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TurbineOne

Chantilly, Virginia · Founded 2021

TurbineOne builds the Frontline Perception System, software that runs machine learning models on military sensors at the edge, without cloud access. Its customers are units of the U.S. Department of Defense, among them the Army, which awarded it a five-year contract with a $98.9 million ceiling in September 2025.

Profile

What it builds and who buys it

  • ·The Frontline Perception System lets operators build, retrain and deploy machine learning models at the edge without coding, across multiple sensor feeds where communications are degraded.TurbineOne (release via Soldier Systems Daily), Sep 5, 2025
  • ·The company says its software runs on existing military gear, from heads-up displays to autonomous drones.TurbineOne (release via Business Wire), May 14, 2025
  • ·It started with work for the Defense Innovation Unit and AFWERX before moving to operational deliveries for the Army, Navy and Air Force.TurbineOne (release via Business Wire), May 14, 2025
  • ·In September 2025 the U.S. Army awarded it a five-year IDIQ contract with a $98.9 million ceiling, an SBIR Phase III award, as part of the Army’s Intelligence Enterprise modernization.TurbineOne (release via Soldier Systems Daily), Sep 5, 2025
  • ·In April 2026 it announced a further Army contract to field the system, awarded through the Joint Innovation Outpost at Fort Bragg after the XVIII Airborne Corps’ Scarlet Dragon exercises.TurbineOne (release via Business Wire), Apr 16, 2026
  • ·In October 2026 it announced a partnership with OpenAI to bring OpenAI’s models into secure computing environments where military users operate.TurbineOne (release via GlobeNewswire), Oct 7, 2026
  • ·Its site lists Frontline Perception, Frontline Command, Frontline Autonomy, a Model Hub and Edgeworks, a test lab for mission capabilities.TurbineOne

Founders and leadership

  • Ian KalinCo-founder and chief executive

    Served more than five years as a Navy counter-terrorism officer and became the first Chief Data Officer of the U.S. Department of Commerce. He studied nuclear engineering and politics.Bessemer Venture Partners, Mar 27, 2024

  • Matt AmackerCo-founder and chief technology officer

    An engineering leader with more than 100 U.S. patents, who held leadership roles at Amazon, Google and the Toyota Research Institute.Bessemer Venture Partners, Mar 27, 2024

Funding

Last valuation

$300M

Post-money, Series BTurbineOne (release via Business Wire), May 14, 2025

Last round or tender

$36Mraised

Series BTurbineOne (release via Business Wire), May 14, 2025

Led by The General Partnership, with Bessemer Venture Partners, XYZ Ventures, StepStone Group, PROOF VC and Artisanal Ventures. The company’s corrected release states the valuation.

Latest revenue figure

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Valuation to revenue

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Post-money valuation by round

Fewer than two dated figures on file to plot; the table carries what there is.

DateRoundRaisedPost-money
May 14, 2025Series BLed by The General Partnership, with Bessemer Venture Partners, XYZ Ventures, StepStone Group, PROOF VC and Artisanal Ventures. The company’s corrected release states the valuation.$36M$300M
Mar 27, 2024Series AAnnounced March 27, 2024. Led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with earlier investors The General Partnership and XYZ Ventures, and Pallas Ventures. No valuation was stated.$15M—
Jan 10, 2022SeedVenture Capital Journal reported a $3 million seed round. No valuation was stated.$3M—

Primary capital across the rounds on file: $54M

Revenue

No citable revenue figure on file.

Secondary venues

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Sources

Researched Oct 15, 2026