Venture
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...
Grid Aero raises $20 million Series A to bring autonomous cargo drones to the front lines
The San Leandro, California-based Grid Aero announced a $20 million Series A co led by Bison Ventures and Geodesic Capital,...
Capital under siege: Sanctions, supply chains and politics now drive VC decisions
For the last three decades, European venture capital has benefited from a grand assumption that rarely makes it into pitch...
Power outages and small checks: The perils of being a VC in Kyiv
When I called Sasha Yatsenko, the power had just cut out. No sirens, no warning, just a few minutes of...
Equal1 Wants Quantum to Be as Simple as CPUs and GPUs — and It’s Raised $60m to Prove It
Equal1, an Irish quantum semiconductor company announced this week it had raised $60 million to fuel the next stage of...
Touchwaves brings wearable haptics to the military cockpit
From fighter jet cockpits to surgical theaters, humans remain a critical point of failure in high-stress, high-stakes environments. Cognitive overload, physiological...
Harmattan AI raises $200M at a $1.4B valuation from Dassault
Defence tech startups in Europe that are inking deals with government customers continue to pick up major funding with strategic...
Scout Ventures GP Brad Harrison talks about funding the future of defence
Due to Scout Ventures' General Partner, Brad Harrison's, background in the military, the company has been following national security and...
Exein, the embedded security startup, nabs €100M at ~€700M valuation
Malicious hackers -- backed by adversary states like Russia and China or organised crime -- are cracking complex cryptography by...
