Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defense unicorn | TechCrunch

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Harmattan AI raised a $200 million Series B led by Dassault Aviation, valuing the company at $1.4 billion and making it a defense unicorn. The company develops embedded autonomy and mission-system AI software for defense aircraft, drones, electronic warfare, and ISR. The investment includes a partnership to integrate AI capabilities into future Rafale jets and drones and will fund product expansion and manufacturing scale-up. Harmattan AI plans to expand its U.S. team and will exhibit at the World Defense Show in Riyadh as it pursues sales beyond Europe. The company had previously raised about $42 million from investors including Atlantic and FirstMark.

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Amount $200.0M Total raised
Date January 12, 2026 Announcement date
Investors Dassault Aviation, FirstMark, Atlantic Labs Lead investors
Company harmattan.ai Funded company

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