Nigerian-founded autonomous defense company building drones and aerial systems for African militaries
Defense📍 AbujaFounded 2024
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2026-Q1
PRIVATE
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Terra Industries going public?
No. Terra Industries is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Terra Industries' valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Terra Industries. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Terra Industries filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Terra Industries.
Who are Terra Industries' investors?
Terra Industries' investors include Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Lux Capital, Y Combinator.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Terra Industries is one of the first venture-backed African defense-tech startups, building autonomous aerial systems for African militaries and security forces. The Gen Z-founded company raised $11.75M in late 2025 followed by an additional $22M in February 2026 from U.S. investors including Andreessen Horowitz - marking one of the largest defense rounds ever on the continent.
Company Profile
CEO
Lekan Tijani
Founded
2024
HQ
Abuja
Employees
~50
Total Raised
$33.75M
Growth
early-stage African DoD contracts
Last Round
Series A — $22M (Feb 2026) · Lead: U.S. defense-tech investors
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series A · $22M · 6 mo ago
privateTotal raised $33.75M
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series A
$22M
Feb 2026
U.S. defense-tech investors
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Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
No name-verified federal prime awards for Terra Industries in the last 36 months on USASpending.gov — revenue may be classified, flow through subcontracts, or be non-US. Absence of a registry match is reported as-is.
Checked usaspending.gov as of 2026-08-20. Re-checked weekly.
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
● First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
1
via ashby
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (1 of 1 open roles are other).
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Test job
Counted from Terra Industries's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Lekan TijaniEniayo Adebowale
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz · 8VC · Lux Capital · Y Combinator
Products
Tactical reconnaissance drones
Loitering munitions
Autonomous aerial platforms
Competitors
Anduril · Shield AI · AeroVironment · Turkish Bayraktar (TB2)
DefenseDronesAfricaNigeriaGen Z founders
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.