German defence tech startup Quantum Systems has secured $1.2 billion in a Series D funding round, reaching an $8 billion post-money valuation.
- Founded in 2015 by Florian Seibel and Sven Kruck, the Munich-based company develops autonomous systems for air, land, and maritime operations.
- Its portfolio combines unmanned platforms with MOSAIC UXS, a software platform that connects drones, sensors, counter-drone systems, drone ports, and third-party technologies into a single interoperable ecosystem for defence, security, and civil resilience customers across Europe and allied markets.
- The company said its systems completed more than 19,000 missions in Ukraine in 2025 and that it has expanded its production footprint across Germany, Ukraine, the US, Australia, Romania, the UK, and the Baltics.
Details of the deal
- The round was co-led by Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, and Advent, with participation from BOND, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Wellington Management, A.P. Moller Holding, Elephant Lake Ventures, and existing investors Balderton Capital and HV Capital.
- The fresh capital will support the company's transition from standalone unmanned platforms to an integrated family of software-defined autonomous systems.
- Quantum Systems also plans to expand production capacity, strengthen supply chain resilience, scale deliveries across allied markets, and continue investing in software and AI capabilities.
- Alongside the financing, Airbus Defence and Space has expanded its strategic partnership with Quantum Systems to jointly develop next-generation European defence capabilities.
