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Defence AI funding in Europe

Capital tracked€2,349,100,000
Rounds12
Startups11
€2.3B
Capital tracked
12
Disclosed rounds
€1.6B
Biggest round
11
Startups tracked

Defence AI, in numbers

12 rounds on record · 10 with a disclosed amount

Rounds by stage

Seed 36%
Series D+ 18%
Series A 9%
Growth 9%
Series B 9%

Capital by year

€4,200,000
2025
€2,344,900,000
2026

Share of rounds

Seed
36%
Series D+
18%
Series A
9%
Growth
9%
Series B
9%
Pre-seed
9%
Grant
9%
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →

Largest rounds tracked

Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
Company Round Sector Lead Amount
Helsing Germany Series D+ Defence AI - €1.6B
Tekever Portugal Series D+ Defence AI UC Investments, Baillie Gifford (co-leads) €498M
Fractile United Kingdom Series B Defence AI Accel, Factorial Funds, Founders Fund €188M
Alta Ares France Growth Defence AI E2D (Earlybird, AVP) €50M
StirlingX United Kingdom Series A Defence AI - €17.6M
AI Verse France Seed AI Supernova Invest €5M
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