Mara Raises Seven Million Dollar for Counter-Drone Technology

Mara Raises Seven Million Dollar for Counter-Drone Technology

Modern warfare is increasingly being conducted by unmanned aerial systems (UAS, that is, drones), as can be seen in Ukraine and the Middle East. First person-view (FPV) drones, costing only a few hundred dollars, can disable a million-dollar vehicle or knock out power for millions of people. Most of the counter-drone industry, however, is focused […]

Mara raises USD $7 million for Spike counter-drone

The startup plans to deploy its automated defence system to key customers by end-2026, after field tests with the US Army and special forces.

Counter-Drone Startup Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike, An Integrated System

Mara on Tuesday said it raised $7 million in a pre-seed round to build its Spike portable counter-drone platform, which includes targeting sensors and small interceptors for 360-degree coverage against […]

Autonomous drone intercept startup Mara raises $7M to secure the modern battlefield

Defense technology startup Mara Inc. said today it has closed on a $7 million pre-seed round of funding led by Khosla Ventures to speed up the development and production of its low-cost, autonomous counter-unmanned aircraft system, Spike. Other backers included a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, Palmdrive, Protagonist, Freedom Fund and Indicator Fund, as well as a […] The post Autonomous drone intercept startup Mara raises $7M to secure the modern ba…

Mara raises $7M from Khosla Ventures and a16z to build a cheaper defence against FPV drone swarms

Mara has recently secured $7 million in a pre-seed financing round, led by Khosla Ventures, to expand Spike, its autonomous counter-drone system. The company states that low-cost FPV drones have now become the principal cause of combat casualties worldwide. Spike is a two-part system which, it is said, costs less than the equipment that it protects. Mara, a US-based defence tech startup, has raised a $7 million pre-seed round, led by Khosla Vent…