Neros
Founded in 2023 in El Segundo, California, Neros provides low-cost military drones and related systems for the United States and its allies.
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Snapshot 2026-11-08- Startup SignalsTop 10%↓8
- Smart Hardware#1of 103–
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About
Founded in 2023 in El Segundo, California, Neros provides low-cost military drones and related systems for the United States and its allies. Recent disclosures include supplying equipment to the U.S. military and Ukraine, as well as advancing production capacity expansion.
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Capital graph
Company· 12
Investor· 6
Founders / team· 2
Funding history
- 2026-08-11Series C$250M
Investors · Sequoia Capital, American Strategic Technology Fund, Interlagos Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel CapitalSource · neros.tech ↗
- 2025-11New funding round$75M
Investors · Sequoia CapitalSource · SVTR Weekly #131 ↗
- 2024-05Seed$11M
Investors · Sequoia CapitalSource · SVTR Weekly #054 ↗
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