Terra Industries, founded 2024 in Abuja by Nigerians Nathan Nwachuku (CEO, 22) and Maxwell Maduka (24).

Raised $34M total: $11.75M seed led by 8VC (Joe Lonsdale/Palantir co-founder ties), followed by $22M bridge led by Lux Capital. Other investors: Valor Equity Partners, SV Angel, Nova Global, Resilience17 (Flutterwave CEO), plus angels incl. Jared Leto. Palantir board member Alex Moore joined board. Nine-figure valuation.

Private company—founders hold significant equity (diluted post-raises); exact shares not public. Heavy US VC stake but no direct foreign gov ownership found.

Nigeria military/DICON backs it via JV for local manufacturing of drones, mine-clearers, intel software. Focus: sovereign African defense tech.