Cathedral Hits $1.4B Valuation With $160M Raise
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- Cathedral, a startup launched by former DOGE staffers, raised $160M at a $1.4B valuation to use AI in expanding U.S. military cyber capabilities, per sources.
- Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Sequoia Capital co-led the $160M funding round for Cathedral, according to David Jeans' reporting for Reuters.
Why it matters: A $1.4B valuation for a defense-cyber startup founded by former DOGE employees — backed by two of Silicon Valley's largest venture firms — signals a direct bridge between government-efficiency operatives and the Pentagon's AI cyber apparatus, with venture-scale dollars underwriting that pipeline.
