Funding
AI hardware startup Nominal triples valuation to $3B in 8 months (opens techcrunch.com)
Nominal sells an AI platform for hardware engineering and names Anduril as a major customer; the round triples its valuation to $3B in 8 months.
FundingReported
Ex-Marine and Microsoft vets launch Watchtower Labs with $35M to bring AI to military logistics
Context: Bellevue-based Watchtower Labs, co-founded by a former Marine special-operations officer and two longtime Microsoft engineering leaders, builds AI and simulation software for military logistics planning.
From GeekWire: The Bellevue-based defense tech startup, co-founded by a former Marine special operations officer and two longtime Microsoft engineering leaders, is building AI and simulation software to help military planners anticipate logistics needs.
Watchtower Labs · $35MAs stated by GeekWire.
- Source
- GeekWire (geekwire.com)
- Published
- First seen here
- Edition
- Thursday, October 22, 2026, ranked 22
- Status
- A publication reported this; the company may not have confirmed it.
- Why it’s here
- New defense-tech company launching with a disclosed raise.
- Topics
- Defense, AI
