# Alteon

> Bengaluru aerospace startup building dynamic-soaring autonomous aircraft for maritime persistence.

## Why it is interesting

August 31, 2026 $2.5M pre-seed led by Lachy Groom with Together Fund — ambitious year-long ocean endurance thesis before energy-neutral soaring is proven.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Pre-seed — $2.5M (August 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $2.5M
- **Stage:** pre-seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** defense-tech, deep-tech, ai-ml
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **Latest funding investors:** Lachy Groom, Together Fund

## Key facts

- $2.5M pre-seed led by Lachy Groom; Together Fund participates
- Initial use case: maritime surveillance
- Energy-neutral dynamic soaring not yet demonstrated

## Funding history

- Pre-seed · $2.5M · August 2026
  Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/lachy-groom-backs-indian-startup-aiming-to-keep-aircraft-aloft-for-a-year/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/together-fund

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-alteon-2-5m-pre-seed-lachy-groom-together
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-31-september-1-investment-news-grid-housing-payments

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**Last updated:** September 1, 2026

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