Agile Defense

We are a technology-driven defence company founded in 2024 in response to critical operational demands highlighted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our team specializes in developing unmanned systems across multiple domains, including our flagship OWE-V Virtus loitering munition, Minerva mission control software, and Vanta unmanned surface vessels. We work directly with operators on the battlefield to ensure our systems meet real-world needs, because that is the only way to know they will work when it matters most. Our mission is clear: delivering the systems that Europe and NATO need now, not years down the line. We test our equipment in actual combat conditions and have deployed systems in Ukraine against various ground and strategic targets. From our headquarters in Berlin to our new production facility in Swindon, UK, we are building European defence capability at the pace required by today's security challenges, with contracts already secured from the German Bundeswehr and other NATO partners.

We're a veteran-founded team building software that makes running modern applications on military systems actually work. Most of us came from the Department of Defense, so we know firsthand how painful it is to get mission-critical software into air-gapped, classified environments. We started Defense Unicorns because we were tired of seeing the people protecting our country struggle with outdated tools and impossible delivery processes. Our platform, UDS (Unicorn Delivery Service), bundles once and deploys anywhere - from cloud to edge, satellites to submarines. We believe in open source as a strategic advantage, not just a development philosophy. Our tools like Zarf, Pepr, and Lula solve real DoD problems: getting software into disconnected environments, automating compliance, and managing Kubernetes clusters at the tactical edge. We're not just building products; we're working to make software a strategic deterrent that advances freedom around the globe. The team includes former service members, engineers who helped build Kessel Run and Platform One, and people who've lived the problems we're solving.

We're a digital transformation company that's been working with the federal government for over 15 years, helping agencies modernize their IT systems and solve real problems. Founded in 2009, we've grown from a small startup to a team of 200-500 people, all focused on delivering practical solutions that actually work for government missions. Our team specializes in ServiceNow implementations, cybersecurity, AI-powered automation, and cloud modernization. We're a woman-owned small business and SBA-certified 8(a) participant, which means we understand the unique challenges of working in the federal space. We build our own products like TechDebt Guardian and AIForge, and we partner with leading technology companies including Microsoft, ServiceNow, and AWS to bring the best tools to our government clients.

In 2021, founders David Goldschlag and Kevin Sapp recognized a critical gap in cybersecurity: while identity and access management (IAM) solutions for humans were mature, the rapidly growing world of non-human identities - AI agents, applications, services, and workloads - remained dangerously exposed. Having previously built and sold New Edge Labs to Netskope, they understood firsthand how traditional secrets management approaches were failing distributed systems and creating security vulnerabilities at scale. So they built Aembit - a Workload Identity and Access Management platform designed from the ground up for the autonomous era. By providing secretless access, real-time policy enforcement, and centralized control across any environment, Aembit enables organizations to secure how AI agents and workloads connect to enterprise systems. Today, the company is at the forefront of the emerging IAM for Agentic AI category, helping businesses accelerate their AI adoption without compromising security.

Upwind is the runtime-powered cloud security platform that leverages real-time runtime data to secure cloud infrastructure. Founded in 2022 by the team behind Spot.io (acquired by NetApp), Upwind bridges intelligence from runtime to build-time, eliminating friction and boosting the productivity of developers, security engineers, and DevOps teams. The platform provides comprehensive visibility into network, APIs, and data flows with capabilities including Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), API security, vulnerability management, identity security, and container security. Upwind helps organizations reduce security noise by 95%, prioritize critical risks effectively, and respond to threats 10x faster through its innovative inside-out security approach powered by eBPF sensors. Trusted by hundreds of enterprises worldwide, Upwind is redefining cloud security in real time for the AI and real-time era.

At FieldAI, we bring together top-tier talent from NASA JPL, DeepMind, Tesla, and NVIDIA to build the future of embodied AI. Our team thrives on tackling the toughest challenges in unstructured environments, where we've developed first-of-its-kind AI and robot autonomy solutions that can navigate caves without satellite information or prior maps. We're a collaborative group of engineers, researchers, and field deployment experts who believe in shipping real-world robotic AI across the globe. Our culture emphasizes deep technical excellence combined with practical field application - we don't just write code, we deploy it to the most demanding industrial and defense environments. We're driven by a shared mission to enable unprecedented productivity, safety, and efficiency by bringing autonomy to challenging real-world conditions. Our physics-first approach means we value robustness and resilience in everything we build. Having grown from approximately 30 people at the end of 2024 to 130 team members in 2025, we maintain a collaborative environment where individual contributions have real impact. Whether developing Field Foundation Models or scaling our technology for government and defense applications through Field AI Federal, our team members tackle complex problems with creativity and determination.