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April 14, 2026

Kelluu raises €15m to secure Europe’s skies with autonomous airships

A small fleet of the startup’s aircraft can monitor an area the size of Belgium from a single base

Martin Coulter

2 min read

Autonomous airships startup Kelluu, based in Finland, has raised €15m in Series A funding as investors double down on technologies aimed at plugging Europe’s growing defence gaps.

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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