Harmattan AI, a Paris-based defence startup building drones for military use, is seeking a billion-dollar valuation in its next funding round, Sifted has learned.
French drone maker Harmattan AI seeks billion-dollar valuation with fresh raise
The Paris-based defence startup is said to have won backing from German VC Atlantic Labs
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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