Analysis

July 22, 2025

European defence tech is ‘booming’ as funding jumps nearly 30% in H1 2025

Deal count is also up over 50% from the first half of 2024


Anne Sraders

4 min read

Helsing's HX-2 drone. Courtesy of Helsing

The data now confirms what VCs and founders have been saying: defence tech has become one of the hottest sectors in Europe in 2025. 

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Anne Sraders

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

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