Defense & Gov · founded 2024
Kela
Defense tech company building an operating system for modern militaries, plus fielded hardware and software for counter-UAS, autonomy, robotics and kinetics. Its products are in use in Israel and Ukraine.
Private, Israel, with a US government business, Kela Defense. Raising $200M at a $1B pre-money valuation (May 2026) led by Stripe and D1, with Sequoia, Lux, IQT, Bill Ackman and Eric Schmidt.
Founders
Alon Dror, Hamutal Meridor, Jason Manne, Omer Bar-Ilan
Palantir alumni at Kela
- Hamutal Meridor, Co-founder and President
- Susanne Hake, CEO, Kela Defense