Sector · Funding
Defence Tech funding in Europe
Capital tracked€7,057,679,200
Rounds166
Startups162
Events tracked1
€7.1B
Capital tracked
166
Disclosed rounds
€1.6B
Biggest round
162
Startups tracked
Defence Tech, in numbers
166 rounds on record · 150 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Seed 33%
Series A 22%
Series B 11%
Growth 9%
Pre-seed 9%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
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 |
| STARK Germany | Series C | Defence Tech | Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund | €500M |
| Tekever Portugal | Series D+ | Defence AI | UC Investments, Baillie Gifford (co-leads) | €498M |
| The Exploration Company Germany | Series C | Defence Tech | Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico, Scaleup Europe Fund (managed by EQT) | €387M |
| Isar Aerospace Germany | Series D+ | Defence Tech | Island Green Capital, Molten Ventures | €270M |
| Cambridge Aerospace United Kingdom | Series C | Counter-UAS | - | €261.2M |
Startups in Defence Tech
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Tekever
Defence AI
Series D+ · €498,000,000
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Navictus
Autonomous Systems
No round on record
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Arqus Aerospace
Aerospace
Arqus Aerospace builds AI-powered directed-energy security systems for critical infrastructure and space defence, bridging AI with aerospace engineering.
No round on record
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Expansion Ventures
Seed–Series A · Aerospace
Led 2 of 2 rounds tracked in Defence Tech. Expansion Ventures invests from pre-seed to Series B in European aerospace and…
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Omnes Capital
Growth–Series A · AI
Led 1 of 2 rounds tracked in Defence Tech. Omnes Capital is a French private-assets manager founded in 1999 as Credit…
EUR 5M–EUR 7M
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E2MC
Seed–Series A
2 rounds tracked in Defence Tech. E2MC invests in space economy companies, covering launch and cargo services, satellite…
Ticket undisclosed
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