Exclusive: TurbineOne eyes intel agencies following $36 million raise

• It's now angling toward the National Geospatial-Intelligence and Defense Intelligence agencies of the world.
• Five Eyes countries — U.S. allies Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. — are especially attractive, according to Kalin.

State of play: TurbineOne's flagship offering, the Frontline Perception System, works like a search tool, streamlining surveillance and targeting at a time when militaries are awash in data and seeking improved connectivity.

• "Our biggest competition is manual labor," Kalin said. "If you have enough bodies to throw at more screens, and you can just keep throwing 25-year-olds to zoom and scroll all day, you don't need me."
• He does not anticipate making major alterations to FPS as the company hops between sectors.
• "That's the difference from the manufacturing companies of national security: If you're going to sell more missiles, you have to get a new factory. We're not like that."

What they're saying: TurbineOne's approach to "AI-enabled threat detection and classification, which can operate without relying on cloud infrastructure, has proven to be highly effective and is the type of capability we need for multi-domain operations," said Jessica Todd, who leads the Joint Staff J7's future technology office.

Follow the money: The company, founded in 2021 and headquartered in California, is valued at $300 million.

• This most recent funding round was led by The General Partnership. Other backers included Bessemer Venture Partners and XYZ Ventures.

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