Watchtower Labs raises $35 million for AI military logistics planning
· Source: militaryaerospace.com
In short
Watchtower Labs, a Seattle-based startup, has raised $35 million in seed funding led by Shield Capital and Conviction, with participation from Founders Fund, to develop AI software for military logistics and operational planning. The platform combines AI, simulation and optimization to model sustainment constraints such as fuel, ammunition, spare parts and transportation routes, letting planners evaluate hundreds of scenarios in plain language while keeping human decision authority. The company works with the Naval Postgraduate School and was selected in January 2026 for the Defense Innovation Unit's Joint Sustainment Decision Tool program.
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