Terrahaptix Inc., a Nigerian defense technology firm, has raised $22 million capital to expand its autonomous surveillance operations across Africa.
The investment, led by Silicon Valley-based Lux Capital and Resilience17 Capital, brings the total funding of the company to $34 million and elevates its valuation above $100 million.
Terrahaptix, formerly Terra Industries, which was founded in 2024 by 22-year-old Nathan Nwachukwu and 24-year-old Maxwell Maduka, has emerged to be a defense prime on the African continent.
The company specializes in building homegrown hardware and software to protect critical infrastructure, such as power plants, oil pipelines, and mining sites, from terrorism and vandalism.
The Abuja-based startup operates a 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and has recently secured contracts to protect assets valued at approximately $11 billion across Nigeria and Ghana.
The $22 million bridge round was completed in under two weeks, following an $11.8 million seed round led by 8VC, founded by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, just one month prior.
The round saw participation from Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola, global venture firms, and celebrity angel investors including American actor Jared Leto.
Fresh capital will fund the construction of a second megafactory in Africa, intended to boost production to 40,000 autonomous units annually.
The Terrahaptix ecosystem consists of three main hardware components connected by a proprietary AI “brain” called ArtemisOS:
- Archer VTOL Drones: Long-range aerial vehicles that can monitor 200km of pipelines in a single flight.
- Duma Ground Vehicles: Unmanned robots that patrol perimeters of industrial sites
- Kallon Sentry Towers: Solar-powered towers that use infrared sensors to detect intruders up to 5km away
Terrahaptix plans to break ground on its new mega-factory and has recently signed a joint venture with AIC Steel to establish a manufacturing hub in Saudi Arabia.
