Skapion
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About
Skapion is a defense technology company developing a mobile counter-swarm system designed to detect, engage, and neutralize coordinated drone attacks at scale 1. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and operates a research and development center in Ramat Gan, Israel 2. The system is being designed to support hundreds of simultaneous engagements while significantly reducing interception costs compared with conventional air defense solutions 1.
Co-founder Pini Yungman previously served as general manager of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ Air and Missile Defense Systems division, where he worked on programs including David’s Sling and Iron Dome 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Seed | $36M | UP Partners, Khosla Ventures | Fusion VC, Stratos Ventures, TBD VC, q Fund 123 |
The company said the investment will be used to expand hiring, advance engineering and system validation, and deepen engagement with government and defense customers in Israel, the United States, and allied countries 1.
What Investors Say
No independently sourced investor quotes found at the time of this round.
What Founders Say
“Drone swarms require a fundamentally different approach to air defense. Our system is designed from the ground up to address the scale, speed and operational demands of coordinated drone attacks.” — Ido Bar-On, Co-founder and CEO, sUAS News, July 2026 1
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sUAS News, “Skapion Secures $36 Million Seed Funding to Accelerate Mobile Counter-Swarm System,” July 2026. https://www.suasnews.com/2026/07/skapion-secures-36-million-seed-funding-to-accelerate-mobile-counter-swarm-system/↩↩↩↩↩
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Calcalist / CTech, “A startup led by Israeli air-defense veterans raises $36 million to tackle the growing threat of drone swarms,” July 2026. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/skeqh33xzl↩↩↩
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Ynetnews, “Skapion raises $36M to build drone-swarm defense system,” July 2026. https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/bjwhwvt7ml↩