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Skapion Raises $36M Seed to Counter Drone Swarms

7/13/2026

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Skapion Secures Funding

Skapion secured $36 million in a seed round.
UP.Partners and Khosla Ventures co-led the round, joined by Fusion VC, Stratos Ventures and q Fund.
The money will fund hiring, engineering, validation and partnerships for a mobile system that detects, engages and neutralises large drone swarms in limited-communication settings.
Skapion’s leadership team, which includes Brig. Gen. (Res.) Pini Yungman and CTO Gal Goren, is based in Washington, DC and Ramat Gan, Israel.

Summary

Skapion Drone Defense

Hezbollah’s use of cheap fiber-optic and FPV drones has turned swarm attacks into an air-defense challenge.
Skapion’s mobile system operates autonomously in communications-limited environments, protecting troops, installations and infrastructure without external links.
Co-founder Brigadier-General (Res.) Pini Yungman links the technology to Israel’s Iron Dome and David’s Sling legacy while U.S. backers UP.Partners and Khosla Ventures signal interest, noting Skapion was founded in late 2025 and grew to dozens of engineers.

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Skapion Secures Funding

Skapion secured $36 million in a seed round.
UP.Partners and Khosla Ventures co-led the round, joined by Fusion VC, Stratos Ventures and q Fund.
The money will fund hiring, engineering, validation and partnerships for a mobile system that detects, engages and neutralises large drone swarms in limited-communication settings.
Skapion’s leadership team, which includes Brig. Gen. (Res.) Pini Yungman and CTO Gal Goren, is based in Washington, DC and Ramat Gan, Israel.

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