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Watchtower Labs Raises $35 Million In Seed Round With Focus On AI Applications For Logistics

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 21st, 2026

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Akhil Iyer, co-founder and CEO of Watchtower Labs. Photo: Miraj Patel

Watchtower Labs, a startup initially focused on developing artificial intelligence-native applications for logistics planning, on Wednesday emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed funding. The investment was led by Shield Capital and Conviction. Earlier this year, the Seattle-based company received a contract from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit under the Joint Sustainment Decision Tool program to develop and provide AI tools to help go from reactive to proactive decision-making for logistics (Defense Daily, Feb. 19). “Watchtower models hundreds of…

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