Resist.UA launches €50M European fund to scale Ukraine’s battlefield-proven defencetech

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…

Why the best time to invest in Ukraine is now
Why the best time to invest in Ukraine is now

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…

European defencetech leader Helsing secures $1.8B Series E at $18B valuation

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…

Maritime defence startup Kraken Technology hits unicorn status

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…

Quantum Systems raises $1.2BN at $8BN valuation

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 raises funding to connect allied unmanned systems through a unified command platform

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…

The hackathon that became Europe’s defence startup ecosystem
The hackathon that became Europe’s defence startup ecosystem

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…

Backed by Lakestar, Seedcamp and EWOR, SE3 unveils spatial AI platform for autonomous systems

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…

ARX Robotics and Roboneers form ARX Industries to scale unmanned ground vehicle production
ARX Robotics and Roboneers form ARX Industries to scale unmanned ground vehicle production

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 bags €500M in new funding

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…