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Skapion

Washington, D.C. · Founded 2025

Skapion is developing a mobile, end-to-end counter-swarm system to detect, engage and neutralize large-scale drone attacks. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and runs its research and development center in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Profile

What it builds and who buys it

  • ·The system is being developed to support hundreds of simultaneous engagements at lower interception cost than conventional air defense.Skapion (release via Defence-Industries), Jul 10, 2026
  • ·The company says it is designed for maneuvering forces, forward operating bases, critical infrastructure and fixed air-defense assets.Skapion (release via Defence-Industries), Jul 10, 2026
  • ·Its site describes an all-in-one architecture of detection, interception, pod and command and control, built from multiple mobile nodes with no central single point of failure.Skapion
  • ·The site states a kinetic intercept and an interception cost of 1:100 against traditional interception.Skapion
  • ·The company said the seed round funds hiring, engineering, system validation and work with defense customers in Israel, the United States and allied countries.Ynetnews, Jul 9, 2026
  • ·The Jerusalem Post reported that Skapion was established in late 2025 and has several dozen employees.The Jerusalem Post, Jul 10, 2026

Founders and leadership

  • Ido Bar-OnCo-founder and chief executive

    Previously led defense and government business at XTEND, and served as a reserve lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces’ special operations.Ynetnews, Jul 9, 2026

  • Pini YungmanCo-founder and founding architect

    A brigadier general in the reserves and former general manager of Rafael’s Air and Missile Defense Systems division, where he worked on programs including David’s Sling and Iron Dome. He was also president and chief executive of TSG Group.The Jerusalem Post, Jul 10, 2026

  • Gal GorenCo-founder and chief technology officer

    A senior engineering executive and former IDF commando captain in the reserves.Skapion

  • Zafrir YoeliCo-founder

    Previously co-founded Enlight Renewable Energy.Ynetnews, Jul 9, 2026

  • Yaron KarpCo-founder

    A defense technology entrepreneur.Ynetnews, Jul 9, 2026

Funding

Last valuation

No citable valuation

Last round or tender

$36Mraised

Seed, Jul 9, 2026Skapion (release via Defence-Industries), Jul 10, 2026

Co-led by UP.Partners and Khosla Ventures, with existing investors TBD VC, qFund and Fusion VC, new investor Stratos Ventures and others. No valuation was stated.

Latest revenue figure

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Post-money valuation by round

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DateRoundRaisedPost-money
Jul 9, 2026SeedCo-led by UP.Partners and Khosla Ventures, with existing investors TBD VC, qFund and Fusion VC, new investor Stratos Ventures and others. No valuation was stated.$36M—

Primary capital across the rounds on file: $36M

Revenue

No citable revenue figure on file.

Secondary venues

  • Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026

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Sources

Researched Oct 15, 2026