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Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say

The startup recently won a contract with the German armed forces to supply its kamikaze drones

Anne Sraders

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Berlin-based strike drones startup Stark is in talks to raise a blockbuster new funding round, two sources with knowledge of the deal tell Sifted. 

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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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