Sources: Cathedral, launched by ex-DOGE staffers to use AI to expand US military cyber capabilities, raised $160M led by a16z and Sequoia at a $1.4B valuation (David Jeans/Reuters)

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Cathedral raised $160 million to build AI-enabled military cyber capabilities, signaling major investor backing for defense AI startups.

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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260722/p40#a260722p40" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> David Jeans / <a href="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/doge-alumni-launch-military-cyber-startup-with-14-billion-valuation-2026-07-22/">Sources: Cathedral, launched by ex-DOGE staffers to use AI to expand US military cyber capabilities, raised $160M led by a16z and Sequoia at a $1.4B valuation</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; A team of former DOGE employees have raised a major funding round for a startup that aims to use AI to expand U.S. military cyber capabilities &hellip; </p>