Sector

Defence tech companies

Defence and national security technology companies, ranked by how many investors have backed them.

405 companies
405
Defence tech companies tracked
161
With a known investor
40
Countries represented

Most backed defence tech companies

Ranked by the number of distinct investors on record. Investor counts come from recorded rounds, so a company with few investors may simply be early rather than unbacked.

Quantum Systems

series c plus
11
investors
GermanyFounded 2015

Helsing

series b
10
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

Kraken

unknown
7
investors
Ukraine

Code Metal AI

unknown
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2023

Quadsat

unknown
4
investors
DenmarkFounded 2017

Applied Composites

acquired
3
investors
United States

Auterion

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Big Bang Boom Solutions

series a
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2019

Epirus

unknown
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2020

Look Up Space

unknown
3
investors
FranceFounded 2020

Orbital Operations

seed
3
investors
United States

Regulus

series b
3
investors
United States

Saronic Technologies

series c plus
3
investors
United States

ScioTeq

unknown
3
investors
BelgiumFounded 1983

Shift5

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Splash Inc.

unknown
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2011

True Anomaly

series a
3
investors
United States

Vannevar Labs

unknown
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2020

908 Devices

unknown
2
investors
United States

Allen Control Systems

series a
2
investors
United States

AMSIMCEL

unknown
2
investors
Romania

ApolloShield

seed
2
investors
Germany

Basemark

unknown
2
investors
FinlandFounded 2005

BigBear.ai

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Booz Allen Hamilton

unknown
2
investors
United States

Comand AI

seed
2
investors
FranceFounded 2023

Duco

ipo
2
investors
Unknown

GalaxEye

unknown
2
investors
India

HDT Global

unknown
2
investors
United States

Hidden Level

unknown
2
investors
United States

IrNova

unknown
2
investors
Sweden

Mehler Systems

series c plus
2
investors
Germany

Norda Dynamics

unknown
2
investors
UkraineFounded 2026

Odys Aviation

unknown
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

Percipient.ai

unknown
2
investors
United States

Scout AI

series a
2
investors
United States

Skydweller Aero

series a
2
investors
United States

Spherea

unknown
2
investors
Germany

ThayerMahan

unknown
2
investors
United States

TurbineOne

seed
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2025

Velo3D

series c plus
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Velocity One

unknown
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2025

Vulcan Elements

series c plus
2
investors
AllFounded 2020

Vyoma

unknown
2
investors
Germany

365 Mln Z Na Polskie Technologie Future Tech Poland Ujawni

series c plus
1
investor
Poland

Adarga

unknown
1
investor
United KingdomFounded 2014

Advanced Alloy Holdings

unknown
1
investor
Australia

Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing

series c plus
1
investor
United StatesFounded 2009

AEGIS PLATING

series c plus
1
investor
France

Aerospace Ordnance Technologies

unknown
1
investor
United Kingdom

Amca

unknown
1
investor
United States

American Pacific Corporation

unknown
1
investor
United States

Ametrine

unknown
1
investor
United States

Anello Photonics

series a
1
investor
United States

Anno.Ai

acquired
1
investor
United States

Aspichi Defense

unknown
1
investor
Ukraine

ASTRADEC

unknown
1
investor
France

Augementix

acquired
1
investor
United States

Bastion Technologies

unknown
1
investor
United States

Big Bang Boom Solutions

series a
1
investor
IndiaFounded 2018

Where defence tech companies are, and how far along

Computed across the whole tagged set, not just the companies listed above. Percentages are of the companies that have the field recorded, which is stated for each.

By country

388 companies with a recorded country

  • United States21455%
  • France4411%
  • Germany185%
  • United Kingdom174%
  • Israel92%
  • India82%
  • Ukraine72%
  • Belgium62%

By stage

83 companies with a recorded stage

  • Acquired2328%
  • Series C+2024%
  • Series A1619%
  • Seed1214%
  • Series B810%
  • Pre seed22%
  • Pre-IPO11%
  • Ipo11%

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