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November 2, 2026

Missile startup Hypersonica raises €100m from Lightspeed, General Catalyst as missile defence takes off

The Series B raise reportedly values the startup at around €700m.

Anne Sraders

2 min read

British-German missile startup Hypersonica has raised €100m in Series B funding co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst.

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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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