TurbineOne, a leader in government Machine Learning (ML) that is edge-first, announced it raised $15 million in its Series A funding round. This round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and included previous investors The General Partnership and XYZ Ventures. Pallas Ventures (a national security-focused investment firm) also joined this round.
This funding round will accelerate its rapidly growing business in national security markets as the Defense Department adopts ML solutions to navigate the modern battlefield’s fog and friction.
As warfighters are overwhelmed with processing data from diverse hardware and sensors, TurbineOne’s Frontline Perception System (FPS) cuts through the noise to unlock data insights quickly. It automates threat recognition and cues alerts for decision-makers using sophisticated ML.
This software refines raw data feeds through user-friendly software that warfighters could operate, including in battlefield conditions where connectivity, bandwidth, and access to the cloud are limited.
Since TurbineOne’s founding in 2022, the Frontline Perception System (FPS) has successfully operated on U.S. military autonomous systems and in tactical operations centers, where analysts are overwhelmed by sensor feeds from non-interoperable hardware systems. Applying ML solutions to process and exploit the flood of data quickly ensures the operators do not miss critical intelligence elements.
Earlier this month, non-technical U.S. Navy sailors fixed under-performing ML models in autonomous surface craft to conduct more accurate reconnaissance of threatening ships. Separately, intel analysts retrained computer vision ML models from small drones to surveil adversary positions and high-value ground assets within an Army military exercise. In another case, a Special Operations Force unit utilized the FPS to quickly process numerous sensor feeds, automate enemy threat recognition, and cue insights that would have previously taken many days to produce.
TurbineOne designs software that seamlessly works with various other systems, such as those from large defense contractors and ML-focused developers. It is also data-agnostic, processing and integrating data from every human-understandable source, making it highly adaptable and efficient in all operating environments.
KEY QUOTES:
“With the backing from a visionary and audacious team of investors, TurbineOne will continue its mission to provide American service members with decision advantage. The innovators at TurbineOne have deep experience serving our nation and we are proud to deliver a toolset that accelerates mission achievement and reduces operational risks.”
- TurbineOne Co-Founder and CEO Ian Kalin
“TurbineOne exhibits all the qualities of a category-defining company with mission-driven founders. Their rapid traction in government sales is best-in-class, and the championship they’ve won from the most demanding national security organizations is unparalleled.”
- Janelle Teng, Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners
“I strongly believe that TurbineOne’s work is critical in helping the DoD improve mission success and service member safety, which is why I’ve been proud to work with Ian and Matt since the very beginning. The product they’re building is already helping the U.S. government better serve its citizens.”
- Dan Portillo, co-founder of The General Partnership and co-founder of TurbineOne
