Munich-based defense tech startup Helsing raised a $1.8B Series E from Dragoneer, Iconiq, and others at an $18B valuation; Germany made a €270M order this year (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)

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Helsing raised $1.8B at an $18B valuation, cementing defense AI as one of Europe’s hottest venture categories.

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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-13/drone-startup-helsing-raises-at-18-billion-with-goldman-backing"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260713/i6.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260713/p6#a260713p6" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Mark Bergen / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-13/drone-startup-helsing-raises-at-18-billion-with-goldman-backing">Munich-based defense tech startup Helsing raised a $1.8B Series E from Dragoneer, Iconiq, and others at an $18B valuation; Germany made a &euro;270M order this year</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Helsing has raised a financing round at a valuation of $18 billion from investors including the growth equity arm &hellip; </p>

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