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Jun 8, 2026 12:28 PM

Investors are backing AI-enabled ground autonomy as defense robotics startup Shifters raises $10.2 million in seed funding to advance autonomous robotic teams for reconnaissance and other high-risk military and security missions.

Investors are backing AI-enabled ground autonomy as defense robotics startup Shifters raises $10.2 million in seed funding to advance autonomous robotic teams for reconnaissance and other high-risk military and security missions.

Led by Ace Capital Partners, the round brings the company’s total funding to $15 million. Shifters said the investment will support AI development, production readiness, and expansion across the US, the Middle East, and Europe.

“The first asset into a dangerous environment should increasingly be a robot, not a person,” Shifters chief executive and co-founder Ofer Ballin said.

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