Darkhive
San Antonio tactical-autonomy and edge-software company for small UAS; largest single APFIT award to date.
Darkhive, founded in 2021 and based in San Antonio, Texas, builds tactical autonomy and edge software for small unmanned aircraft systems. Prior to its APFIT award the company had won more than $14M in SBIR contracts and raised a combined $25M across a 2023 Seed and 2024 Series A round. In December 2025 (announced publicly March 2026) it won a $49.7M APFIT contract for 'Real-Time Command and Control at the Tactical Edge' — the single largest award in APFIT program history.
Overview
- Headquarters
- San Antonio, TX
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- Total funding
- $25M ($4M seed + $21M Series A)
- Stage
- Series A
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Website
- www.darkhive.com
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Frequently asked
- What does Darkhive do?
- Darkhive, founded in 2021 and based in San Antonio, Texas, builds tactical autonomy and edge software for small unmanned aircraft systems. Prior to its APFIT award the company had won more than $14M in SBIR contracts and raised a combined $25M across a 2023 Seed and 2024 Series A round. In December 2025 (announced publicly March 2026) it won a $49.7M APFIT contract for 'Real-Time Command and Control at the Tactical Edge' — the single largest award in APFIT program history.
- Where is Darkhive headquartered?
- Darkhive is headquartered in San Antonio, TX and was founded in 2021.
- How much funding has Darkhive raised?
- Darkhive has raised $25M ($4M seed + $21M Series A) in disclosed funding.
- Does Darkhive hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Darkhive to 1 government contract.
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The $49.7M contract is the largest awarded so far under APFIT; San Antonio-based Darkhive won the award in December 2025 and announced it in March 2026
Tectonic Defense: Darkhive Secures $49.7M APFIT ContractVerified2026-03 - 2
Darkhive raised $21M in a Series A led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with Crosslink Capital, RTX Ventures, and Stellar Ventures participating; company had previously raised a $4M seed round
PR Newswire: Defense Tech Startup DARKHIVE Secures $21 Million Series A Investment Led By Ten Eleven VenturesVerified2024-09-10 - 3
Secondary confirmation of Darkhive's $21M Series A (Ten Eleven Ventures) and prior $4M seed
SecurityWeek: Darkhive Raises $21 Million for Drones, Secure Code Delivery SystemVerified2024-09-11