Analysis

January 25, 2023

How war in Europe is making VCs bite the bullet and back defence tech

What was previously shied upon by VCs is now a perfectly legit investment segment


Mimi Billing

6 min read

Tekever's drone

VCs have gotten comfortable backing more “taboo” topics in recent years — from cannabis distributors and sextech apps. But one sector was particularly off-limits for many — defence.

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Ricardo Mendes, CEO and founder of drone startup Tekever
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Project A's Uwe Horstmann
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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