Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns provides a secure, portable, airgap-native software delivery platform called UDS.

Latest funding

$136M Series B+ · January 14, 2026

Led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities · Source: siliconangle.com

Total raised: $171M across 2 sourced rounds

All 2 rounds ↓

Website: defenseunicorns.com.

X: @DefenseUnicorns · 606 followers.

GitHub: defenseunicorns.

LinkedIn: defense-unicorns.

Categories: Defense and security Cybersecurity Developer tools and cloud.

Sectors: Apps, Artificial Intelligence (AI), National Security, Software, Software Engineering.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Colorado Springs, United States.

Founded: 2021.

Total raised: $171M in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jan 14, 2026 · 305 days ago.

Headcount: 101–250 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@DefenseUnicorns · created Mar 6, 2021 (5 years old) · 606 followers

Website registeredJan 20, 2021 (5 years old)

About Defense Unicorns

This platform enables military personnel to deploy modern code and updates in disconnected and contested environments. S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Defense Unicorns | 1142 days from website to first raise on record

@DefenseUnicorns·Raised $171M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Jan 14, 2026	Series B+	$136M	BBain Capital Tech Opportunities	siliconangle.com
Mar 7, 2024	Series A	$35M	AAnsa Capital	finance.yahoo.com

Timeline

March 6, 2021
X account created
January 20, 2021
Website created

Founders and team

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Rob Slaughter Co-founder / CEO

@RobCSlaughter · LinkedIn · source: defenseunicorns.com
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Jeff McCoy Co-founder / CTO

@BadCodeOnly · LinkedIn · source: defenseunicorns.com
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Andrew Greene Founder

LinkedIn
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Lauren Knausenberger Chief Business Officer
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Maciej Szulik Staff Platform Engineer

Investors

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Sources and API

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