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AI and defense tech swallow the week's biggest venture rounds - and Austin keeps showing up
FundingMara Whitfield · Jun 26

AI and defense tech swallow the week's biggest venture rounds - and Austin keeps showing up

The latest tally of the largest U.S. financings was dominated by AI inference and frontier models, with Austin-linked names threading through the list.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Jun 24

Traysar surfaces from stealth with $25M to take defense tech underground

The Austin startup, led by former SpaceX and Boring Company engineers, is building autonomous machines to breach and map tunnels for the U.S. and its allies.

Cameron County clears $211M tax break to lure Saronic's $3.2B 'Port Alpha' shipyard south
StartupsMara Whitfield · Jun 18

Cameron County clears $211M tax break to lure Saronic's $3.2B 'Port Alpha' shipyard south

The Austin defense-tech company's autonomous-warship buildout would land in Brownsville under a 19-year abatement, drawing both cheers and pushback.

Saronic launches its first Marauder unmanned vessel, built in under a year
StartupsMara Whitfield · Jun 2

Saronic launches its first Marauder unmanned vessel, built in under a year

The Austin defense-tech company put its first medium unmanned surface vessel in the water and began on-water trials less than a year after the design started.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Mar 16

Capital Factory launches STATION Austin to carry its programming forward

The new nonprofit takes over Capital Factory's community and innovation initiatives and adds a 23,000-square-foot center focused on dual-use and defense startups.

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