Where is Kela Technologies headquartered?

Kela Technologies is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel and was founded in 2024.

How much funding has Kela Technologies raised?

Kela Technologies has raised ~$299M (seed $11M + $28M + $60M + $200M Series C, reportedly closed; ~$1.2B valuation) in disclosed funding.

What does Kela Technologies specialize in?

Kela Technologies works across Command and control, AI threat detection, Defense software integration.

Does Kela Technologies hold government contracts?

Defense Tech Atlas links Kela Technologies to 2 government contracts and 1 program.

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Kela Technologies

Israeli defense-tech company building a secure, open platform for Western militaries to rapidly integrate commercial technologies into existing defense systems.

Kela's open-platform operating system collects data from multiple sources, processes it in real time, and delivers unified command-and-control interfaces with AI-driven threat detection and tactical decision-making, aimed at Western militaries and US security agencies. Founded in Tel Aviv in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Overview

Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Israel
Founded: 2024
Employees
Total funding: ~$299M (seed $11M + $28M + $60M + $200M Series C, reportedly closed; ~$1.2B valuation)
Stage: Series C
Status: active
Domains: Command and control, AI threat detection, Defense software integration
Website: kela.io

Founders4

Investors6

Cap table0

Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.

Raised per round

Raised: $200M

Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.

Holder	Instrument	Ownership
Lux CapitalReinvested[2]	Preferred (Series C, Follow-on)	~25.0%
Sequoia CapitalReinvested[2]	Preferred (Series C, Follow-on)	~25.0%
D1 Capital PartnersNew[2]	Preferred (Series C, Lead)	~25.0%
StripesNew[2]	Preferred (Series C, Lead)	~25.0%

Contracts2

Programs1

ProgramDIU Drone Dominance Program — Lethality ChallengeDIU competition to identify solutions for its Drone Dominance Program; Kela Technologies was named one of five winners of the Lethality Challenge, receiving a placement on a preferred-solutions list for Gauntlet II applicants.

Frequently asked

What does Kela Technologies do?: Kela's open-platform operating system collects data from multiple sources, processes it in real time, and delivers unified command-and-control interfaces with AI-driven threat detection and tactical decision-making, aimed at Western militaries and US security agencies. Founded in Tel Aviv in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Where is Kela Technologies headquartered?: Kela Technologies is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel and was founded in 2024.
How much funding has Kela Technologies raised?: Kela Technologies has raised ~$299M (seed $11M + $28M + $60M + $200M Series C, reportedly closed; ~$1.2B valuation) in disclosed funding.
What does Kela Technologies specialize in?: Kela Technologies works across Command and control, AI threat detection, Defense software integration.
Does Kela Technologies hold government contracts?: Defense Tech Atlas links Kela Technologies to 2 government contracts and 1 program.

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