Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South

Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million, to develop autonomous systems, drones, and mine-detecting combat vehicles for the Global South. The company claims it is on track to book $100 million in contracts by year's end, though these figures are self-reported.

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Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.
Investors include Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Silent Ventures, and Nova Global.
The company plans to build autonomous systems, drones, and mine-detecting combat vehicles for defense infrastructure in the Global South.
The company says it’s on track to book $100 million in contracts, including at least one federal contract, and generate revenue in the tens of millions by year’s end.
Terra will use the fresh capital to expand manufacturing across the Global South, open a London office, hire more, and accelerate product deployment.
Caveat: Revenue and contract figures are self-reported and not independently verified.

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