Stealthy Paris-based defence tech Harmattan AI is seeking to raise $200m in early-stage funding, according to Bloomberg, as the sector continues to heat up in Europe.
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August 8, 2025
Defence tech Harmattan seeks $200m in funding to build ‘Anduril of Europe’
The battlefield drone startup has already secured more than $30m in an early round
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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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