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Bellevue
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Defense, Artificial Intelligence, Military logistics, Software
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Seed

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Watchtower Labs emerges from stealth with up to $35M seed to build AI logistics platform for military planners

Watchtower Labs, a Bellevue startup founded by a former Marine special operations officer and two ex-Microsoft engineers, emerged from stealth with seed funding to build AI software that models hundreds of logistics futures and generates executable options for military planners. The company says the seed round is $35 million led by Shield Capital and Conviction (Shield separately cited $30 million), and its platform focuses on transport, spare parts, fuel, munitions, routes and time-sensitive operations while keeping humans as final decision-makers.

Photon Bridge Raises €10M to Build Semiconductor Lasers for AI Data Centers; Watchtower Labs Secures $35M Seed for AI Military Logistics

Three startups landed VC rounds: Photon Bridge raised €10 million to build semiconductor lasers for AI data‑center optical interconnects with product samples due in 2027, and Watchtower Labs emerged from stealth with $35 million to commercialize AI simulation and optimisation software for military logistics; other deals were also reported.

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