Dutch defence firm Destinus has acquired fellow Dutch firm Perciv AI which develops AI-based radar perception software. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. We have reached out to Destinus for comment but did not hear back prior to publishing.
Perciv AI was a spin-out of TU Delft, founded by Andras Palffy, Balazs Szekeres, and Srimannarayana Baratam. In 2024 it raised a €2.5 million seed round backed by DayOne Capital, Keen Venture Partners, and Vinci Venture Capital.
Useful in situations where GNSS is unavailable or degraded, Perciv’s software uses neural-network models that process radar data for object detection and tracking, including targets with a low radar cross section.
The third of Destinus’ acquisitions in the Netherlands, following the acquisition of assets from OPRA in 2023 and Aerialtronics in 2025, Perciv AI will become Destinus’ centre for radar perception and its founding team will continue to lead the business.
“Perciv AI was built to turn advanced radar research into software that works in real systems,” said Palffy, Director of Technology at Perciv AI. “Our work with Destinus over the past year showed the value of connecting perception research directly to system development. Joining Destinus gives us the scale to develop the technology further and grow the team in Delft.”
With Destinus’ company, Daedalean providing optical perception and GNSS-denied navigation and joint venture between Destinus and TNO developing advanced radar seeker technologies this deal with Perciv AI completes the package.
“Radar perception needs to be developed as part of the complete system,” said Mikhail Kokorich, Founder and CEO of Destinus. “Bringing Perciv AI into Destinus gives us control over a critical technology and brings its engineers directly into the development of our products.”
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