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Opinion

June 27, 2025

Investing in defence tech: three hard-earned lessons

Ready to enter defence tech? Read this first

Resilience is having a moment — for all the wrong reasons. War, cyberattacks, fragile supply chains and geopolitical shocks have made it painfully clear: we can no longer afford brittle systems. As a result, defence tech has become one of the hottest topics among founders and investors.

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Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

Jeannette zu Fürstenberg is a managing director and head of Europe at General Catalyst

Paul Kwan

Paul Kwan is a managing director at General Catalyst, based in San Francisco

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