Sector · Funding
Defence funding in Europe
Capital tracked€282,250,000
Rounds17
Startups13
Events tracked15
€282.3M
Capital tracked
17
Disclosed rounds
€50M
Biggest round
13
Startups tracked
Defence, in numbers
17 rounds on record · 16 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Series A 63%
Seed 31%
Series B 6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflex Aerospace Germany | Series A | Deep tech | Human Element | €50M |
| Reflex Aerospace Germany | Series A | Deep tech | - | €50M |
| Fortaegis Netherlands | Series A | Cybersecurity | Serendipity Capital | €43.3M |
| UNIVITY France | Series A | Deep tech | Blast, Expansion Ventures | €27M |
| ATMOS Space Cargo Germany | Series A | Deep tech | Balnord, Expansion Ventures | €25.7M |
| ATMOS Space Cargo Germany | Series A | Deep tech | - | €25.7M |
Startups in Defence
From the directory
A
Arcos
Defence · Seed
Arcos builds and operates civil safety infrastructure that protects the systems everyday life in Europe runs on, assessing…
Seed · €5,500,000
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F
Fortaegis
Cybersecurity · Series A
Amsterdam deep-tech company building the Secure Compute platform: hardware-rooted, quantum-safe security generated inside the silicon itself.
Series A · €43,250,000
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C
Creoir
AI
Finnish startup building secure, on-device voice AI for defence and mission-critical systems, working hands-free and offline without cloud…
Seed
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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. Expansion Ventures invests from pre-seed to Series B in European aerospace and…
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High-Tech Gründerfonds
Pre-seed–Seed
Led 1 of 2 rounds tracked in Defence. High-Tech Gründerfonds invests at pre-seed and seed in German startups and international…
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SC
Serendipity Capital
Series A
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Defence. Backs founders building dual-use technology for commercial and government use across quantum,…
Ticket undisclosed
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Next up
The Defence calendar · 15 tracked
04Nov Digital Tech Summit 2026 Tradeshow · Copenhagen, Denmark · 4700 2 days 16
Nov European Cyber Week 2026 Conference · Rennes, France · 8500 4 days 25
Nov NSE – New Space Economy European Expoforum 2026 Tradeshow · Rome, Italy 3 days 11
Feb SPARTA Defence Innovation Summit 2027 Summit · Munich, Germany · 400 1 day 24
Feb Space-Comm Expo Europe 2027 Tradeshow · London, United Kingdom · 6000 2 days 09
Mar Forum InCyber Europe 2027 Conference · Lille, France · 18200 3 days