov 2015 | 11 | 2013 | — |
| 44 |
AVX Aircraft
Aircraft company focused on providing integrated products and services to military sector |
$1.8M | — | Seed | Seed Oct 2013 | 27 | 2005 | — |
| 45 |
SUNFISH
Developer of AUVs |
$746.7K | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Jul 2021 | — | 2019 | — |
| 46 |
Intelligence Surveillance Corp
Developer of the sensor-based object detection and ranging systems |
$575K | — | Seed | Seed Jun 2021 | 8 | 2018 | — |
| 47 |
Cool City Avionics
Provider of autopilot systems for the aviation industry |
$1.3M | — | Seed | Sep 2010 | 13 | 2001 | — |
| 48 |
Armadillo Aerospace
Reusable rockets |
$1.2M | — | Deadpooled | Grant (prize money) Dec 2009 | — | 2000 | — |
| 49 |
Orbital Arc
Developer of electric propulsion technology for in-space applications and hardware |
$20K | — | Seed | Seed 2024 | — | 2023 | — |
| 50 |
Ultraview
Provider of AI-driven drone inspection technologies for aviation industry |
$20K | — | Seed | Seed Mar 2024 | — | 2023 | — |
Developer of commercial space stations for habitation. Its space stations can host microgravity experiments and space-environment materials testing. It is also developing a thruster that can be installed on a mobile propulsion test stand. It also caters to government astronauts, tourists, private companies, and individuals for research, manufacturing, space exploration system testing and tourism.
Developer of autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime forces. These vessels enhance awareness, extend reach, and improve survivability in diverse operational environments. The autonomous surface vessels navigate using adaptive path planning and identify targets with advanced algorithms. They leverage resilient communications to enable manned and unmanned teaming. The vessels deliver user-defined effects with
Developer of systems and solutions for space services. It provides users with designing and building hardware to support space-related activities. It also provides users with space system management, lunar data services, and orbital data services.
Developer of communication systems for space, air, and ground missions. The company provides full-stack, multi-mission hardware and software products. Offerings include integrated LEO satellites and active phased array payloads. Products support beam steering, dynamic frequencies, and on-orbit reconfigurability. The company’s systems facilitate inter-satellite links, mission-data downlink, and multi-beam connectivi
Cloud-based mind mapping solutions for enterprises and the military. It provides features such as a task dashboard, automated planning, mission analysis, process automation, presentation building tools, file searching engine, etc.
Provider of small and medium satellite launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles. It provides for their solutions to both government and commercial customers. You can view their past and upcoming missions on their website.
Provider of automated aerial robotic systems for power infrastructure construction. The company delivers systems to build and repair transmission lines. It offers unmanned aerial methods to reduce human risk and environmental disruption. The company provides equipment and streamlined crews to deliver projects.
Platform offering modular electric propulsion and hull systems for cargo ships. It focuses on reducing ship construction and operational costs through modularity. It pioneers modular hull construction to lower costs and increase shipyard output. The company aims to facilitate zero-carbon shipping through electric cargo ships.
Provider of satellite-based cellular broadband network services. It provides users with a platform that designs and manufactures miniature satellites for low-Earth orbit. It has multiple features, including accelerated launch times and defence against external threats.
Provider of satellite imagery, data, and analytics for various industry applications. It offers tools for object detection, signature analysis, and measurement. It facilitates tasking satellites for image capture and provides access to archived data. Open data programs broaden analytics use for agriculture, planning, and disaster management. The system combines signals into a single stream for use in browsers or mobi
Provider of cloud-based workflow management solutions for the maritime shipping industry. The solution connects various stakeholders to provide supply chain visibility with features such as eMail automation, real-time traceability of operations, KPIs, and analytics.
Diverse software for the military. Its products help with ersonnel and equipment accountability, automated data reporting, and team coordination, communication, and scheduling in the defense industry.
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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 2026-06-19.
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