Co-founder and CEO of Picogrid, the El Segundo defense startup whose Legion middleware connects sensors, drones, and command systems across the US military and Ukrainian front lines.
Co-founder and CEO of Picogrid, the El Segundo defense startup whose Legion middleware connects sensors, drones, and command systems across the US military and Ukrainian front lines.
Price
$22.10
▼-83.45%today
Last raised$12M·Series A·Jun 2024
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Integrating military assets across land, sea, air, and space.
2018–2021
Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems · US Army ERDC
Designed autonomous systems for military research and development.
2018–2021
Co-Founder · Mission Mule
Built experimental defense systems alongside ERDC research work.
About
Zane Mountcastle is co-founder and CEO of Picogrid, the El Segundo defense-tech company building Legion — vendor-neutral middleware that links sensors, drones, robots, and command systems into a single battlefield API.
Accomplishments
Co-founded Picogrid in 2021; now CEO of the El Segundo defense startup
Raised $12M Series A in 2024 to scale Legion middleware across the DoD
Awarded a $1B Pentagon IDIQ ceiling for command-and-control integration
Won a $2.7M next-gen C2 program and partnered with Northrop Grumman on air defense
Deployed Legion across US military units and Ukrainian frontline operators
Pricing breakdown
Accomplishments23 · 35%
Funding · $12M raised
Mainstream popularity28 · 25%
Social popularity26 · 25%
X · 5.2K followers · 0.2 tweets/day · verified
Net worth32 · 15%
Composite
26/100
Intrinsic
$22.10
Market
+0.00%
Intrinsic price is set by the four-factor fundamentals score (35/25/25/15). Market price floats around it via a constant-product AMM — every trade moves the curve.
