# Helsing

2025 equity funding surpasses 2024
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December 4, 2025
2025 equity funding surpasses 2024
AI and late-stage momentum revive Europe’s funding market, despite a drop in deal count
Federico Scolari and Jonathan Sinclair
Europe’s defence tech M&A deals in 2025
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October 13, 2025
Europe’s defence tech M&A deals in 2025
The region's best-funded startups have been shopping around to bolster capabilities as they race to secure commercial contracts
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Defence unicorn Helsing raises €600m led by Daniel Ek’s Prima Materia
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June 17, 2025
Defence unicorn Helsing raises €600m led by Daniel Ek’s Prima Materia
The raise comes as fellow drone makers Quantum Systems and Tekever recently became unicorns
Anne Sraders
Helsing’s largest shareholders — who owns what in the German defence tech?
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Analysis
March 19, 2025
Helsing’s largest shareholders — who owns what in the German defence tech?
The German AI defence startup has a €5bn valuation. Here’s who could win big
Anne Sraders
Defence tech hackers all in on AI and drones at Munich hackathon as Europe faces moment of uncertainty
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February 17, 2025
Defence tech hackers all in on AI and drones at Munich hackathon as Europe faces moment of uncertainty
The four-day event, coinciding with the Munich Security Conference, comes as the US declares a more protectionist stance
Anne Sraders
Helsing unveils first German factory to build more autonomous attack drones
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February 13, 2025
Helsing unveils first German factory to build more autonomous attack drones
The German defence tech says it will produce an additional 6,000 strike drones for Ukraine
Anne Sraders
Helsing and Mistral partner to develop LLMs for defence
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February 10, 2025
Helsing and Mistral partner to develop LLMs for defence
The partnership will focus on developing "vision-language-action models" for defence
Anne Sraders
What Helsing's move into drones means for European defence tech
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Analysis
January 28, 2025
What Helsing's move into drones means for European defence tech
Following the German AI defence startup’s big move into hardware, here’s how VCs see the defence market shaping up
Anne Sraders
Helsing's power players: The leadership team behind the German defence tech
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Analysis
December 2, 2024
Helsing's power players: The leadership team behind the German defence tech
The mysterious AI battlefield software startup has raised hundreds of millions of euros from investors like General Catalyst and Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek
Anne Sraders
German AI defence startup Helsing raises €450m as defence tech heats up with VCs
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July 11, 2024
German AI defence startup Helsing raises €450m as defence tech heats up with VCs
The three-year-old company, which develops AI software for use on the battlefield, says the round is subject to government approval
Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin
Defence tech is all the rage but investors have their guard up
Analysis
March 6, 2024
Defence tech is all the rage but investors have their guard up
Top-down funding schemes are still not enough for LPs to overcome their ethical concerns
Cristina Gallardo
25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty
Analysis
September 26, 2023
25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty
Companies on our list have raised more than $100m from investors and are working on areas that will help Europe remain competitive
Cristina Gallardo
Defence startup Helsing raises €209m in Series B round
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September 14, 2023
Defence startup Helsing raises €209m in Series B round
US firm General Catalyst led the deal as VCs seize opportunities in defence tech
Cristina Gallardo
Daniel Ek’s investment group announces first bet in defence startup Helsing
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November 9, 2021
Daniel Ek’s investment group announces first bet in defence startup Helsing
Prima Materia leads €102.5m Series A investment in the British-German defence AI company
Eleanor Warnock

# Helsing

2025 equity funding surpasses 2024

Europe’s defence tech M&A deals in 2025

Defence unicorn Helsing raises €600m led by Daniel Ek’s Prima Materia

Helsing’s largest shareholders — who owns what in the German defence tech?

Defence tech hackers all in on AI and drones at Munich hackathon as Europe faces moment of uncertainty

Helsing unveils first German factory to build more autonomous attack drones

Helsing and Mistral partner to develop LLMs for defence

What Helsing's move into drones means for European defence tech

Helsing's power players: The leadership team behind the German defence tech

German AI defence startup Helsing raises €450m as defence tech heats up with VCs

Defence tech is all the rage but investors have their guard up

​​25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty

Defence startup Helsing raises €209m in Series B round

Daniel Ek’s investment group announces first bet in defence startup Helsing

25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty