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Thermopylae
pre-seed · 🇺🇸 Hawthorne, United States · Founded 2025
Ukrainian-led interceptor drone startup building lightweight foldable quadcopters designed to counter low-cost drones and glide bombs. Thermopylae is a deeptech, defense and drone startup based in Hawthorne, United States, founded 2025, at pre-seed stage, with $1.6M raised to date.
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Total raised
$1.6M
Stage
pre-seed
Business model
hardware
Target customer
militaries, defense ministries, and frontline air defense operators
Sectors
Key investors
Naval Ravikant, UA1, Norgard Capital, SGA Capital, Cyrus Ventures, Founders, Inc.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Thermopylae do?
- Ukrainian-led interceptor drone startup building lightweight foldable quadcopters designed to counter low-cost drones and glide bombs.
- Where is Thermopylae based?
- Thermopylae is based in Hawthorne, United States, founded in 2025.
- How much has Thermopylae raised?
- Thermopylae has raised $1.6M in tracked funding and is currently at the pre-seed stage.
- Who has invested in Thermopylae?
- Investors in Thermopylae include Naval Ravikant, UA1, Norgard Capital, SGA Capital, Cyrus Ventures and Founders, Inc..