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Autonomous directed-energy laser systems for counter-UAS

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2024Defence

Valuation $100–250M Last recorded · 2026

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding

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About Aurelius Systems

Aurelius Systems is a San Francisco defence-technology company founded in 2024 by Michael LaFramboise and John Marmaduke that builds AI-powered directed-energy laser systems to detect, track and defeat small drones. Its flagship Archimedes Laser Sentinel is a lightweight, modular autonomous turret designed for mobile point defence with near-zero marginal cost per engagement versus missile-based countermeasures; prototypes have been demonstrated at Joint Interagency Field Experimentation, T-REX 26-2 and Operation Jailbreak, including C2 interoperability work and a partnership path with American Rheinmetall for vehicle-mounted deployments. After a $2 million seed in 2024 (Decisive Point, Detroit Venture Partners, Outlander VC and others), Aurelius closed a $40 million Series A in August 2026 co-led by Draper Associates and KAS Venture Partners, with General Catalyst, Hanwha Asset Management Venture Fund, Outlander, Alumni Ventures, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, Detroit Venture Partners, Decisive Point and others, to advance Archimedes, scale manufacturing and expand markets. Sources: Aurelius Systems 5 Aug 2026; aureliussystems.com.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2024
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Employees: 22
Open positions: 6
Dealroom signal: 87.8/100
Industry: Robotics
Sector: Defence, Defence Applications, Laser Technology, Anti-Drone Solutions, NIF defense security and resilience, NIF freedom of operations and mobility, DT and LS, science-based
Technology: Deep Tech
Business model: Manufacturing
Client focus: b2b
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Funding history

2 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
SERIES AOther financing	Aug 2026	$40M	$160M	Detroit Venture Partners · Alumni Ventures · Outlander VC · General Catalyst	↗
SEEDOther financing	Sep 2025	$10M	$40M	Squadra Ventures · General Catalyst · Draper Associates	↗

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Aurelius Systems website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Aurelius Systems is 7.6K monthly website visits, up 49% over the last three months. Aurelius Systems's team grew 340% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits7.6K 3-month web change+49% 1-year team growth+340%

Monthly website visitsJan 2025–Jul 2026

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Open positions

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Sr. Optical Engineer, R&DSan Francisco, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Other · Aug 24, 2026 Executive AssistantSan Francisco, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Human Resources · Aug 14, 2026 Mechanical EngineerSan Francisco, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Other · Aug 14, 2026 Technical RecruiterSan Francisco, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Human Resources · Aug 14, 2026 Principal, Hardware EngineerSan Francisco, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Backend Development · Aug 10, 2026 Digital Marketing SpecialistSan Francisco, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Marketing & Communication · Jul 27, 2026

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