Smack Technologies
Frontier AI lab building domain-specific decision-making models for the military
$61MSeries B
Role not disclosedSV
Sapphire Ventures
Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Defense tech · Jan 1, 2026
Sapphire Ventures invests in enterprise software and AI companies after product-market fit, focusing on expansion-stage businesses building toward category leadership.
The firm concentrates on a selected group of companies and works on scaling go-to-market, operations and leadership. Its platform includes executive talent introductions and connections to prospective customers and partners.
This model addresses the transition from a working product to an organisation capable of sustained enterprise growth: recruiting leadership, expanding distribution and building the operating capability around a larger customer base.
Sources
- Rounds participated in
- 3
- Confirmed lead rounds
- — 3 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 3 First participation on record · 0 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $397M 3 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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3 in this selectionDefense Unicorns
Develops secure software delivery for national security mission systems
$136MSeries B
Role not disclosedOnebrief
AI-powered platform for military command and operations
$200MSeries D
Role not disclosed