Neros raises $250 million to expand autonomous drones and interceptor production

Drone-racing founders Soren Monroe-Anderson and Olaf Hichwa plan to use the Bloomberg-reported round to expand autonomous and interceptor programs and manufacturing capacity.

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Primary source: Bloomberg Technology

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Neros is testing whether venture-backed founders can build low-cost military hardware at munitions scale before Pentagon demand becomes predictable.

Illustration of Neros factory floor with assembly lines building small strike drones and larger interceptor drones alongside AI control stations.

Neros co-founders Soren Monroe-Anderson and Olaf Hichwa raised a $250 million Series C co-led by Sequoia Capital, Bloomberg reported. Bloomberg said the financing tripled the defense drone manufacturer's valuation to $2.5 billion as it expands from strike drones into autonomous systems and drone interceptors.…

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