Ukrainian defence tech investment platform Resist.UA has announced the launch of Resist 2.0, a new European fund designed to connect international capital with Ukraine’s rapidly growing defence and du…

Roman Sulzhyk, Founding Partner of Ukrainian investment fund Resist.UA, has a message for the world when it comes to investing in the Ukrainian startup ecosystem: “If you wait until after the war, yo…
Helsing, Europe’s leading defence AI company, today announces it has raised $1.8 billion in a Series E, valuing the company at US$18 billion.New and existing investors participated in the round, inclu…
British-founded maritime defence startup Kraken Technology today said it had achieved unicorn status. The startup, founded in 2020 by former speedboat racer Mal Crease, said it had raised $175m in a S…
German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has raised $1.2bn in fresh funding, in a round which more than doubles its valuation to $8bn, it said today. The Series D was co-led by US investor Blacksto…
Vegvisir, an Estonian defence technology company building the command-and-control software layer for the multi-domain battlefield, today announced a venture investment from Iron Wolf Capital (IWC). V…

Here in Europe, a new generation of defence startups is emerging far outside the traditional military-industrial complex. Across weekend hackathons, engineers, software developers, drone builders, res…
Spatial AI company SE3 Labs today emerges from stealth. SE3 builds foundational spatial intelligence technology for the next generation of autonomous systems. As autonomous systems operate in increas…

German company ARX Robotics and Ukraine’s Roboneers today announced the formation of ARX Industries, a joint venture to industrialise the mass production of unmanned ground vehicles. The new entity wi…
Stark, the German defence tech startup which makes weaponised drones, has today confirmed it has raised €500 million in new funding.Sequoia, Founders Fund, the NATO Innovation Fund, Project A, Air Str…