Austin
34 companies · 20 sectors · 3 investors
Tesla opened Gigafactory Texas on Austin's eastern edge in 2022. Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels for naval operations, and Apptronik builds humanoid robots for logistics and manufacturing. In nearby Cedar Park, Firefly Aerospace builds launch vehicles and the Blue Ghost lander, which touched down on the Moon in 2025.
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Navy orders 30 medium drone ships, 10 each from Saronic, HII and Galliano Marine
Contract·Sep 29, 2026·USNI News
Navy picks Saronic and two Gulf Coast yards to build LCU 1700 landing craft in a $280M push
Contract·Sep 15, 2026·Naval News
Allen Control Systems adds a 191,000-square-foot Austin plant for Bullfrog counter-drone turrets
Milestone·Sep 11, 2026·The Defense Post
NODA AI wins a $100M Department of War award to scale autonomous mission command across the Joint Force
Contract·Aug 17, 2026·NODA AI
CesiumAstro buys RF chip designer Jariet Technologies to pull semiconductor design in-house
Milestone·Aug 12, 2026·CesiumAstro
Investors based in Austin
All 34 companies
9 MothersAustin
Defense·Drones
AI counter-drone systems that stop FPV attack drones
Aalo AtomicsAustin
Nuclear·Energy
Factory-built nuclear power plants for data centers
Aeon IndustrialCedar Park
Defense·Manufacturing
Low-cost guided missiles and drone fuzes
Allen Control SystemsAustin
Defense·Robotics
Autonomous weapon stations for counter-drone defense
American Housing CorporationAustin
Manufacturing·Construction
Factory-built starter homes for US cities
ApptronikAustin
Robotics·AI
Humanoid robots for logistics and manufacturing work
AthanorAustin
Manufacturing·Materials
Modular specialty nitrogen chemistry for defense supply
Base PowerAustin
Energy
Home batteries paired with retail electricity in Texas
Bedrock EnergyAustin
Energy·Construction
Geothermal wells for building heating and cooling
Bravo OrdnanceAustin
Defense·Manufacturing
3D-printed warheads for autonomous weapons
CesiumAstroAustin
Space·Communications
Software-defined satellites and comms terminals
Contoro RoboticsAustin
Robotics·AI·Logistics
Robots that unload loose boxes from trucks and containers
ExtropicAustin
Electronics·AI
Thermodynamic computing chips for probabilistic AI
fab2Austin
Electronics·Manufacturing
Hardware and software for making chips and fab tools
Firefly AerospaceCedar Park
Space·Aerospace
Launch vehicles and lunar landers
First Order EffectsAustin
Electronics·Energy·Defense
Field power systems for drones, robots and ships
FluxCoAustin
Energy·Software
Transformer sourcing marketplace for power equipment buyers
GaladyneAustin
Defense·Aerospace·Manufacturing
Liquid-fuel missiles built for mass production
IconAustin
Construction·Manufacturing
3D-printed homes and construction robotics
InfravisionBuda
Drones·Robotics·Energy
Drone systems for building power lines
Modern IntelligenceAustin
Defense·Sensors·Software
Sensor-fusion software for maritime defense
NeurophosAustin
Electronics·AI·Optics
Photonic processors for AI inference
Noda AIAustin
Defense·AI·Software
Mission command software for autonomous military forces
NominalAustin
Software
Software for testing and operating hardware
ParadromicsAustin
Biotech·Electronics
Implantable brain-computer interfaces
Pipedream LabsAustin
Robotics·Logistics
Underground robots for instant local delivery
RoboligentRound Rock
Robotics·AI
Two-armed mobile robot with soft force-controlled arms
SaronicAustin
Defense·Maritime
Autonomous surface vessels for naval operations
Standard ElectronAustin
Energy·Manufacturing
Factory-built power plants for industrial sites
TerraFirmaBuda
Robotics·Construction·AI
Autonomous robots for construction earthworks
TeslaAustin
Mobility·Energy·Manufacturing
Electric vehicles, batteries and grid energy storage
TraysarAustin
Defense
Autonomous underground systems for strike and defense
ValstadAustin
Maritime·Robotics·Manufacturing
Robotic welding cells for shipbuilding
VVaterAustin
Manufacturing
On-site water treatment machines