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DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Ground A announces €9.1M pre-seed led by Vsquared Ventures
- Quantum Systems, GRIF, Robin Capital, ABACON, Leblon Capital and OVNI Capital joined the investor consortium.
- The capital supports industrialisation and a modular production operation in Germany, with series manufacturing planned for 2027.
- GA 1000 has entered testing and validation; a human retains the decision to activate the laser effector.
Project Q raises €15M Series A for HYDRIS defence integration platform
- Expeditions led the round, joined by Project A, HENSOLDT and Heliad.
- The financing will support HYDRIS development and deployment of integrated mission kits.
- The announcement was published on July 14; Heliad said the round closed in June.
Helsing raises $1.8B Series E at an $18B valuation
- The financing is a Series E and carries an $18 billion valuation.
- Named investors included Dragoneer, Lightspeed, General Catalyst, ICONIQ, Disruptive, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and CPP Investments.
- The capital extends Helsing's expansion from defence AI software into strike drones, underwater surveillance and autonomous military aircraft.
Quantum Systems raises $1.2B Series D at about $8B valuation
- Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus and Advent co-led the round, with BOND, Fidelity, Wellington, A.P. Moller Holding and Elephant Lake Ventures among the participants.
- The financing supports production expansion, supply-chain resilience and delivery across allied markets.
- Quantum Systems will also invest in MOSAIC UXS, software and AI for interoperable autonomous systems across air, land and sea.
STARK raises EUR 500M at about EUR 3.5B valuation
- The June 2026 round added EUR 500 million at about a EUR 3.5 billion valuation.
- More than 80% of the capital is allocated to R&D and manufacturing, including electronic-warfare research facilities and higher-rate production.
TYTAN Technologies raises €30M Series A to scale AI-powered interceptor systems across Europe
- TYTAN closed a €30 million Series A co-led by Armira and the NATO Innovation Fund, bringing total funding to €46 million.
- The company said the capital would expand manufacturing across Germany, Ukraine, and allied markets while accelerating interceptor development and integration into layered air-defence architectures.
- The round backs TYTAN as a scaling European interceptor-drone company rather than an early experimental counter-UAS project.
Hypersonica closes €23.3M Series A
- Plural led the round, with participation from Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, SPRIND.
- Existing investors General Catalyst and 201 Ventures also participated; General Catalyst had led the company’s earlier seed round.
- The capital is tied to full-scale flight testing and development for NATO-member demand for deep precision-strike capability.
Quantum Systems secures €150M financing package
- Quantum Systems was reported to secure a €150M financing package.
- Coverage ties the raise to expansion across European drone and dual-use robotics markets.
- The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
Twentyfour Industries discloses $11.8M financing from Lakestar, OTB Ventures, and 468 Capital
- A US$11.8 million financing from Lakestar, OTB Ventures and 468 Capital closed in summer 2025, eight months after Twentyfour Industries incorporated.
- By the January 2026 disclosure, the company had designed its first drone, manufactured and deployed hundreds of units, and delivered revenue-generating contracts in multiple countries.
- The financing supports expanded drone production, training and lifecycle services, including a plan to scale German manufacturing to thousands of units per month.
Quantum Systems raises €180M Series C extension at above €3B valuation
- Quantum Systems raised €180 million in a Series C extension led by Balderton Capital.
- The extension followed its €160 million Series C in May 2025, bringing total 2025 capital raised to €340 million.
- The company said the round pushed its valuation above €3 billion and marked the largest private capital raise in Europe's dual-use sector.
STARK closes 2025 growth round led by Sequoia Capital
- 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.
ARX Robotics extends Series-A by €11 million led by Speedinvest
- ARX Robotics announced an €11 million extension of its Series A round led by Speedinvest.
- The company said the extension brought total funding to €42 million.
- ARX said the additional capital would support faster scaling of production, software, and European defence expansion.
SWARM Biotactics raises €10M seed round, taking total funding to €13M
- Company raised €10M seed round, bringing total funding to €13M including a €3M pre-seed
- Develops bio-robotic systems using controllable living insects equipped with sensor, control, and communication modules
- Funding supports transition from deep-tech R&D to operational pilots in defense, security, and disaster response
Helsing raises €600M Series D at €12B valuation
- Reuters reported the €600 million Series D valued Helsing at €12 billion.
- Prima Materia led the round; Lightspeed Ventures, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst, Saab and BDT & MSD Partners participated.
- Helsing said the funding would accelerate all-domain defence innovation and European technological sovereignty.
Quantum Systems raises €160M Series C
- Quantum Systems raised €160 million in Series C funding.
- The company said the round would support autonomous AI-powered aerial robotics, sUAS platforms, Drone Port infrastructure, software, and U.S. expansion.
- The financing positioned Quantum Systems as a major European dual-use robotics company.
ARX Robotics raises €31 million Series A led by HV Capital
- ARX Robotics announced a €31 million Series A financing round led by HV Capital.
- The round included Omnes Capital and existing investors NATO Innovation Fund and Project A.
- ARX said the funding would be used to expand its European production capacity, grow Mithra OS, and scale autonomous land-systems deployment.
Alpine Eagle raises EUR10.25M seed round for counter-drone system
- Alpine Eagle raised EUR10.25 million in seed funding for its AI-powered air-to-air counter-drone system.
- IQ Capital led the round, with HTGF, Expeditions Fund, Sentris Capital, General Catalyst and HCVC participating.
- The capital supported development of Alpine Eagle's counter-drone defense system.
Quantum-Systems increases Series B financing to more than EUR 100 million
- Quantum-Systems increased its Series B financing volume to more than EUR 100 million.
- The latest investments came from Notion Capital and Porsche Automobil Holding.
- The financing supports continued growth in drone technology for security, mapping, and commercial applications.
Helsing raises €450M Series C at €4.95B valuation
- Axios reported the €450 million Series C valued Helsing at €4.95 billion.
- General Catalyst led the round, with Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural and Greenoaks participating.
- Helsing said the capital would support product development and R&D focused on European sovereignty and NATO eastern-flank protection.
ARX Robotics raises €9 million seed round
- NATO Innovation Fund led the round.
- Project A Ventures and Discovery Ventures participated.
- ARX said the capital would expand its team and increase European production capacity for modular UGVs.
ARX Robotics raises €1.15 million pre-seed round
- Project A Ventures led the round.
- ARX was developing a modular robotic base for mission-specific payloads and add-ons.
- The company targeted defence training, field data collection and civilian emergency-response applications.
Helsing raises €209M Series B at >€1.7B post-money valuation
- Helsing raised €209 million in Series B funding at a reported post-money valuation above €1.7 billion.
- General Catalyst led the round, while Saab joined as a strategic investor and Prima Materia also participated.
- Helsing said the capital would grow its French, German and UK businesses and deepen investment in its defence-AI technology.
Prima Materia leads Helsing EUR102.5M Series A
- Prima Materia led the EUR102.5 million Series A, with Daniel Ek joining Helsing's board alongside the company's founders.
- Prima Materia supplied EUR100 million of the round, subject to regulatory approval.
- The capital was earmarked for growing Helsing's deep-learning, software engineering and domain-expert team and accelerating product delivery.