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Hadean
London, UK · Founded 2015
Hadean builds AI-driven simulation software for military wargaming, training and command and control, sold to the UK Ministry of Defence and the US Department of War. It began as a distributed computing company for large online games and moved into defence.
Profile
What it builds and who buys it
- ·In November 2024 Hadean signed a £20 million Enterprise Agreement Lite with the UK Ministry of Defence for its digital wargaming and command-and-control platforms.Hadean (company release), Sep 10, 2025
- ·Palantir and Hadean agreed in September 2025 to deploy Hadean’s wargaming, command-and-control and training products on Palantir Foundry, for use in classified environments.Hadean (company release), Sep 10, 2025
- ·dominAI, launched in September 2025, is a command-and-control system that uses AI and simulation to generate and analyse plans.Hadean (company release), Sep 17, 2025
- ·Hadean’s agreements announced in December 2024 included a partnership with BAE Systems under Project OdySSEy, a virtual training environment.Calibre Defence, Dec 5, 2024
- ·The company says it has delivered contracts with the US Department of War, and Booz Allen Ventures invested to support its US expansion.Hadean (company release), Mar 11, 2026
- ·NATO DIANA selected Hadean in July 2026 as one of ten companies for its Decision Superiority for NATO Warfighters Challenge, with an award of €100,000 each.Hadean (company release), Jul 14, 2026
- ·SCEPTRE, founded in 2025, is a sovereign technology stack in which Hadean’s dominAI is the decision layer.Hadean (company site)
Founders and leadership
- Craig BeddisCo-founder and chief executive
Has led Hadean since early 2017. He previously worked at C24 Technologies, Automic Software and BMC Software, and the company says he has had three exits as a chief executive.Hadean (company site)
Funding
- Last valuation
No citable valuation
- Last round or tender
Bridge round
Hadean (company release), Mar 11, 2026
From Booz Allen Ventures, British Business Bank, Twin Track Ventures and Entrepreneurs First, ahead of a Series B. The company stated no amount. Resilience Media reported around $15 million, with an option to extend to $20 million, some of it secondary, and cited sources putting the valuation between $100 million and $200 million. UKTN reported that the British Business Bank invested £2.1 million.
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Post-money valuation by round
Fewer than two dated figures on file to plot; the table carries what there is.
| Date | Round | Raised | Post-money |
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| Mar 11, 2026 | Bridge roundFrom Booz Allen Ventures, British Business Bank, Twin Track Ventures and Entrepreneurs First, ahead of a Series B. The company stated no amount. Resilience Media reported around $15 million, with an option to extend to $20 million, some of it secondary, and cited sources putting the valuation between $100 million and $200 million. UKTN reported that the British Business Bank invested £2.1 million. | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Strategic investmentYuga Labs announced a strategic investment to fund a US team working on its platform. No amount or valuation was stated. | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Series A extensionFrom Ericsson Ventures, Metrea Discovery, VU Venture Partners, Sanctor Capital and Tirta Ventures. The company presented it as additional to the Series A. No valuation was stated. | $5M | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Series ALed by Molten Ventures, with 2050 Capital, Alumni Ventures, Aster Capital, Entrepreneur First and In-Q-Tel, alongside an investment from Epic Games. TechCrunch also named Tencent among the backers. The release is dated September 23, 2022. No valuation was stated. | $30M | — |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Third round£7 million, not converted to US dollars. Led by Draper Esprit, with Aster Capital, LVP and Entrepreneur First. Luminous Ventures had led two earlier seed rounds, in October 2016 and May 2018. No valuation was stated. | — | — |
Primary capital across the rounds on file: $35M
Revenue
No citable revenue figure on file.
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
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No public MarketPrice; historical pricing is behind a login. The page shows only Caplight’s last-round figures, a $150 million estimated valuation at the March 2026 round.
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Reads
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Sources
- NATO DIANA Picks Hadean to Help Deliver Decision SuperiorityHadean (company release), Jul 14, 2026
- AI conflict simulation firm Hadean secures bridge roundUKTN, Mar 12, 2026
- Hadean, the AI battle simulation startup, closes bridge round ahead of a Big BResilience Media, Mar 11, 2026
- Hadean Secures Acceleration Funding to Fuel Ambitions as the UK’s Next Defence & Dual-Use Tech UnicornHadean (company release), Mar 11, 2026
- Hadean Launches dominAI: The Next-Generation of Command and ControlHadean (company release), Sep 17, 2025
- Palantir and Hadean partner to bring a suite of simulation and AI products across the UK Armed ForcesHadean (company release), Sep 10, 2025
- Hadean secures £20M synthetic environment & AI deal with MoDCalibre Defence, Dec 5, 2024
- Yuga Labs Announces Investment in Hadean to Solve Mass ConcurrencyHadean (company release), Oct 6, 2023
- Hadean raises an additional $5M to supercharge the MetaverseHadean (company release), Mar 24, 2023
- UK Startup Hadean raises a $30M Series A to power the MetaverseHadean (company release), Oct 14, 2022
- Backed by Epic Games, distributed computing startup Hadean nabs $30M to build metaverse infrastructureTechCrunch, Sep 23, 2022
- Luminous Ventures portfolio company Hadean secures GBP7million fundingPrivate Equity Wire, Mar 7, 2019
- About UsHadean (company site)
Researched Oct 15, 2026