We are a modern defense production company building the next generation of military hypersonic, vehicle, and strike systems to deter future wars.
Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $14.2M
Founded date: 2022
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Space.VC | spacevc.co |
| - | FirstIn | wearefirst... |
| - | Forward De... | deployed.v... |
| - | Space VC | spacevc.co... |
| 26.10.2023 | Lavrock Ve... | lavrockvc.... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.10.2023 | - | $14.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.10.2023 | Max Q: Castelion comes out of stealth | Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Meet Castelion News from Amazon and more a16z-backed Castelion wants to mass-produce defense hardware, starting with hypersonics One builds weapons in the hope that they are not used. Thus goe... |
| 06.10.2023 | Castelion Raises $14.2M in Initial Funding | Castelion, an El Segundo, CA-based modern defense production company, raised $14.2m in funding. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lavrock Ventures, with participation from First In, BlueYard Capital and Champion Hill Ventures.... |
| 05.10.2023 | a16z-backed Castelion wants to mass-produce defense hardware, starting with hypersonics | One builds weapons in the hope that they are not used. Thus goes the central premise of deterrence theory, which says it is the credible threat of aggression — not the use of aggression — that will ensure states avoid war. This theory has d... |
| - | Castelion – a ‘New Kind of Defense Manufacturing Company’ – Raises Initial Investment | Defense manufacturing startup Castelion has emerged from stealth mode to announce $14.5 million in initial funding. Orrick represented Castelion in a funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lavrock Ventures. THE COMPANY Castelion de... |