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March 28, 2025

Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend

Investors and founders seem to increasingly be categorising climate as “resilience” as defence tech heats up


Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty

5 min read

As interest in defence tech skyrockets — and Europe is ramping up its spending on defence — climate tech startups and investors seem to want in on the trend. 

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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

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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