Key takeaways
- Creoir has secured seed investment from Gungnir Capital to commercialise its voice AI technology for defence operators
- Creoir has worked with defence primes including Saab and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and is raising €2 million.
- Gungnir’s Nordic defence tech portfolio includes Kelluu, Acodyne and Monava
Finnish defence technology company Creoir has secured seed investment from Swedish venture capital firm Gungnir Capital to commercialise its voice-AI technology for defence systems. The investment amount was not disclosed, but Gungnir is leading an ongoing seed round targeting €2 million.
Founded in 2012 and based in Oulu, Finland, Creoir originally developed speech technology for industrial and commercial businesses, until pivoting to military applications. Today it develops on-device voice interfaces that allow military operators to control systems and access mission-critical information without relying on cloud connectivity.
Max Villman, Managing Partner at Gungnir and a former fighter pilot, said in a statement that the technology addresses a real operational problem of cognitive overload.
The funding will support the commercialisation of its EdgeVUI voice interface and Operator Assistant AI knowledge-base products, as the company moves from pilot projects towards deployment with European defence customers.
Creoir has worked on projects involving European defence primes including Saab, Leidos and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. In May 2026, it was also selected for NATO’s Innovation Range under its Layered Counter-UAS Initiative (LCI-X).
Gungnir Capital meanwhile is a VC fund focused on early-stage defence and resilience in Europe and has already invested from pre-seed to Series A in a range of Nordic defence techs. Notable investments include Finland’s aerial reconnaissance firm Kelluu, Denmark’s autonomous eVTOL maker Acodyne and Swedish-Finnish Monava, who work on AI-driven acoustic drone detection.
