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October 20, 2026

Deeptech and generalist VCs backing Europe’s defence and dual-use startups

Not only specialist funds: here are deeptech and generalist VCs backing European defence and dual-use startups.

October 12, 2026

Danish-Lithuanian defence tech startup Monopulse raises €2M to expand across NATO markets

Monopulse plans to expand its production capacity and accelerate its expansion into additional NATO markets, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands.

October 5, 2026

Europe’s defence and dual-use investors

From pre-seed checks to €30 million growth investments, these are the investors building Europe’s defence capital stack.

October 1, 2026

Osavul raises €8.5M Series A to detect hybrid threats

Trusted by NATO and tested in Russia's war in Ukraine, Osavul plans to bring an AI-powered hybrid threat detection platform to businesses and critical infrastructure.

September 30, 2026

Drone autonomy software developer Occam Industries raises €3.8M

The startup works with four major Ukrainian drone manufacturers and 12 Armed Forces units.

September 22, 2026

TERASi raises €11M to accelerate the deployment of tactical communications hardware

The fresh funding will allow TERASi to scale the deployment of its solution, as well as expand the engineering and field team.

September 8, 2026

Europe's hardtech ambitions have a pre-seed problem

Why Europe’s traditional VC model still favors software, why pre-seed remains the weakest link for hardtech, and where CEE can compete globally.

July 21, 2026

Resist.UA launches €50M fund to scale Ukraine’s battlefield-proven defence technologies

Resist.UA launches Resist 2.0 to connect global capital with Ukraine’s defence tech sector and scale battlefield-tested innovations.