Gallatin AI Thinks Logistics Could Decide the Next War

The U.S. military’s logistical infrastructure, built for 20th-century conflicts, is straining under the demands of modern warfare. Supply chains that once supported slow-moving campaigns now face the challenge of delivering fuel, food, batteries, and medical supplies to smaller, faster, and more dispersed units across contested environments. While commercial logistics have been transformed by AI and automation, defense operations remain heavily reliant on manual processes and outdated tools. It’s this disconnect that led Woody Glier, Daniel Buchmueller, and Brian Ballard to launch Gallatin AI in 2024. On Tuesday, the Washington-based startup emerged from stealth with $15 million in pre-seed funding to address what its founders describe as one of the most urgent, yet overlooked, vuln