Cathedral

Summary active Updated Jul 23, 2026

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Location United States
Founded 2026
Latest Stage Growth (undisclosed round type)
Total Raised $160M
Sector
defense cybersecurity ai government-tech

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz growth (2026)
Sequoia Capital growth (2026)

Founders

Gavin Kliger Co-Founder
Luke Farritor Co-Founder
Marko Elez Co-Founder
Jack Stein Co-Founder

About

Cathedral is a military-focused AI cybersecurity startup founded in 2026 by four former staffers of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Gavin Kliger, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, and Jack Stein 12. The company aims to leverage artificial intelligence to strengthen U.S. military cyber operations, pursuing government contracts for both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities 1. Cathedral is seeking dedicated computing infrastructure through data center acquisition or partnerships to support its work, and the co-founders’ prior backgrounds include roles at SpaceX and Databricks 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-07-22 Growth (undisclosed round type) $160M Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital — 123

The financing was struck at a $1.4 billion post-money valuation 123. Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital took board seats as part of the deal 2.

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Sources

  1. ExecutiveBiz, “Cyber Startup Cathedral Raises $160M at $1.4B Valuation,” July 23, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/cathedral-doge-cyber-startup-160m-funding-1-4b-valuation↩↩↩↩↩

  2. The Next Web, “Four former DOGE staffers raised $160 million at a $1.4 billion valuation for an AI military cyber startup,” July 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://thenextweb.com/news/cathedral-doge-alumni-military-cyber-startup-1-4-billion↩↩↩↩

  3. Tech Startups, “Venture capital & startup funding roundup, July 22, 2026: Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners & more,” July 22, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techstartups.com/2026/07/22/venture-capital-startup-funding-roundup-july-22-2026-andreessen-horowitz-redpoint-ventures-sequoia-capital-insight-partners-more/↩↩