Axiom and Stoke lay out what they want to do next with their newfound investment, while Perseus Materials gets the backing of Lockheed Martin's venture arm.
Bluestone Investment Partners first backed Qualis in 2024 and is using that company as a foundation to form a larger entity that now employs 400 people.
The 20-year-old company is looking to further scale its capacity for producing enterprise artificial intelligence offerings and shorten the time from development to fielding.
The French government’s pressure on the Paris-based company over detention facility contracts has prompted the plan to divest the small, but controversial unit.
This space startup co-founded by Bridgit Mendler, the former actress-turned entrepreneur, is pushing a smaller-form alternative array to traditional means as a way to scale out ground infrastructure.
The government contractor and venture capital firm alike are looking to expand their networks through this capital infusion as well as a related tech partnership pact.