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Crunchbase News · United States · Defense tech startups raise $14.6bn in five months, smashing 2025's full-year record
Sector snapshot: notes that 2026 capital is concentrating in a handful of platform companies large enough to begin acquiring earlier-stage players, unlike 2024 which saw wider distribution. Identifies Anduril as the most likely IPO candidate; notes VCs are beginning to model exit scenarios at scale for the first time in the sector.
“Defense tech funding in 2026 is concentrating in platform companies large enough to acquire earlier-stage players, with exits coming into view.”