Founded in 2021 by veteran technologists Rob Slaughter, Jeff McCoy, and Andrew Greene, San Antonio-based Defense Unicorns builds open-source, airgap-native platforms that enable secure development, delivery, and sustainment of mission software across cloud, on-premises, and tactical edge environments. Its flagship Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS) gives warfighters the ability to deploy and update software on submarines, ships, aircraft, and forward operating bases with minimal or no connectivity. Complementary products such as UDS Registry and UDS Army extend secure DevSecOps pipelines and supply-chain protection to allied forces and commercial vendors. Adoption of the company’s technology in military systems has grown 300% year-over-year, and the business is already profitable. With fresh capital, Defense Unicorns plans to further scale its platform and integrate additional dual-use technologies across U.S. and allied defense networks. The firm’s technology is trusted by the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Space Force, positioning it as foundational infrastructure for modern national security software. The recent financing places the company’s valuation above $1 billion, marking it as a defense tech unicorn.

Total raised

$171M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Jan 2026