Deterrence builds an automated hardware-software platform to produce critical energetics—explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnic materials—aiming for ultra-scalable, ultra-flexible, and ultra-precise manufacturing. Its platform combines machine learning and robotics to improve worker safety, product quality, and scalability while automating hazardous handling, cleaning, mixing, and quality assurance tasks. The company describes an interconnected production process that enables optimization and adaptability from raw materials to finished products and supports touch controls and object manipulation. The team includes founders and senior operators with backgrounds at Latch, Tesla (4680 battery manufacturing), Palantir, AWS Robotics, Rivian, and Rheinmetall, alongside veterans and special forces experts. Financially, Deterrence raised $10.1M in a seed round announced in January 2025.

Total raised

$10M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jan 2025