Defense Unicorns raises $136M Series B at $1B-plus valuation

Jan 13, 2026 · Funding · Defense Unicorns · Development Platform

Defense Unicorns completed a $136 million Series B led by Bain Capital at a valuation exceeding $1 billion.

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  • Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, AVP, Uncorrelated Ventures and David Petraeus participated.
  • The capital supports UDS product development and wider integration of commercial and open-source software across U.S. and allied military systems.
  • Defense Unicorns reported a 300% year-over-year increase in adoption across military systems.

Defense Unicorns develops UDS, an air-gap-native platform for securely packaging, deploying, monitoring and sustaining mission software across disconnected military systems. Its stack supports cloud, on-premises and tactical-edge environments used by U.S. armed services and systems integrators.