Radio-frequency spectrum coordination company Airbase emerged from stealth with a $5 million funding round and a U.S. government contract.

The New Yoek-based firm developed a software platform that automates federal spectrum management and coordination. This is designed to work with live radio-frequency data layers to support electronic warfare, tactical communications, spectrum license enforcement, and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiatives for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).

The company is led by co-founders Ari Rosner and Millen Anand, bringing previous experience from companies such as True Anomaly, NASA Jet-Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Planet Labs, and Boeing.

Rosner told AlleyWatch that one of their main motivations for starting Airbase was “watching cutting-edge innovations like new satellite constellations, advanced autonomous systems, critical defense capabilities get grounded not by physics but by paperwork."

Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman and Airbase advisor Julius Genachowski said that regulatory agencies, like the FCC, are increasingly prioritizing spectrum management modernization.

“Demand for wireless spectrum has outpaced the systems that manage it. For some time, it’s been widely recognized in and out of government that American competitiveness and innovation leadership will benefit tremendously from moving beyond fragmented, legacy spectrum-management infrastructure," Genachowski noted in a statement. “By harnessing AI and building directly alongside spectrum end-users, Airbase is well-positioned to deliver what this space has needed for years.”

The company’s seed funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, alongside Squadra Ventures, and Founders You Should Know.