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Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rune Technologies Closes $24M Series A to Deploy AI-Enabled Software for Military Logistics
Funding follows increased demand for Rune's flagship product, TyrOS, which transforms how the military tracks, predicts, and manages all aspects of logistics ARLINGTON, Va., July 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rune Technologies, which is revolutionizing military logistics through AI-enabled predictive software explicitly designed for the modern, contested battlefield, today announced $24 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Human Capital with participation from Pax VC and Washington Harbour Partners, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Point72 Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, and Forward Deployed VC. "Our mission is to bring military logistics sophistication in line with the prowess of our fighting capabilities," said David Tuttle, Co-Founder and CEO of Rune Technologies. "We've seen significant demand from across the services for a product that can replace the whiteboards and spreadsheets that are currently used to track logistics operationally. This investment will allow us to accelerate our deployment of TyrOS to sustainers across the joint force." Rune's TyrOS is built with edge-first architecture that represents a fundamental shift in military logistics technology. Instead of pushing data to distant servers for processing, TyrOS embeds intelligence directly at the tactical level where decisions get made. This bypasses the need for constant connectivity to remote servers and enables systems to operate independently and synchronize when communications are reestablished. "Rune is solving the perennial problem of anticipating, planning and executing military logistics in dynamic, high-tempo and contested environments," explained retired Major General Duane Gamble, former Army G4. "Throughout my 37-year career, military logisticians spent virtually all available time on the science of logistics. TyrOS leverages AI/ML and world-class engineering to do the science, freeing up logisticians and commanders to focus on the art of warfare. It's a game changer." Coming from backgrounds across all branches of the U.S. military, Rune's real-world experience with real-world battlefield conditions grants them a deeper understanding of logistical challenges. By bridging the innovation gap between Silicon Valley and military logistics, Rune deploys engineers alongside warfighters, making code changes based on direct warfighter feedback, at the speed of need. "It's urgent that the Department of Defense keeps modernizing its core systems and software with the best technology available — and that's Rune, automating granular work so logisticians can focus on strategic decisions," says Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ Venture Capital. "We've invested in Rune twice in just a few months because it's clear they're making huge impact across multiple operational military units, and that this type of transformation is crucial right now." Rune has deployed TyrOS under both U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps efforts to date, and will use the increased funding from this round to accelerate these efforts as well as expand into other U.S. military services. The company was also recently selected for the Palantir Startup Fellowship and announced an integration earlier this year with Palantir's Defense OSDK (Ontology Software Development Kit) to enable automated logistics capabilities from the tactical edge to the strategic layer, leveraging open architecture to bring the best capabilities to military logisticians and leaders. This marks Rune's second fundraising round following a seed round announced in February and brings Rune's total funds raised in the past year to over $30 million. About Rune Technologies:Rune Technologies is revolutionizing military logistics through AI-enabled predictive software that operates in contested environments where communications are denied or degraded. Rune's TyrOS platform transforms manual logistics processes into intelligent supply webs that anticipate needs, optimize resources, and enable distributed operations at machine speed—even when supply lines are targeted by near-peer adversaries. Founded by veterans with deep operational experience and Silicon Valley engineering talent, Rune is ensuring military effectiveness through the precise execution of critical logistics operations. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Media Contact Sam PolsteinRune@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
21-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Rune Technologies Closes $24M Series A to Deploy AI-Enabled Software for Military Logistics
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rune Technologies, which is revolutionizing military logistics through AI-enabled predictive software explicitly designed for the modern, contested battlefield, today announced $24 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Human Capital with participation from Pax VC and Washington Harbour Partners, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Point72 Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, and Forward Deployed VC. "Our mission is to bring military logistics sophistication in line with the prowess of our fighting capabilities," said David Tuttle, Co-Founder and CEO of Rune Technologies. "We've seen significant demand from across the services for a product that can replace the whiteboards and spreadsheets that are currently used to track logistics operationally. This investment will allow us to accelerate our deployment of TyrOS to sustainers across the joint force." Rune's TyrOS is built with edge-first architecture that represents a fundamental shift in military logistics technology. Instead of pushing data to distant servers for processing, TyrOS embeds intelligence directly at the tactical level where decisions get made. This bypasses the need for constant connectivity to remote servers and enables systems to operate independently and synchronize when communications are reestablished. "Rune is solving the perennial problem of anticipating, planning and executing military logistics in dynamic, high-tempo and contested environments," explained retired Major General Duane Gamble, former Army G4. "Throughout my 37-year career, military logisticians spent virtually all available time on the science of logistics. TyrOS leverages AI/ML and world-class engineering to do the science, freeing up logisticians and commanders to focus on the art of warfare. It's a game changer." Coming from backgrounds across all branches of the U.S. military, Rune's real-world experience with real-world battlefield conditions grants them a deeper understanding of logistical challenges. By bridging the innovation gap between Silicon Valley and military logistics, Rune deploys engineers alongside warfighters, making code