Terra Industries Extends Seed Round to $52M and Opens London Office

Terra Industries, protecting Africa’sCritical Infrastructure, led by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, has raised an additional $18 million. The strategic funding closes its seed round at $52 million. Existing investors 8VC, Silent Ventures, Nova Global, Belief Capital, and SV Angel participated, alongside new investor Norleo Space Investments and angel investor Grant Gordon. Terra will use the funding to open its first international office in London, expand manufacturing capacity, accelerate deployments across the Global South, and grow its engineering, operations, and business development teams.

Founded in 2024 by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, Terra Industries develops autonomous defense systems for governments and infrastructure operators to monitor, protect, and respond to threats across land, air, and maritime environments. Its technology is already deployed across multiple African countries, protecting power plants, mines, and other critical assets valued at approximately $11 billion.

“Critical infrastructure across the Global South requires systems designed for its unique environments and built in the regions they protect. This funding will allow Terra Industries to scale that work, strengthen its manufacturing base, and expand its role in global defense.”

— Nathan Nwachuku, Co-Founder and CEO, Terra Industries

Terra’s London office provides access to institutions shaping global defense and infrastructure markets, alongside world-class operations and AI talent. Manufacturing remains anchored in Africa, with expansion planned across the Gulf, South America, and South Asia.

Terra’s Pax-2 manufacturing facility in Ghana is set to open in Q4 2026, following the 15,000-square-foot Pax-1 flagship in Abuja, Nigeria. At 34,000 square feet, Pax-2 is expected to become Africa’s largest drone factory, with annual capacity of up to 50,000 units across Terra’s aerial systems portfolio by 2028.

Across Africa and the Global South, sabotage, illegal mining, organized crime, and terrorism threaten critical infrastructure and livelihoods. Reliance on imported security systems adds cost and supply-chain risks while limiting local control over technology and data.

Security in an era of autonomy and asymmetric threats will increasingly shift from troop-heavy, reactive models toward predictive, autonomous systems built for diverse environments. Data sovereignty will be equally critical, enabling states and infrastructure operators to detect, deter, and respond to threats independently.

Terra Industries is building sovereign security capabilities through a vertically integrated platform designed for the Global South’s terrain and operational realities. Its portfolio spans autonomous drones, interceptor drones, sentry towers, and unmanned ground vehicles, all connected through ArtemisOS, which enables real-time threat detection, autonomous mission planning, and coordinated response across challenging environments.

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