DEFCON AI Raises $44M to Develop AI-Powered Military Response Tech

DEFCON AI, an insights company focused on building next-generation modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) tools for the modern military environment, has announced a $44 million Seed funding round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Fifth Growth Fund and Red Cell Partners, among others. "At DEFCON AI, we are developing powerful solutions to reshape response planning in contested and disrupted environments," said DEFCON AI Co-Founder and CEO Yisroel Brumer. "We bring to the DoD our capacity to very quickly field transformational software innovation so that defense leaders and planners have the tools they need to effectively coordinate operations and plan around disruptions. Our ability to do this dramatically improves the odds of materiel and ma