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Mike Hilton, CB, Dolphins: Even though Miami has question marks in the secondary, the nine-year veteran was surpassed by rookie fifth-round pick Jason Marshall Jr. and the acquisition of Rasul Douglas.

Already, the funding in this category has outpaced last year, according to CB Insights.

Anduril led the way, followed by Redondo Beach-based Impulse Space, which raised $300 million, Hawthorne-based Chaos Industries that had a $275-million funding round and L.A.-based spacecraft manufacturer Apex, which raised $200 million in the second quarter, CB Insights said.

Costa Mesa-based defense tech company Anduril received the most venture capital in the region last quarter, raising a $2.5-billion funding round, according to research firm CB Insights.

For the first half of 2025, investors allocated $11.1 billion in venture capital to defense tech companies, compared to $8.2 billion in the full year of 2024, CB Insights said.