STARK closes 2025 growth round led by Sequoia Capital

Aug 22, 2025 · Funding · STARK · Defense

STARK closed a 2025 growth round led by Sequoia Capital, with the financing tied to software-defined defence drones and unmanned-weapons development.

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  • The round took total disclosed funding to roughly $100 million before the 2026 EUR 500 million raise.
  • The capital supported STARK’s push into software-defined defence drones and unmanned weapons systems.

STARK builds software-defined unmanned weapons systems for European and NATO defence users, spanning loitering munitions, USVs and C2 software.