Compound Eye’s journey from startup to strategic defense partner highlights how Army FUZE is leveraging the xTech and Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR|STTR) programs to unlock dual-use innovation. After raising more than $20 million in private capital and securing $13.3 million in Army SBIR CATALYST funding, Compound Eye now develops GPS-free navigation systems that support warfighters and bridge commercial breakthroughs with national defense priorities.
