Seattle WA. Autonomous ground vehicle software for defense. Seed backed by Point72 Ventures 2023. Builds software stack for uncrewed ground systems — terrain-aware navigation, obstacle avoidance, mission autonomy. "Ground autonomy is especially difficult" (Point72 blog). Relevant to Army robotics programs and DARPA ground vehicle work.

Kent WA. Fully reusable launch vehicle — both first and second stages. IQT portfolio. Raised $100M Series B (2023, lead: Addition). Nova rocket: targeting 2025 launch. Key differentiator: fully reusable second stage (SpaceX only reuses first stage). DOD responsive launch market. Seattle/Kent aerospace corridor (Blue Origin neighbor).

Worldscape.ai — AI-native geospatial-intelligence data fabric for defense, government and enterprise. Founded 2023; Redmond, WA; CEO Mark Bolz. ~$6M seed led by Scout Ventures with Radius and Washington Harbour.