Seattle’s Integrate on Wednesday announced $17 million in new funding to broaden the scope of its super-secure project management tool that targets complex operations in defense, space and other sectors.
Integrate landed a $25 million contract in June from the U.S. Space Force to support the deployment of its software, which enables collaboration between government teams and commercial space contractors.
The company has built the only project management platform adopted by the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System, a classified environment that includes top-secret projects involving multiple clearance levels and hundreds of companies.
“For too long, governments have wasted billions on bespoke, custom products that ultimately fall short in advertised capabilities, security, and availability. The tides are turning on widespread government inefficiency, and commercial ‘off-the-shelf’ products are becoming the new norm,” John Conafay, CEO and co-founder of Integrate, said in a statement.
Prior to launching Integrate in 2022, Conafay worked for a series of commercial space ventures and was with the U.S. Air Force early in his career. Conafay told GeekWire last year that the company was turning a profit.
In addition to customers in defense and space sectors, the startup is also fielding interest from automotive companies building both electric- and combustion-powered vehicles, as well as businesses in renewable energy and maritime.
The Series A round was led by FPV Ventures with participation from Fuse VC and Rsquared VC. Returning investors include New Vista, Hyperplane and Riot Ventures. The new capital brings the company’s total funding to $22 million. The startup employs 28 people.
FPV Ventures co-founder and managing partner Wesley Chan is joining Integrate’s board of directors as part of the deal. Chan was an early investor in Canva, Robinhood and Plaid and other software giants.
“It’s clear that the market has an appetite for technologies that are additive to the massive global defense tech sector,” said Chan. “Integrate’s AI-native platform has the potential to upend the market and accelerate the speed of innovation as we know it.”
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