Silicon Valley funds Kela ‘Techno-warriors’ aim to sell to Pentagon

Silicon Valley is taking a major leap, and not by funding the next big app, but by investing in war. Kela, an Israeli defense-tech startup, secured $39 million from top US investors, including Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, and the CIA's IQT, by selling its battlefield-tested tech as the future of modern warfare. Kela’s engineers, branded as “techno-warriors”, are now marketing their combat expertise to the Pentagon. With billions flowing into Israeli war tech, to what extent is Kela paving the way for a new military-industrial empire?