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Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors
Publisher description: The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment.
TechCrunch | Oct 6, 2026 | Marina Temkin
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Furientis’ seed round follows a $5 million pre-seed that was announced in May. Until recently, venture capitalists largely steered clear of defense startups. Marina Temkin is a venture capital and startups reporter at TechCrunch.
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