Venture
Is defence tech a ‘proper’ VC-backable vertical?
Several months ago, on a famous VC podcast, I heard an idea that I consider heresy: defence tech is not...
Scout Ventures raises $125 million to expand investment in defence and dual-use tech
Scout Ventures has closed its fifth fund with $125 million in commitments, according to an announcement released March 10. The...
Hadean, the AI battle simulation startup, closes bridge round ahead of a Big B
London-based Hadean began life several years ago as an AI gaming startup working on VR and video simulations, but it...
Lux Aeterna raises $10 million to build reusable, returnable satellites
Lux Aeterna, a Denver based space infrastructure startup, just raised a $10 million seed round led by Konvoy Ventures with...
Uforce raises $50M at a $1B+ valuation to build defence tech for Ukraine
The United Kingdom and Ukraine look like they may have minted their first defence tech ‘unicorn’. Uforce (stylised ‘UFORCE’) —...
Auterion, the drone software startup, eyes raising $200M at a $1.2B+ valuation
German defence tech startups are seeing a lot of activity at the moment, and one of them is using that...
Frankenburg confirms €30M funding to build more EU-made rockets
Nearly a month after Resilience Media broke the news that Frankenburg Technologies had raised more funding, today the Baltics-based startup...
Occam raises €3M to advance autonomous drone systems
Occam Industries has completed an operational assessment with Ukraine’s defense innovation platform Brave1 and raised a €3 million pre-seed round...
European defence, security and resilience startups raised a record $8.7B in 2025
Ahead of the big Munich Security Conference later this week, the analysts at Dealroom teamed up with the NATO Innovation...
Move fast — but never break trust: Inside Lakestar’s defence retreat in St. Moritz
Last week, Davos dominated the headlines with what some might call a chaotic circus centred around Donald Trump. Further into...
