Advanced & Additive ManufacturingAutonomy

Deterrence

Dallas, Texas · Founded 2023

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Valuation

—Est.

Raised

$10MEst.

Stage

Seed

Open roles

5

Deterrence Defense builds autonomous manufacturing systems that learn, adapt, and scale in real time across the U.S. defense industrial base.

Funding History

Seed$10M

Dec 2024 · Lead: Riot Ventures

Participants: Definition Capital, Impatient Ventures, Valhalla Ventures, Banter Capital, Dmitri Alperovitch

Other Participating Investors

Silent Ventures

Open roles at Deterrence

Staff Forward Deployed EngineerDallas, TX Staff Mechanical Design EngineerFremont, CA Sr Manufacturing EngineerDallas, TX Sr Controls EngineerDallas, TX IT ManagerFremont

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Leadership

Dhruva Rajendra

CEO & Co-Founder

Henry Olgers

Co-Founder, Head of Manufacturing

News & press

Tectonic: Deterrence and General Dynamics Team Up

Deterrence and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Announce Teaming Agreement to Support Defense Production Capacity

Deterrence Secures $10.1M in Funding to Automate Energetics Production

Deterrence CEO warns lack of scientific innovation threatens defense

Deterrence CEO joins the TBPN podcast to talk closing the US-China gap

Deterrence CEO discusses manufacturing innovation on the Drone Ultimatum podcast

Deterrence CEO joins the NatSec Tech podcast to discuss energetics and industrial deterrence

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