changes based on direct warfighter feedback, at the speed of need. "It's urgent that the Department of Defense keeps modernizing its core systems and software with the best technology available — and that's Rune, automating granular work so logisticians can focus on strategic decisions," says Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ Venture Capital. "We've invested in Rune twice in just a few months because it's clear they're making huge impact across multiple operational military units, and that this type of transformation is crucial right now." Rune has deployed TyrOS under both U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps efforts to date, and will use the increased funding from this round to accelerate these efforts as well as expand into other U.S. military services. The company was also recently selected for the Palantir Startup Fellowship and announced an integration earlier this year with Palantir's Defense OSDK (Ontology Software Development Kit) to enable automated logistics capabilities from the tactical edge to the strategic layer, leveraging open architecture to bring the best capabilities to military logisticians and leaders. This marks Rune's second fundraising round following a seed round announced in February and brings Rune's total funds raised in the past year to over $30 million. About Rune Technologies: Rune Technologies is revolutionizing military logistics through AI-enabled predictive software that operates in contested environments where communications are denied or degraded. Rune's TyrOS platform transforms manual logistics processes into intelligent supply webs that anticipate needs, optimize resources, and enable distributed operations at machine speed—even when supply lines are targeted by near-peer adversaries. Founded by veterans with deep operational experience and Silicon Valley engineering talent, Rune is ensuring military effectiveness through the precise execution of critical logistics operations. For more information, visit
TechCrunch
21-07-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Anduril alums raise $24M Series A to bring military logistics out of the Excel spreadsheet era
Silicon Valley is doubling down on defense as geopolitical tensions rise and appetite for modernizing warfare grows. And while many of the startups garnering large valuations are focused on hardware and weaponry – think Anduril, Shield AI, Skydio – Rune Technologies wants to tackle AI-enabled software for military logistics. 'The U.S. military runs on Excel spreadsheets and white boards and manual processes right now to execute logistics operations,' co-founder David Tuttle told TechCrunch. 'Logistics is never the sexiest part of the military. The technology industry emphasis is on how do we make things go boom? How do we build great weapons systems?' Logistics, Tuttle says, usually falls behind when it comes to innovation. And he should know. Earlier in his career, he was a field artillery officer in the U.S. Army. Later, he served with the Joint Special Operations Command before going on to work at Anduril, where he met his co-founder, ex-Meta and ex-Marine Corps Peter Goldsborough. The two founded Rune after seeing how much modern warfare has changed the scale and pace at which armies have to sustain force. 'Ukraine is a sad example of the expenditures of munitions, the consumption of supplies, and those types of things in a near-peer adversary conflict – they will break human-centric and analog-centric processes,' said Tuttle. Rune's flagship product TyrOS promises to transform manual logistics processes into intelligent supply webs that predict future needs, optimize current resources, and enable distributed operations – even from a disconnected laptop in the middle of the jungle. The startup has just raised a $24 million Series A off the back of pilot deployments under the Army and Marine Corps. The round – which Human Capital led with participation from Pax VC, Washington Harbour Partners, a16z, Point72 Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, and Forward Deployed VC – will go towards expanding TyrOS deployment into other U.S. military services. TyrOS has two major selling points. The first is its technical capabilities as a mission command system for logistics. TyrOS relies on deep learning models, including time series models, to forecast supply and demand assets like personnel, transportation, equipment, food, and other resources based on hundreds of environmental and supply variables. Techcrunch event Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. San Francisco | REGISTER NOW 'A logistician thinks about not just, What do I have on hand from supplies?, but also, What vehicles do I have to move that?' said Tuttle. 'What qualified crews do I have to drive that vehicle? What routes is that vehicle going to go over? And is that threat-informed? Is a bridge blown up on the route that we need to reroute around?' Tuttle says the team at Rune – two-thirds of which are veterans – is also working to integrate generative AI into TyrOS for 'course of action generation,' enabling the system to digest massive datasets in real-time battle space environments so that logisticians and commanders can query it on the fly. And while LLMs have advanced rapidly, TyrOS still relies on traditional mathematical optimization for certain tasks – like planning aircraft loads based on cubic volume and other constraints – where precise calculations are essential. TyrOS's second major hook is its edge-first architecture that bypasses the need for constant connectivity to remote servers, allowing the system to operate independently and synchronize when communications are reestablished. In other words, TyrOS is 'cloud-capable, but not cloud-required.' 'Building software today from a cloud environment standpoint is very different architecturally than if I'm building software to run literally on this laptop in the jungle in the Philippines with Marines or soldiers.' Tuttle said. TyrOS is also cloud- and hardware-agnostic; it can run on program-of-record hardware server stacks that the military uses today for ease of integration, per Tuttle. The co-founder noted that Rune's backers include executives at both Palantir and Anduril, where he sees plenty of partnership opportunities. Rune was recently selected for the Palantir Startup Fellowship and announced its integration earlier this year with Palantir's Defense OSDK (Ontology Software Development Kit to enable automated logistics from the tactical edge to the strategic layer. Automating the gap between tactical-level intelligence and strategic decision-making is Rune's long-term vision. 'I'm not just worried about sustaining this for the next 30 or 60 days,' Tuttle said. 'I'm worried about how this might impact production decisions back in the defense industrial base. That's the vision we want to get up to. How do you drive tactical level data all the way up to the operational level, to the strategic level, to potentially drive the production of artillery shells?'
