Overview
- Smack announced a $61 million Series B in mid‑August 2026 led by Costanoa Ventures and First In to accelerate its Omega decision platform and fund development of the Alpha forearm display.
- The company said Alpha is a flexible tactical forearm AI display and that it aims to produce 10 to 20 prototype units over the next six months while growing staff from 51 toward roughly 85 by year‑end.
- Smack describes Omega as a domain‑specific system that uses reinforcement‑learning models and real‑time computer vision to generate attack and fires‑planning options in minutes and repair plans in seconds under degraded communications.
- The fundraising follows the Defense Department’s March designation of Anthropic as a supply‑chain risk, which prompted talks with the Marine Corps and Navy and led Smack to announce two July prototyping contracts with the Joint Fires Network and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.
- Key commercial details remain company‑reported: Smack did not disclose its valuation or contract values, so near‑term DoD adoption is unconfirmed and forthcoming prototype tests will determine whether procurement shifts toward smaller, edge‑focused AI firms.