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Darkhive funding, valuation and investors
U.S.-made autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems and secure edge software for defense and public safety.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$30M · May 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$51M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · San Antonio, TX
Investors in latest funding
Lead: RTX Ventures
Other: Draper Associates , Bison Capital , Ten Eleven Ventures , Crosslink Capital , Alamo Angels
Overview
Darkhive builds NDAA-compliant open-architecture UAS with secure software delivery and edge device management for tactical users. San Antonio HQ. Raised $4M seed (2023, Crosslink-led), $21M Series A led by Ten Eleven Ventures (Sep 2024) with Crosslink, RTX Ventures, Stellar Ventures, then $30M Series B led by RTX Ventures (2026) with Draper Associates, Bison Capital, and existing backers including Alamo Angels. Also holds significant DoD contract awards including a ~$49.7M APFIT program award.
Why Darkhive is interesting
San Antonio’s clearest military-adjacent cyber/drone scale-up: $21M Series A (2024) then $30M Series B led by RTX Ventures (2026) after a ~$49.7M Pentagon APFIT award — Alamo Angels among backers.
Product & use cases
Open autonomous robotics (small UAS), autonomy/TAK-integrated software, and edge compute/comms products designed for secure field deployment and updates.
- Tactical ISR and situational awareness for DoD users
- Public safety uncrewed operations
- Secure OTA/software management for fielded drone fleets
Key facts
- Series B (2026): $30M led by RTX Ventures; Draper, Bison, Ten Eleven, Crosslink, Alamo Angels among participants
- Series A (Sep 2024): $21M led by Ten Eleven Ventures
- Pentagon APFIT award ~$49.7M for tactical edge C2 / autonomy products
- HQ: San Antonio — JBSA / Texas defense-tech thesis fit
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2026-05 $30M- RTX Ventures (lead)
- Draper Associates (participant)
- Bison Capital (participant)
- Ten Eleven Ventures (participant)
- Crosslink Capital (participant)
- Alamo Angels (participant)
Source: https://www.tectonicdefense.com/darkhive-secures-30m-in-series-b-funding/
Series A
2024-09 $21M- Ten Eleven Ventures (lead)
- Crosslink Capital (participant)
- RTX Ventures (participant)
- Stellar Ventures (participant)
Investors in our directory
Funds linked from Darkhive's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Competitive landscape
Edge: U.S. manufacturing + open architecture + prime VC (RTX Ventures) alignment after large APFIT award — contract-led growth path.
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Skydio direct
U.S. autonomous drones at larger scale.
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Anduril Lattice / drones adjacent
Broader defense autonomy platforms.
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Teledyne FLIR / legacy UAS incumbent
Incumbent tactical UAS suppliers.
Notable stories
- Darkhive opened its Series B after the APFIT award — raising to accelerate delivery on large volume DoD commitments rather than pure speculative R&D.
Industries
Market / IPO context
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