Mara

Summary

San Francisco-based defense startup Mara has secured $7 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop Spike, a backpack-portable counter-drone system aimed at combating low-cost, high-impact FPV quadcopters used in modern warfare. The system includes a Spike launcher equipped with up to 48 autonomous 8.8-ounce Seeker interceptors, capable of engaging threats from up to one mile away.