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Defence tech startup Unmannd raises $2 million in round led by Speciale Invest, Accel - The Economic Times

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1d ago

Defence tech startup Unmannd raises $2 million in round led by Speciale Invest, Accel - The Economic Times

Unmannd, a Bengaluru-based defence tech startup, secured $2 million in pre-seed funding from Speciale Invest and Accel. The funds aim to accelerate the commercialization of their aerial logistics platform Titan and develop their interceptor system, Fury, for the market. Unmannd focuses on manufacturing autonomous drones, including Titan for carrying supplies and Fury for detecting and neutralizing hostile drones. This investment supports their plans to scale the engineering team and explore export opportunities.

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