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Distributed Spectrum

Distributed Spectrum is a venture-backed defense tech company (founded 2020) applying ML, embedded systems, and signal processing to critical radio signals. It secured DoD and IC contracts totaling $7M in 60 days and closed a $25M Series A.

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Locations
New York+1
Also Remote
Team size
11-50
Founded 2020
Total raised
$25M
Series A · last round Mar '25
Salary range
$80–300k
all 9 roles
Open roles
9

Open positions · 9

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About Distributed Spectrum

Distributed Spectrum is a venture-backed defense tech company founded in 2020 that focuses on signal processing, machine learning, and embedded systems. Its mission is to enable understanding of critical radio signals in any mission, pursuing a net-new, technically hard problem at the intersection of ML, embedded systems, signal processing, and user design. The company began with seven engineers and has grown to 14, securing DoD and IC contracts totaling $7 million in 60 days and raising a $25 million Series A led by investors including Sarah Guo, Akhil Iyer, and Nat Friedman. The founders are Alex Wulff (CEO), Ben Harpe (COO), and Isaac Struhl (CTO), with backgrounds in circuit design, signal processing, and radio communications (Wulff; previously at Raytheon and Lockheed Martin); strategy and operations plus leadership in tech startups and engineering at Microsoft and Bridgewater (Harpe); and neurobiology, computational biology, and ML, including roles as a lead software developer at a media startup and as a software engineer at Google (Struhl). Distributed Spectrum positions itself at the forefront of defense tech by applying machine learning, embedded systems, and advanced signal processing to critical radio signals in demanding environments.

Culture & values

The company emphasizes high growth and high ownership.

The company believes in trust by default.

Work is conducted in the office to enable people to solve problems side by side with nearby thought partners.

Team rituals include getting to know colleagues personally over lunch.

Funding

$25Mtotal raised

Mar '25
  • Mar 2025 · Series A
    $25M

Company at a glance

Founded2020
Location
New York

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Of 9 open roles, Distributed Spectrum has 1 remote, 1 hybrid, 7 on-site positions.

Distributed Spectrum is based in New York.

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