Defence is Europe’s fastest-growing tech sector, with startups making drones and software for armies among those to have raised over €3.5bn between them so far this year. The sector is also Europe’s third-best funded overall so far in 2025, behind data centres and AI agents.
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October 3, 2025
12 European defence tech soonicorns to watch
Two startups hit $1bn valuations already this year — who’s next?
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Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

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