Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former private equity fund manager Rapolas Markevičius decided to put his experience to work in a very different industry: defence technology. Today,…
Arke Telekom, a company developing defence andcommunications technologies, has secured €1 million in funding from ACT VenturePartners, a venture capital firm focused on deeptech investments. The compa…
Unmanned aerial systems and vehicles maker Beyond Vision has raised over €28 million, co-led by Índico Capital Partners and Lince Capital, with a follow-on investment from ActiveCap, a shareholder sin…
Danish-Lithuanian Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer MNP Technologijos, operating under the Monopulse brand, has raised over €2 million from investors in Lithuania and abroad. Investors included Co…
The Fourth Law and Odd Systems today unveiled Project Foundation, a semiconductor initiative to mass-produce uncooled thermal sensors in Europe and the United States. The project aims to expand Europ…
Nevermind (NVM), a VC Fund focused on investing in deeptech dual use frontier technologies in Italy and Europe, has officially launched. NVM Ventures announces a €23.6 million first close for the NVM…
Ukrainian defencetech company Buntar Aerospace has closed a $16 million funding round. The round was led by Freedom Fund and an international growth equity investor, with participation from Gardar, Ir…

Venture capital investment in European defencetech startups has reached a record $7.4 billion in 2026 to date, nearly three times the $2.6 billion raised 2025, according to a new report from Dealroom …
German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced financing for several tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptor drones for Ukraine as part of Germany’s military aid package for the winte…
German defencetech ARX Robotics has agreed to an intensive collaboration with Ukrainian defencetech company Roboneers by establishing a strategic partnership for unmanned land warfare. Both parties …