London, 11th March – Hadean today announced new growth funding in a bridge round from a group of strategic and institutional investors including Booz Allen Ventures, British Business Bank, Twin Track Ventures, and Entrepreneurs First (EF). This will provide growth capital to accelerate towards its Series B with a focus on continued expansion into the United States, and longer term drive to fulfil the Government’s call for the UK’s next Defense Tech unicorn.
The investment will support Hadean to accelerate deployment of its industry- leading wargaming, command & control, and battlefield training capabilities into live operational environments, deepening deployments with the UK Ministry of Defense and the US Department of War (DOW), scaling operations to meet continued US demand. The investor group brings a complementary mix of US defense market expertise, sovereign alignment and long-term conviction.
Participants include Booz Allen Ventures, providing deep mission insight and access to the US defense ecosystem, the British Business Bank, supporting the UK’s sovereign defense technology base, Twin Track Ventures, backed by institutional allocators including Allocator One and the NATO Innovation Fund, and Entrepreneurs First, Hadean’s founding institutional backer continuing its support.
The raise comes at a critical moment for the UK and allied defense ecosystems, as governments prioritize rapid technology adoption, interoperability, and readiness at scale. Hadean has demonstrated strong execution in this environment, securing a £20m Enterprise Agreement with the UK Ministry of Defense and delivering contracts with the US DOW, establishing itself as a trusted partner for mission-critical systems.
“This funding brings together investors who deeply understand defense, sovereignty, and what it takes to scale mission-critical technology. Their collective support enables us to accelerate delivery for the UK, the US, an allied NATO partners at a time when operational readiness and technological advantage matter more than ever.” – Craig Beddis, Co- Founder & CEO of Hadean
“We like to back companies building at the frontier of what matters most, Hadean is doing exactly that. They are shaping the operating environment for an AI-first world, developing world-leading digital wargaming and AI-powered Command and Control capabilities used by defense organisations and militaries globally. The scale of the ambition matches the importance of the mission. Their partnership with Palantir will see Hadean’s tools integrated into Palantir’s Foundry platform, accelerating deployment in classified environments and strengthening their work with the UK Ministry of Defense. With this level of capability and strategic traction, Hadean has the potential to become the UK’s first defense unicorn.” – Carl Bishop, Head of Funds at Entrepreneurs First
“This investment marks the next phase of a rich partnership between Booz Allen and Hadean focused on delivering measurable impact for critical U.S. defense missions. As the U.S. Department of War prioritizes speed and interoperability, we are accelerating the integration of Hadean’s capabilities into operational environments, to enable faster decision making and strengthen joint readiness.” – Steve Escaravage, President of the Defense Technology Group at Booz Allen Hamilton
“Hadean has demonstrated that it can deliver mission-critical capability in live operational environments. That foundation matters now the company is expanding into the United States and deepening engagement with allied partners. We are pleased to support the team through this next phase of growth.” – Nicola Sinclair, General Partner at Twin Track Ventures