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Role	Organisation	Sources
Partner	Breaker	Startup Daily
Partner	Bessemer Venture Partners	Startup Daily (Wed 5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (Fri 20 Feb 2026), Defence Connect

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Defence start-up Breaker raises $9m in seed funding after Boxer demonstration

Sydney and Austin-based defence tech startup Breaker secured $9 million at seed stage, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with Main Sequence following on, after a voice-controlled autonomous systems demo in Rheinmetall's Boxer vehicle.

Defence Connect Tue 17 Feb 2026 Breaker Anthropic Canva Defence Science and Technology Agency Singapore Perplexity Rheinmetall Defence Australia Rocket Lab Shopify United States Special Operations Command Bessemer Venture Partners Main Sequence Ventures Adam Henrichs David Cowan Matthew Buffa

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Defence start-up Breaker raises $9m in seed funding after Boxer demonstration