Defense Tech Startup Aventra Emerges from Stealth with $3M Seed Round

Lavrock Ventures leads funding for modular guidance technology that delivers GPS-independent strikes at ultra-low cost

HERNDON, Va., Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventra, a defense technology startup developing low-cost glide and guidance systems for ultra long-range precision strikes, today announced its emergence from stealth mode with $3 million in seed funding led by Lavrock Ventures. Founded by former Army officers and defense tech entrepreneurs Michael Weigand, Brian Retherford, and Jessup Meng, the company's modular guidance kits transform standard unguided munitions into AI-powered precision weapons capable of engaging targets as far away as 3000 miles, addressing America's critical need for affordable mass fires in peer adversary conflicts.