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Autonomy · Scottsdale, AZ · Founded 2019 · Raised $11M · Early stage

Knightwerx

An operational force for defense innovation the next era of defense technology

Review noteKnightwerx makes the Sandman tail-sitting VTOL tactical drone and the DarQmatter atmospheric sensor for military users; it moved from Camarillo, California to Scottsdale in 2026, holds 12 patents and was an xTech Adaptive Strike first-round awardee. Source ↗

Edge

27#26 · ▼2 in 7d

2 of 8 families

Why now

  1. First federal award on record, $75K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: SUDS - standoff unmanned aircraft system…

    Capital · Jul 2

  2. Received FCC special temporary authority for UAV testing at Grand Forks, North Dakota, 34 days after filing

    Regulatory · Sep 8

People

Score

Momentum45

 

Capital, regulatory

Thesis fit99

× 0.99

Matched on air force, autonomous, command and control, defense, uas

Earliness51

× 0.71

Already visible: company age, funding stage

Team–

× 0.85

1 named person, none from a top lab or company

45 × 0.99 × 0.71 × 0.85 = 27

Edge, 12 weeks