Mara raises $7M pre seed

◆ Amount

$7M

◆ Announced

26 Aug 2026

◆ Company

◆ Source

◆ The Round

Mara raised $7M in pre seed funding, announced on 26 August 2026, led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from a16z's Speedrun accelerator, Night Capital, Palmdrive, Protagonist, Freedom Fund, Indicator Fund. The round is tracked live by Fusion42 as part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database.

◆ About Mara

Mara develops Spike, a mass-deployable counter-drone system with autonomous interceptors designed to counter FPV swarm attacks. Mara is based in United States and currently at pre seed stage, operating in Defense Tech, Drones & UAV.

◆ Investors

◆ Investing funds on Raise

• Khosla Ventures

◆ Market context

Khosla Ventures is profiled on Raise, Fusion42's database of venture funds — where each investor's thesis, cheque size and other tracked backings can be followed. This funding event is a citable node in Fusion42's market graph: it links Mara's Scout profile to the funds behind the round and to related Wire analysis, and is refreshed from public announcements as the round is confirmed or extended. It is the same live market data Arthur reasons over when benchmarking a founder's own raise against what is closing in the market right now.

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