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Nigeria’s Terra Industries Raises $11.8 Million to Scale Homegrown Defense Tech

The Abuja startup signals a push for locally built security systems by pairing African factories with software teams in San Francisco and London.

Overview

  • The seed round was led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC with participation from Lux Capital, Valor Equity Partners, SV Angel, Nova Global, Silent Ventures and others.
  • Terra designs and manufactures autonomous drones, sentry towers and unmanned ground vehicles powered by its ArtemisOS real-time analytics platform.
  • The company operates a 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Abuja and plans to expand factories across Africa while opening software offices in San Francisco and London.
  • Terra reports more than $2.5 million in commercial revenue and says its systems are securing about $11 billion in assets, including hydropower plants in Nigeria and mining sites in Ghana.
  • The startup says it recently won its first federal contract but has not disclosed details, and 8VC’s Alex Moore joined the board as the team highlights deep military experience.