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Distributed Spectrum
New York, NY · Founded 2020
Distributed Spectrum builds small radio-frequency sensors and machine learning software that detect, identify and locate radio signals such as drones, jammers and enemy communications. It sells to the U.S. Department of Defense, and its sensors are in use in Ukraine.
Profile
What it builds and who buys it
- ·Its sensors hold $1,500 to $2,000 of commercial hardware, including software-defined radios and Nvidia Jetson computers, and the smallest weighs under half a kilogram.Forbes Perú (Spanish edition of a Forbes article), Mar 18, 2025
- ·The company says it closed over $7 million in contracts across the Department of Defense in a span of 60 days.Distributed Spectrum (company post)
- ·It holds development contracts with the Army, the Air Force and the Navy for wearable alerts, fixed base monitoring and wide-area sensor networks.Forbes Perú (Spanish edition of a Forbes article), Mar 18, 2025
- ·A partner in Ukraine has mounted its sensors on drones to locate enemy jammers and hidden troops.Forbes Perú (Spanish edition of a Forbes article), Mar 18, 2025
- ·It won $150,000 and recognition from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a concept competition for electronic warfare tools suited to the Indo-Pacific.Forbes Perú (Spanish edition of a Forbes article), Mar 18, 2025
- ·After it won National Security Innovation Network competitions in 2021, the Department of Defense offered it a U.S. Air Force subcontract.Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Feb 8, 2022
Founders and leadership
- Alex WulffFounder and chief executive
Developed sensor systems and electronic warfare technologies at Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, and wrote a textbook on radio systems.Distributed Spectrum
- Ben HarpeFounder and chief operating officer
Worked in strategy and operations reporting to a startup chief executive, ran a consulting firm, and was an engineer at Microsoft and Bridgewater.Distributed Spectrum
- Isaac StruhlFounder and chief technology officer
Worked in neurobiology research, computational biology and machine learning, and as a software engineer at Google.Distributed Spectrum
Funding
- Last valuation
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- Last round or tender
$25Mraised
Series AForbes Perú (Spanish edition of a Forbes article), Mar 18, 2025
Led by Conviction, Shield Capital and Nat Friedman, with existing investors Felicis and XFund and angels including Stan McChrystal, as the company’s own post lists them; that post carries no date. No valuation was stated.
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Post-money valuation by round
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| Date | Round | Raised | Post-money |
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| Mar 18, 2025 | Series ALed by Conviction, Shield Capital and Nat Friedman, with existing investors Felicis and XFund and angels including Stan McChrystal, as the company’s own post lists them; that post carries no date. No valuation was stated. | $25M | — |
Primary capital across the rounds on file: $25M
Revenue
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Secondary venues
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Reads
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Sources
- Esta startup de IA de estudiantes de Harvard está armando a soldados para la guerra electrónicaForbes Perú (Spanish edition of a Forbes article), Mar 18, 2025
- Distributed Spectrum Announces $25M Series ADistributed Spectrum (company post)
- Finding the Right FrequencyHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Feb 8, 2022
- About │ Distributed SpectrumDistributed Spectrum
Researched Oct 15, 2026