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Kaizen Labs

New York govtech company that built the Pentagon's counter-drone marketplace under a $15 million JIATF 401 contract, applying permitting-software infrastructure to the problem of buying counter-UAS kit faster than the acquisition system allows.

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Kaizen Labs
Defense Software/AICombat-fieldedUSPrivate (venture-backed)
New York govtech company that built the Pentagon's counter-drone marketplace under a $15 million JIATF 401 contract, applying permitting-software infrastructure to the problem of buying counter-UAS kit faster than the acquisition system allows.
Founded
2022
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Headcount
11-50reported
Total raised
~$35M
Valuation
Undisclosed
Stage
Series A
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