# Firehawk Defense

> Manufactures thermoplastic propellant, artillery motors and small-diameter solid rocket systems.

## Why it is interesting

Its $150 million-plus Series D funds the difficult transition from qualified prototypes to high-volume propulsion manufacturing, where capacity and delivery performance matter more than demonstrations.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series D — >$150M (October 28, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** >$1.4B (October 28, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $60M
- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** defense-tech, deep-tech, hardware-semiconductors
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-29
- **Latest funding investors:** Advent International, Rochefort Asset Management

## Key facts

- Closed more than $150 million in Series D financing at a valuation above $1.4 billion on October 28, 2026.
- Plans to scale thermoplastic propellant and artillery-motor production in Oklahoma and Mississippi.

## Funding history

- Series D · >$150M · October 28, 2026
  Source: https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/firehawk-defense-announces-oversubscribed-150m-series-d-over-14b-valuation
- Series C · $60M · September 24, 2025
  Source: https://firehawkdefense.com/news/firehawk-oversubscribes-60m-investment-round-and-gains-a-strategic-european-investor-strengthens-allied-defense-supply-chain-resilience/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/advent-international
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/rochefort-asset-management
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/1789-capital

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/firehawk-defense-150m-series-d-rocket-motors

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**Last updated:** October 29, 2026

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