Perseus Defense

SeedFunding signal

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Investor read

Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.

Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 5:43 PM

Worth a meetingEvidence-bound analyst verdict

•Funding: Raised $6.5M across 2 funding rounds. Latest: $6M Seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Bow Capital, Multimodal Ventures, Lobster Capital, Rebel Fund, Alumni Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Paul Graham, Y Combinator.
•Named backers in indexed sources: Bow Capital, Multimodal Ventures, Lobster Capital, Rebel Fund.
•Product/news: 1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings

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TL;DR

Seed (YC)

Perseus Defense

Funding

Raised $6.5M across 2 funding rounds. Latest: $6M Seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Bow Capital, Multimodal Ventures, Lobster Capital, Rebel Fund, Alumni Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Paul Graham, Y Combinator. (High).

Quick read

•Perseus Defense
•Reported angle: Exclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round

Key signals

Funding

Product / news

1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).

Evidence summary

Verified facts

•Perseus Defense
•Reported angle: Exclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round

Recent movers

•May 20, 2026 · tectonicdefense.com — Exclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round
•May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Perseus Defense | Y Combinator

•May 20, 2026 · tectonicdefense.com — Exclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round
•May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Perseus Defense | Y Combinator

•Bow Capital
•Multimodal Ventures
•Lobster Capital
•Rebel Fund
•Alumni Ventures
•Pioneer Fund
•Paul Graham
•Y Combinator

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Funding & hiring signals

funding_articleConfidence: high

Exclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round

Perseus announced a $6M seed from 15+ investors including Bow Capital (largest check), after YC launch.

Affected score: noObserved: May 20, 2026Round: SeedAmount: $6M

funding_articleMay 20, 2026Confidence: high

Perseus Defense | Y Combinator

YC-backed counter-drone startup building mini-missiles for hostile UAS defeat.

Affected score: yesObserved: May 20, 2026Round: Seed

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Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Public index

157Activity 64/100Moderate public activity signal

7D-20 (-11.3%)

30D+36 (+29.8%)

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Source health

public_page:homeok
Last checked Thu, Jul 2, 03:26 PM
public_market_enrichmentok
Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:06 AM
public_page:_ok
Last checked Mon, May 11, 09:06 AM

Signal timeline

3 dated public signals · newest on the right

Funding

Company

Jun 16, 2025Dec 31, 2025Jul 17, 2026

Funding (2)Company (1)

Signal breakdown

Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.

Public source summary

Total evidence rows: 3
Latest evidence: Thu, Jul 2, 03:26 PM

Source types found

funding_articleofficial_site

Strongest / recent news-style rows

Exclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round
Wed, May 20, 05:43 PM · confidence 88%high quality
Perseus Defense | Y Combinator
Wed, May 20, 05:43 PM · confidence 88%high quality

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 3 event(s)

Thu, Jul 2, 03:26 PM · official_site · 90% · publichigh qualityPerseus Defense

Source: Homepage

Perseus Defense

Source ↗

Wed, May 20, 05:43 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualityExclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round

Perseus announced a $6M seed from 15+ investors including Bow Capital (largest check), after YC launch.

Source ↗

Wed, May 20, 05:43 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualityPerseus Defense | Y Combinator

YC-backed counter-drone startup building mini-missiles for hostile UAS defeat.

Source ↗

Official / company site

1 row(s)

The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.

official_site·Thu, Jul 2, 03:26 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic

Perseus Defense

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗

Funding / news

2 row(s)

Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 05:43 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public

Exclusive: YC-backed Perseus Defense Closes $6M Seed Round

Perseus announced a $6M seed from 15+ investors including Bow Capital (largest check), after YC launch.

Why it matters: Funding signal — Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.

Open source ↗

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 05:43 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public

Perseus Defense | Y Combinator

YC-backed counter-drone startup building mini-missiles for hostile UAS defeat.

Why it matters: Funding signal — Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.

Open source ↗

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