Aventra Defense Systems, Inc.
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About Aventra Defense Systems, Inc.
Aventra Defense Systems, Inc. is a privately held defense technology company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. Founded in 2025, it develops low-cost glide and guidance systems that convert unguided munitions into AI-powered precision weapons for long-range strikes. The company emerged from stealth mode with a focus on affordable, scalable precision strike capabilities for modern warfare. Its modular guidance kits, including the Piranha product, target defense customers requiring solutions against peer adversaries.
LATEST FUNDINGSeed
$3.0M
Announced 2026-11-02
TOTAL RAISED$3M
IN THE NEWS
- 🔗 Aventra Defense Systems, Inc.
- 🔗 Aventra: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Defense Technology
- 🔗 Aventra Defense Systems, Inc. Asset Profile | Preqin | BlackRock
- 🔗 Defense Tech Startup Aventra Emerges from Stealth with $3M Seed Round to Transform Unguided Munitions into Long-Range Precision Weapons
- 🔗 Defense Tech Startup Aventra Emerges from Stealth with $3M Seed Round to Transform Unguided Munitions into Long-Range Precision Weapons
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FOUNDED2025
HQHerndon, Virginia, United States
Industry
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DefenseSeedHardwareAerospace
Investors
Key highlights
- Raised $3M Seed round led by Lavrock Ventures in November 2025 after emerging from stealth.
- Developing modular guidance kits to turn unguided munitions into long-range precision weapons.
- Founded by former Army officers Michael Weigand, Brian Retherford, and Jessup Meng.
- Plans to use funds for product development, testing, and team expansion to serve defense clients.
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