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Distributed Spectrum

Distributed Spectrum builds low-cost networked RF sensors that detect, classify and geolocate emitters — jammers, drones, tactical radios — founded by three Harvard undergraduates who took a gap year.

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Distributed Spectrum
Electronic Warfare / RF sensingUSPrivate
Distributed Spectrum builds low-cost networked RF sensors that detect, classify and geolocate emitters — jammers, drones, tactical radios — founded by three Harvard undergraduates who took a gap year.
Founded
2020
HQ
New York, NY
Headcount
tripled in the last yearfrom ~7
Total raised
~$29M including a $25M Series A
Valuation
not disclosed
Stage
Series A
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