The defence tech boom has ploughed hundreds of millions of euros into startups in the last year. And some of those defence founders are in turn actively angel investing in the sector, along with several founders outside of defence.
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November 14, 2025
The European founders making defence angel bets
From ARX Robotics’ cofounder to ICEYE’s CEO, defence founders are increasingly making their own bets on the sector
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