# Mara

> Attritable kinetic counter-UAS (Spike) built for cheap FPV swarm economics.

## Why it is interesting

August 2026 $7M pre-seed led by Khosla with a16z Speedrun — Spotter + 250g Seeker interceptors aimed at FPV cost curves, with Army/Ukraine field signals before Series A.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Pre-seed — $7M (August 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $7M
- **Stage:** pre-seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** defense-tech, robotics, deep-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **Latest funding investors:** Khosla Ventures, a16z Speedrun

## Key facts

- Pre-seed (Aug 2026): $7M led by Khosla Ventures; a16z Speedrun participates
- Product: Spike — Spotter targeting + ~250g Seeker interceptor (~200 km/h, company)
- Field signals: U.S. Army exercises; Ukrainian tracking near front; SK port pilot (company)
- NATO DIANA selected; ground deployments targeted end-2026

## Funding history

- Pre-seed · $7M · August 2026
  Source: https://www.trendingtopics.eu/mara-raises-7-million-for-autonomous-defense-against-fpv-drones/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/khosla-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-mara-7m-pre-seed-khosla-a16z-fpv-c-uas
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-26-27-investment-news-defense-agents-grid

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**Last updated:** August 27, 2026

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