Chief Engineer
Terra Industries
10/10Traction
Terra Industries builds autonomous defense and surveillance systems for African nations and the Global South, protecting critical infrastructure such as power plants, mines, and borders. Its product line includes long-range fixed-wing drones, quadcopters, unmanned ground vehicles, and AI-powered sentry towers, all unified through the ArtemisOS software platform for coordinated threat detection and response.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Defense Tech
- Hardware
- Robotics
Updated 1 month ago
Funding
Raised to date
$52.6MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 4 rounds
DLGG+10$18M · Seed Extension
Announced Aug 2026 · from article date
Disclosed cumulative: $52.6M
4/4
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Problem
Governments and infrastructure operators across Africa and the Global South face threats from infrastructure sabotage, illegal mining, organized crime, and terrorism. Historically, they have relied on imported security systems designed for different operating conditions, which are expensive to maintain, introduce geopolitical and supply chain risks, and limit sovereignty over software and data.
Solution
Terra Industries provides a vertically integrated platform of autonomous air, land, and maritime systems purpose-built for the terrain and operational realities of the Global South. Its product portfolio includes long- and mid-range autonomous drones, interceptor drones, sentry towers, and unmanned ground vehicles, all connected through ArtemisOS, a proprietary software platform enabling real-time threat detection, autonomous mission planning, and coordinated response across vast environments. The systems are designed for mass production and local manufacturing, reducing dependence on foreign suppliers and giving states data sovereignty over their security operations.
Target Audience
Primary customers are governments, defense agencies, and critical infrastructure operators in Africa and the Global South, including those managing power plants, mines, border security, maritime assets, and counterterrorism operations.
Features
- ArtemisOS: AI-powered operating system unifying mission planning, threat detection, and coordinated response across all Terra platforms
- Archer UAV: long-range fixed-wing drone with 1,000 km range, 20 kg payload capacity, 110 km/h top speed, and AES-256 encrypted communications
- Iroko UAV: modular quadcopter for first response and data collection with 50 km range and 8 kg takeoff weight
- Duma UGV: autonomous ground vehicle with open architecture for surveillance and cargo operations, carrying up to 600 kg at 45 km/h
- Kallon AI sentry: 360° pan-tilt-zoom tower with 5 km observation range, 3 km threat detection, and IP67 environmental rating
- Manufacturing capacity: Pax-2 facility in Ghana expected to reach 50,000 units annual capacity by 2028