Vanguard Defense

West Covina, CA · Founded 2024 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a modular data labeling platform designed to transform defense telemetry into AI-ready datasets for autonomous systems. Vanguard Defense is based in West Covina, CA and was founded in 2024. It was valued at $40 million at its seed round in Jan 2026, the last priced event on record. It has raised $6.3 million across 1 recorded round; the latest was a $6.3 million early-stage round in Jan 2026.

PMV mark · valuation
$40.0M
Oct 2026
Priced at
its seed round
Jan 2026
Total raised
$6.3M
Last round
Early Stage VC
Jan 2026

Who backs Vanguard Defense?

7 investors
InvestorType
Mana VenturesVenture capital
Capital FactoryOther
Boost VCVenture capital
Kevin MooreAngel
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Menon VCVenture capital
Critical Technologies—
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Vanguard Defense investors

7 investors are on record for Vanguard Defense, including Mana Ventures, Capital Factory, Boost VC and Kevin Moore. The early-stage round in Jan 2026 drew 17 investors.

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