# Arcanus Aerial Systems

> Canadian drone and counter-drone systems integrator expanding domestic engineering and production through licensed allied technologies.

## Why it is interesting

On November 13, 2026 Arcanus announced that its oversubscribed Series A closed above $27M after its target increased from $12.5M to $25M and $27M. The financing supports Canadian manufacturing, integration and customer delivery rather than evidence of a finished acquisition or guaranteed government contracts. The firm supplies and integrates technologies from allied partners, a materially different model from inventing every aircraft internally.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A (announced; exact final close date not separately stated) — more than $27M (November 13, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Undisclosed (November 13, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $27M
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** N/A
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-14

## Key facts

- November 13, 2026 issuer release: Series A raised more than $27M, NOT a disclosed exact $27M; the offering increased from an initial $12.5M to $25M and $27M before closing above that amount.
- March 30, 2026 company release announced a $3.15M family-office lead investment toward the then-up-sized $25M Series A, not a completed separate Series A.
- Research Capital Corporation acted as agent for the brokered portion. Full investor syndicate and valuation were not made public.
- October 21 acquisitions of Infinit Drones and Nested Technologies were proposed, with closing conditions outstanding, not completed takeovers.
- Government of Canada Defence Drone Initiative pre-qualification offers access to competitions, not proof of awarded contracts or production deliveries.

## Funding history

- Series A (announced; exact final close date not separately stated) · more than $27M · November 13, 2026
  Source: https://rss.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/13/3402895/0/en/arcanus-raises-more-than-us-27-million-to-bring-allied-drone-technologies-into-canadian-production.html

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**Last updated:** November 14, 2026

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