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European defence tech funding nearly triples to record $7.4bn
US investors now supply 47 per cent of the capital, overtaking European backers for the first time, as Dealroom projects $10.5bn by year-end.
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Reporting on defence funding and fundraising across Europe, covering venture capital, private equity, private credit, financing facilities and other sources of capital.
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Lithuanian state fund leads round of more than €2m in reconnaissance drone maker Monopulse
The round follows a €1.12m loan from Coinvest's parent, national development bank ILTE, last year, and includes a 68-strong angel syndicate.
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NATO Innovation Fund opens Warsaw office in ‘Eastern flank’ boost
The €1bn investment arm of NATO has established an office in the Polish capital, seeking to capitalise on Central and Eastern Europe's vibrant defence tech…
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INLEAP Photonics raises €20m seed round to scale laser counter-drone systems
UVC Partners led the round, with investors from Germany, Poland, Estonia and Denmark backing the company’s expansion across European defence markets.
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GROUND A raises €9.1 million pre-seed to scale laser counter-drone systems
Vsquared Ventures led the round to help rollout modular production in Germany, with a further financing round planned for 2027.
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STARK raises €500 million in funding round backed by Sequoia and NATO fund
Reports value the German uncrewed military systems maker at over €3 billion as it earmarks its latest funding round to expand European research, development and…
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Voice AI to control defence systems, Creoir, raises seed funding from Gungnir Capital
The Finnish company is running a €2 million seed funding round, led by defence VC specialist Gungnir Capital.
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Swedish drone vision start-up Synclair Vision raises SEK5m from public backers
The company plans to scale production of its AI camera systems, mainly for Ukraine, after its first round of outside investment.
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Osavul raises €8.5m as critical infrastructure becomes new target for hybrid threats
33N Ventures led the Series A funding, bringing the AI-driven hybrid threat intelligence company's total funding to €12m.
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SE3 Labs emerges from stealth with €5.5 million for defence-focused spatial AI
Lakestar led the seed round alongside a host of VC backing for a business already working with the German military.