Picogrid is proud to have been down selected for the US Space Force’s Adaptive & Intelligent Space (AIS) Challenge. As space operations become increasingly software-defined, interoperable infrastructure will be critical.

1/ Defense tech has advanced more in the past twenty-four months than in the previous three decades. We’ve identified five frontiers driving innovation in defense and national security. 1️⃣Autonomy moving from concept to combat 2️⃣AI permeating DoW workflows 3️⃣New vectors for advanced manufacturing 4️⃣Edge and network resilience 5️⃣Energy and materials independence. 🧵

Yesterday, @Picogrid revealed that its Legion software and edge nodes are serving as the tactical integrator between the Army's Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) C2 and Perennial Autonomy's Merops interceptors in the Middle East.

NEW POD with Zane Mountcastle, Co-Founder and CEO of Picogrid (@zanemountcastle @Picogrid) on the integration problem inside modern defense. We discussed why the next era of warfare depends on infrastructure that can connect autonomous systems at scale, the economics of drone warfare, and why so many promising defense technologies never make it into operational use. Thanks to our founding sponsor Cushman & Wakefield (@CushWake) for sponsoring this episode. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:18 What Picogrid actually does 03:34 The integration problem across defense systems 07:02 Building infrastructure instead of one-off integrations 10:41 Deploying software inside the DoD 12:05 Picogrid’s early contracts and growth 15:07 Why acquisition incentives create friction 18:45 The engineering talent problem 22:31 The changing defense industrial base 27:05 Drone warfare and air defense economics 31:10 Scaling a defense startup 35:02 Hardware and manufacturing realities 39:04 The future of autonomous warfare 42:58 Marketing and communication in defense tech 46:32 AI hype vs reality in defense 50:14 Venture capital and defense startups

The military has been trying to solve the integration problem for decades - hundreds of systems from dozens of vendors making drones, missiles, sensors and more, all needing to work together within milliseconds. Every new system added makes it exponentially more complex. GPS-denied environments, decades-old hardware, adversaries trying to trick your sensors. That's what @Picogrid is operating in. They built the infrastructure layer that makes it all work in hours, and what used to take six to twelve months gets done over a weekend. They just announced their $45M Series A led by @BessemerVP. Honored to participate and we're proud to have led the Seed. They're already deployed around the world on contract with the Pentagon, NATO, and multiple allied nations. For more, check out the full High Bit episode with @zanemountcastle and @brettdg. ⬇️

1/ I'm excited to announce that @Picogrid closed a $45M Series A, led by @BessemerVP. We're building the open infrastructure layer for the military's growing arsenal of sensors, drones, autonomous systems, AI agents, and C2 software.

Hardware and software integration startup @Picogrid announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that it's raised $45M in a Series A led by @BessemerVP to expand its product family, increase deployments, and take its integration tech into new domains.

Today on NYSE Live | @System1Research previews biggest goals ahead of this year's @Cannes_Lions, @SteveSosnick of @IBKR reveals what’s driving markets to fresh record, + @Picogrid of @zanemountcastle shares funding announcement.

.@Picogrid has made integrating all of this fun new kit its life’s work. They announced that they’ve snagged a procurement contract with the Army to integrate all the different counter-drone tech the XVIII Airborne Corps is getting its hands on.

The El Segundo-based integration startup @Picogrid announced a $9.3M contract with the Air Force to deploy its “universal translator” tech to fuse sensors and surveillance systems across multiple installations.