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July 7, 2025

Europe’s defence-focused VC funds in 2025

These VCs are backing defence tech — and raising new funds focused on the startups

Anne Sraders

7 min read

It may have taken VCs a while to get comfortable with defence tech, but the moment is certainly here: 2025 is all about defence as Europe strives to up its spending and rearm the continent.

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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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