Castelion

Hypersonic strike weapons built for the U.S. military. Its first product, the Blackbeard hypersonic missile, is being integrated with U.S. Army and U.S. Navy platforms and entered production under a U.S. Navy delivery order in 2026.

Defense & spaceHypersonic strike weaponsTorrance, United States
FoundersSince 2022
Valuation
$13B
Total raised
$1.3B
Last round · Aug 2026
Credit facility
Founded
2022

Funding rounds

DateRound · leadRaisedValuation
Aug 19, 2026Credit facility$250M—
Dec 5, 2025Series B · Altimeter Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners$350M—
Jan 29, 2025Venture debt · Silicon Valley Bank$30M—
Jan 29, 2025Series A · Lightspeed Venture Partners$70M—
Oct 5, 2023Seed · Andreessen Horowitz, Lavrock Ventures$14M—
Apr 21, 2023Pre-seed$5M—

Team

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