Founded by Brandon Tseng (Navy SEAL), Ryan Tseng, Andrew Reiter in San Diego; Hivemind autonomous flight stack inspired by SEAL combat experience

Nova quadcopter deployed with US special operations for indoor autonomous reconnaissance; first GPS-denied autonomy fielded in combat

Acquires Heron Systems after AlphaDogfight Trials win (Aug 2020) — Heron AI agent had defeated USAF F-16 instructor 5-0 in DARPA simulation; integrates dogfighting AI into Hivemind

Series E $200M at $2.3B valuation led by Snowpoint Ventures; V-BAT mass production ramp following acquisition of Martin UAV Sep 2021

VENOM-AFT (Autonomy Flying Testbed) F-16 program awarded; AFRL/Lockheed Skunk Works Hivemind autonomy integration — pathway to autonomous fighter pairing

V-BAT Block 20 enters production; gen-3 with extended endurance + payload, USCG operational deployment; Naval Strike Missile pairing tested

Wins Replicator Tranche 1 award for V-BAT autonomous teaming; Group 3 UAS scale-out — multi-aircraft Hivemind orchestration deployment

V-BAT used in Ukraine combat operations against Russian targets; first US-built autonomous Group 3 UAS combat-proven in peer conflict

Series F-3 $240M at $5.3B valuation led by L3Harris + Hanwha; international expansion accelerates — Korea + India alliance moves

VENOM-AFT F-16 first autonomous flight at Eglin; multi-aircraft team operations using Hivemind; CCA pathway candidate platform

V-BAT 128 (high-altitude long-endurance variant) operational fielding; SOCOM expanded buy; multi-day endurance + anti-ship payload integrated