Salient Motion, an aerospace and defense component supplier, has closed $12 million in total funding, preseed and seed rounds, to transform the design and manufacturing of critical motion control components. The funding was led by Cantos Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, AE Ventures, Hummingbird Ventures, and BoxGroup.

Salient Motion is an aerospace technology startup founded in 2022. The company specializes in developing modular, software-driven motion control systems, with a focus on reducing costs, improving reliability, and streamlining the certification process.