NODA AI, an Austin, TX–based AI-native defense company focused on developing, maintaining, and orchestrating mixed-fleet tactics and strategies for autonomous systems, has raised $25 million in Series A funding.
Investors
The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, Draper Associates, Bloomberg Beta, and Alumni Ventures.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build enduring companies. With more than 150 IPOs and over 420 portfolio companies across industries, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from the seed stage through every phase of growth. The firm’s investment teams are located in San Francisco, Silicon Valley (Redwood City), New York, Boston, London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv.
NODA AI Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to expand its engineering team, deepen integrations with defense platforms, and advance its AI reasoning engine for large-scale autonomous operations.
About NODA AI
NODA AI is a defense technology company developing an AI-powered orchestration platform designed to coordinate autonomous systems across multiple vendors and operational domains. Founded in 2024, the company focuses on building a vendor-agnostic reasoning platform that enables algorithmic warfare across both manned and unmanned systems, including air, surface, subsurface, ground, and space platforms, through a centralized AI decision layer. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NODA AI works with government partners, defense contractors, and autonomous system manufacturers to design and deploy algorithmic warfare capabilities that transform independent platforms into coordinated operational networks.
Funding Details
Company: NODA AI, Inc.
Raised: $25.0M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: February 2026
Lead Investor: Bessemer Venture Partners
Additional Investors: Booz Allen Ventures, Draper Associates, Bloomberg Beta, Alumni Ventures
Company Website: https://www.nodaintelligence.ai/
Software Category: Defense AI / Autonomous Systems Orchestration
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