Havoc
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About
Havoc is a Providence, Rhode Island–based collaborative autonomy startup (founded 2024, with offices in Austin and San Diego) building a multi-domain autonomy software stack that operates across air, surface, and ground platforms for defense applications 1. The company announced a $100M Series A on May 12, 2026 with new investors CCM Capital Markets, Clear Street, Cobalt Capital, Boardman Bay Capital Management, Meet Perry, Mute Ventures, Soren Ventures, SAIC, and JA Green joining returning backers Outlander VC, Scout VC, B Capital, Lockheed Martin, Taiwania Capital, UP.Partners, The Veteran Fund, and Vanderbilt University; total raised since founding is approximately $200M 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2024-09-20 | Seed | $11M | Scout Ventures (Trousdale Ventures co-lead) | Outlander VC, The Veteran Fund, BV.VC, Decisive Point, Alumni Ventures, New North Ventures 456 |
| 2026-05-12 | Series A | $100M | No lead disclosed | CCM Capital Markets, Clear Street, Cobalt Capital, Boardman Bay Capital, Meet Perry, Mute Ventures, Soren Ventures, SAIC, JA Green, Outlander VC, Scout VC, B Capital, Lockheed Martin, Taiwania Capital, UP.Partners, The Veteran Fund, Vanderbilt University 123 |
None of the primary sources for this round — Havoc’s own press release, The Robot Report contemporaneous coverage, or existing investor Outlander VC’s field-guide post — identifies a lead investor for the Series A. Havoc characterizes the round as a broad syndicate of new and returning backers rather than a lead-led round 123.
What Founders Say
Paul Lwin, CEO of Havoc, said: “In less than two years, we’ve already built one of the most mature collaborative autonomy software stacks in the industry, operating across more than 100 air, surface, and ground platforms.” 1
What Investors Say
Will Graves, CIO of Boardman Bay Capital Management, said: “They’ve built a truly scalable collaborative autonomy platform that works across all domains, and the demand signal from the U.S. military speaks for itself.” 1
Sources
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WorkBoat, “Autonomous systems startup Havoc raises $100 million,” May 12, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.workboat.com/autonomous-systems-startup-havoc-raises-100-million↩↩↩↩↩↩
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PR Newswire (Havoc press release), “Havoc Raises $100M Series A to Power the Future of All-Domain Collaborative Autonomy,” May 12, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/havoc-raises-100m-series-a-to-power-the-future-of-all-domain-collaborative-autonomy-302769697.html↩↩
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The Robot Report, “Havoc raises $100M to unify defense autonomy in the land, sea, and air,” May 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.therobotreport.com/havoc-raises-100m-unify-defense-autonomy-land-sea-air/↩↩
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PR Newswire (HavocAI press release), “HavocAI Closes $11M Seed Round to Revolutionize Autonomous Uncrewed Surface Vessel Operations,” September 20, 2024. Accessed July 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/havocai-closes-11m-seed-round-to-revolutionize-autonomous-uncrewed-surface-vessel-operations-302254210.html — Primary source. Confirms $11M Seed on 2024-09-20, Scout Ventures led, Trousdale Ventures co-led, with Outlander VC, The Veteran Fund, BV.VC, Decisive Point, Alumni Ventures, and New North Ventures participating. ↩
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MarineLink, “Havocai Raises $11 Million In Seed Funding,” September 20, 2024. Accessed July 2026. https://www.marinelink.com/news/havocai-raises-million-seed-funding-517298 — Independent maritime industry press confirms 2024-09-20 $11M seed round. ↩
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The SaaS News, “HavocAI Raises $11 Million in Seed Round,” September 2024. Accessed July 2026. https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/havocai-raises-11-million-in-seed-round/ — Third independent confirmation of $11M seed round with Scout Ventures lead, Trousdale co-lead, Outlander VC participation. ↩