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Cathedral Raises $160 Million at $1.4 Billion Valuation to Develop Military Cyber AI

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Defense AI startup Cathedral has raised $160 million in a funding round led by a16z and Sequoia, valuing the company at $1.4 billion.

The firm, founded by four former DOGE staff members, is developing artificial intelligence systems to expand U.S. military cyber operations. Still operating in stealth, the company plans to acquire a dedicated data center to support its computational infrastructure.

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@techmeme

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 (@davidjeans2 / Reuters) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

@davidjeans2

New-- DOGE team are back: Four alumni have raised funding from a16z and Sequoia at a whopping $1.4B valuation for a company called Cathedral still in stealth. They're going after US military cyber operations and hope to acquire a dedicat

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