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Castelion raised $800 million.

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axios.comStai leggendo10 g fa

Startup missile maker Castelion valued at $13 billion

Castelion raised $800M Series C at $13B valuation to scale hypersonic missile production amid arsenal depletion. Lower-cost missile market accelerates as geopolitics and supply constraints force defense-tech consolidation; speed-to-deployment becomes the differentiator.

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giovedì 20 agosto 2026·spacenews.com
Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion
Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion
giovedì 20 agosto 2026·qz.com
Castelion raises $1 billion Series C for hypersonic missiles
The round will fund expanded production of the Blackbeard hypersonic missile and development of longer-range strike and defensive weapons

techcrunch.com

10 g fa

Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles | TechCrunch

Ex-SpaceX startup Castelion closed $1B Series C at $13B valuation with $500M+ in secured U.S. military hypersonic contracts. This signals massive VC redeployment toward defense manufacturing at scale, reshaping talent flows and supply-chain criticality in enterprise tech strategy.

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qz.com10 g fa

Castelion raises $1 billion Series C for hypersonic missiles

Castelion raises $1 billion Series C (valuation $13B) to ramp Blackbeard hypersonic missile production, with $500M+ government contracts and Navy as primary customer. Signals capital reallocation toward deep tech and critical infrastructure; governments fund domestic supply chains with venture-backed aerospace talent.

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spacenews.com11 g fa

Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion

Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion

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thenextweb.com9 g fa

Ex-SpaceX founders raised $1bn to out-produce Lockheed

Castelion raised $1bn for mass-production hypersonic missiles; $500m military contracts already booked, 500 units/year post-2027. Manufacturing scale (not design) is the thesis; sole-customer concentration and unproven unit economics—2027 deployment is the test.

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giovedì 20 agosto 2026·

axios.com

Startup missile maker Castelion valued at $13 billion

Castelion raised $800 million.

giovedì 20 agosto 2026·

techcrunch.com

Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles | TechCrunch

The $1 billion Series C was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JP Morgan Chase.

venerdì 21 agosto 2026·

thenextweb.com

Ex-SpaceX founders raised $1bn to out-produce Lockheed

Castelion raised $1bn at a $13bn valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles. The Navy has so far ordered 50 pre-production prototypes.