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December 2, 2024

Helsing's power players: The leadership team behind the German defence tech

The mysterious AI battlefield software startup has raised hundreds of millions of euros from investors like General Catalyst and Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek

Anne Sraders

6 min read

Helsing is perhaps one of the buzziest — and more mysterious — startups on investors’ and governments’ radars right now. The Munich-based AI battlefield software company, founded in 2021, has raised more than $820m to date, per PitchBook. Its Series C round, announced in July this year, valued the defence tech at a reported €4.95bn. 

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Helsing organisational chart.
Helsing organisational chart. Photos: LinkedIn
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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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