Terra Industries extends seed round to $52m
Terra Industries is a defence technology company building autonomous security systems to protect critical infrastructure in Africa and other developing markets.
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Terra Industries, the defence technology company building autonomous security systems to protect critical infrastructure in Africa and other developing markets, has raised an additional $18 million. The strategic funding closes its seed round at $52 million.
Existing investors 8VC, Silent Ventures, Nova Global, Belief Capital, and SV Angel participated, alongside new investor Norleo Space Investments and angel investor Grant Gordon. Terra will use the funding to open its first international office in London, expand manufacturing capacity, accelerate deployments across the Global South, and grow its engineering, operations, and business development teams.
Founded in 2024 by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, Terra Industries designs and manufactures autonomous defence systems that help governments and infrastructure operators monitor and secure critical assets as well as respond to threats across land, air, and maritime environments. Terra’s technology is already deployed to protect power plants, mines, and other nationally critical assets valued at approximately $11 billion across multiple African countries.
“Critical infrastructure across the Global South is best protected by systems designed for these environments and built in the regions they protect. This funding lets us scale that work and deepen our manufacturing base. It also puts us in the rooms where global defence decisions are made,” says Nathan Nwachuku, co-founder and CEO of Terra Industries.
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