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February 24, 2026

Air defence startups Frankenburg and Tytan raise €30m each from Plural, NATO Innovation Fund

Anti-drone startups announce funding rounds on fourth anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Anne Sraders

3 min read

Two European air defence startups, Frankenburg Technologies and Tytan Technologies, announced they had raised €30m each four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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