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10About Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense (DoD). The Agency aims to manage directs basic and applied research and development projects for DoD and pursues research and technology that provide dramatic advances in support of military missions.
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Jul 10, 2025 report
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6 applications of humanoid robots across industriesLatest Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency News
Sep 16, 2025
生物黑科技登場!美國 DARPA 啟動祕密計畫,要用紅血球改造士兵體能 Now Translating... 美國國防部的高級研究機構 DARPA 最近宣布了一項名為「紅血球工廠」(Red Blood Cell Factory,RBC-Factory)的計畫,通稱「智慧紅血球」(Smart-RBC),旨在開發能夠增強士兵生理能力的生物工程紅血球。這項計畫的目的是為了提升人類的運動表現,包括加快恢復時間、提高對乳酸堆積的抵抗力、改善心血管健康等。 根據DARPA的公告,這些智慧紅血球將被設計成具備新型生物活性組件,能夠安全且可靠地改變人體生理。未來,這些紅血球還可能提供士兵在極端環境下的溫度調節能力、提高高海拔適應能力,甚至創造出「通用血液」和「更具韌性的血液產品」。 該計畫的具體實施細節尚不明朗,DARPA並未對外透露太多資訊,但公告中提到,這些紅血球將包含額外的生物電路,這些電路能夠感知細胞外生物標記,並根據所獲得的資訊進行反應,透過創造效應分子來改變新陳代謝或生理狀態。 智慧紅血球計畫預計將持續36個月,分為兩個18個月的階段。第一階段將專注於工程化造血幹細胞,確保生物電路元件在分化過程中被生產和定位,並在成熟過程中保留這些部件。第二階段則將展示這些紅血球的功能性,並完成能力演示。 目前尚不清楚這些紅血球是否會涉及人體試驗,或是如何進行注射,以及DARPA是否預期這些增強效果是暫時的還是永久的。對於現有的士兵來說,他們仍需依賴自身的生理能力,無論這能力多麼有限。
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Investments
129 Investments
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has made 129 investments. Their latest investment was in Aarno Labs as part of their Grant - V on June 09, 2025.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/9/2025 | Grant - V | Aarno Labs | No | 2 | ||
6/4/2025 | Grant | Texas A&M University | $1.6M | Yes | 1 | |
3/7/2025 | Grant | Elve | Yes | 1 | ||
1/7/2025 | Grant | |||||
7/23/2024 | Grant |
Date | 6/9/2025 | 6/4/2025 | 3/7/2025 | 1/7/2025 | 7/23/2024 |
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Round | Grant - V | Grant | Grant | Grant | Grant |
Company | Aarno Labs | Texas A&M University | Elve | ||
Amount | $1.6M | ||||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Portfolio Exits
21 Portfolio Exits
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has 21 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Infleqtion on September 08, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/8/2025 | Acq - Pending | Churchill Capital X | 4 | ||
1/5/2023 | Acquired | 18 | |||
11/21/2022 | Acquired | 13 | |||
Date | 9/8/2025 | 1/5/2023 | 11/21/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Pending | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Churchill Capital X | ||||
Sources | 4 | 18 | 13 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has 10 strategic partners and customers. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently partnered with Google on September 9, 2025.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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9/9/2025 | Partner | United States | Google Quantum AI has been selected for the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. Google Quantum AI has been selected to participate in the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative . | 2 | |
9/9/2025 | Vendor | United States | MORSE Corp Wins Award for DARPA Albatross Program Albatross is a program that combines a wide range of MORSE Corp capabilities , including platform integration , autonomy , weather forecasting , mission planning , artificial intelligence , and flight testing , '' said MORSE Corp Chief Technology Officer , Matt Dileo . | 1 | |
8/27/2025 | Vendor | Australia | `` DARPA 's awards to Q-CTRL illustrate the potential for impactful new use of this technology , and NASA looks forward to pursuing a deeper relationship with Q-CTRL . '' | 3 | |
7/9/2025 | Vendor | ||||
6/17/2025 | Client |
Date | 9/9/2025 | 9/9/2025 | 8/27/2025 | 7/9/2025 | 6/17/2025 |
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Type | Partner | Vendor | Vendor | Vendor | Client |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | Australia | ||
News Snippet | Google Quantum AI has been selected for the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. Google Quantum AI has been selected to participate in the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative . | MORSE Corp Wins Award for DARPA Albatross Program Albatross is a program that combines a wide range of MORSE Corp capabilities , including platform integration , autonomy , weather forecasting , mission planning , artificial intelligence , and flight testing , '' said MORSE Corp Chief Technology Officer , Matt Dileo . | `` DARPA 's awards to Q-CTRL illustrate the potential for impactful new use of this technology , and NASA looks forward to pursuing a deeper relationship with Q-CTRL . '' | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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