Aurelius Systems
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Aurelius Systems is a San Francisco–based defense technology company building autonomous directed-energy platforms for counter-drone defense, led by co-founder and CEO Michael LaFramboise 12. Its flagship system, Archimedes, combines AI-powered sensing with robotic directed-energy hardware to autonomously identify, track, and engage aerial threats 12. Aurelius previously raised a $10M seed in September 2025 led by General Catalyst and Draper Associates 3.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-08-05 | Series A | $40M | Draper Associates, KAS Venture Partners | General Catalyst, Hanwha Defense USA, Outlander VC, Alumni Ventures, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, Detroit Venture Partners, Decisive Point 12 |
| 2025-09-04 | Seed | $10M | General Catalyst, Draper Associates | — 3 |
Proceeds will expand production of the Archimedes directed-energy system, grow the team, and build out manufacturing and test-range capacity 2. Aurelius employed 19 people at the time of the round and expects to grow to more than 40 by end of 2026 1.
What Investors Say
No independently sourced investor commentary beyond press-release attribution at this time.
What Founders Say
“We will use this to expand our capacity to produce systems, build out our team, [and] build out manufacturing and test range development.” — Michael LaFramboise, CEO, Aurelius Systems 2
Sources
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Ventureburn, “Aurelius Systems Raises $40M To Advance Autonomous Defense Platform,” August 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://ventureburn.com/aurelius-systems-raises-40m-to-advance-autonomous-defense-platform/↩↩↩↩
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Tectonic Defense, “Aurelius Raises $40M Series A for Laser Weapons,” August 5, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://www.tectonicdefense.com/aurelius-raises-40m-series-a-for-laser-weapons/↩↩↩↩↩
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BusinessWire, “Aurelius Systems Raises $10 Million to Bring Autonomous Laser Defense to the Battlefield In Round Led by General Catalyst & Draper Associates,” September 2025. Accessed August 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250902984268/en/Aurelius-Systems-Raises-$10-Million-to-Bring-Autonomous-Laser-Defense-to-the-Battlefield-In-Round-Led-by-General-Catalyst-Draper-Associates↩↩