Booz Allen Ventures announced an investment in NODA AI, an Austin‑based autonomy orchestration startup founded in 2024 that raised $25 million in a Series A round in February 2026 led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Booz Allen participating.
NODA AI provides an integration layer that lets military operators orchestrate heterogeneous, multi‑domain autonomous systems across platforms and providers. The company was selected as the sole orchestrator for the Department of War’s Multi‑domain Collaborative Autonomy program and continues evaluation work for several key DoW programs.
The investment comes as the Department of War announced a $55 billion plan to fund autonomous capabilities, including orchestration technology, in the same week. By backing NODA AI, Booz Allen positions itself to accelerate the deployment of mission‑ready autonomy across national security missions and to tap new revenue streams.
Booz Allen Ventures, launched in 2022 with a $300 million fund, focuses on AI, defense tech, deep tech, cybersecurity, space, and reindustrialization. Booz Allen Hamilton reported $12.0 billion in revenue for the 12 months ended March 31 2025 and employed 31,600 people globally as of December 31 2025.
Randy Yamada, a vice president in Booz Allen’s Defense Technology Group, said, "NODA provides an important layer within the technology stack, and their capabilities will be increasingly important as autonomous platforms become pervasive throughout national security missions." Philong Duong, CEO and co‑founder of NODA AI, added, "The partnership will accelerate our ability to deliver superior combat capability and decision dominance at scale. Booz Allen's investment validates what our operators already know—that the decisive advantage in autonomous warfare isn't necessarily the platforms themselves, it's the orchestration layer that understands a set of platform capabilities, as well as how to marry those capabilities to create a cohesive joint force."
The deal underscores Booz Allen's strategy to invest in early‑stage companies that can scale their technologies for federal clients. With the DoW’s large autonomous funding push, NODA AI’s orchestration layer is positioned to become a critical enabler of algorithmic warfare and decision dominance, potentially creating a competitive moat for Booz Allen in the defense‑tech market.
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