Lockheed Martin Ventures Goes to $1B: Strategic Capital Becomes a Defense-Tech Must-Have
LM Ventures' expansion from $400M to $1B is a signal that corporate strategic capital is now a core part of any defense-tech cap table.
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CesiumAstro's $470M Round: Space Communications Is a Dual-Use Growth Market
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Overland AI's $100M: Ground Autonomy Finds Its Defense Customer
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