Sector

Defence tech companies

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

534 companies
534
Defence tech companies tracked
262
With a known investor
37
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
9
investors
GermanyFounded 2015

Helsing

series c plus
7
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

SWISSto12

series c plus
5
investors
Switzerland

True Anomaly

series c plus
5
investors
United States

ARX Robotics

series a
4
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

Look Up Space

series c plus
4
investors
FranceFounded 2020

Neros

series c
4
investors
United States

Quadsat

series a
4
investors
DenmarkFounded 2017

Vannevar Labs

series c plus
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2020

Applied Composites

acquired
3
investors
United States

Big Bang Boom Solutions

series b
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2018

Code Metal AI

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2023

Comand AI

series a
3
investors
FranceFounded 2023

Epirus

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2020

Frankenburg

series c plus
3
investors
Latvia

GalaxEye

series a
3
investors
India

R2

series a
3
investors
United States

Regulus

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Saronic Technologies

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Seitec

series c plus
3
investors
Australia

Shift5

series c plus
3
investors
United States

SweGaN

series b
3
investors
SwedenFounded 2018

Vulcan Elements

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2020

Vyoma

seed
3
investors
Germany

908 Devices

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Adarga

series a
2
investors
United KingdomFounded 2014

Allen Control Systems

series b
2
investors
United States

AMSIMCEL

seed
2
investors
Romania

ApolloShield

series b
2
investors
Germany

Aurelius Systems

series a
2
investors
United States

Auterion

series b
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Basemark

series b
2
investors
FinlandFounded 2005

BigBear.ai

ipo
2
investors
United States

BROSWARM

seed
2
investors
GermanyFounded 2023

CHAOS Industries

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Dynamis

pre seed
2
investors
United States

Earthcube

series a
2
investors
FranceFounded 2017

Firehawk

seed
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2019

HDT Global

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Hidden Level

series c plus
2
investors
United States

IS-Wireless

series b
2
investors
Poland

Lumitron

series c plus
2
investors
United States

mPrest

series a
2
investors
Israel

Myrias Optics

seed
2
investors
United States

Norda Dynamics

seed
2
investors
UkraineFounded 2026

Odys Aviation

series a
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

Overwatch Imaging

series a
2
investors
United States

PDW

series b
2
investors
United States

Percipient.ai

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Picogrid

series a
2
investors
United States

Quell

series a
2
investors
United Kingdom

Reflex Aerospace

series a
2
investors
Germany

Retia

series b
2
investors
Czech Republic

Reveal Technology

series b
2
investors
United States

Scout AI

series a
2
investors
United States

SemiBlocks

seed
2
investors
NetherlandsFounded 2017

Silico

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Stark Defence

series c plus
2
investors
Germany

Telum

series a
2
investors
United States

Terran Orbital

series b
2
investors
United States

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

521 companies with a recorded country

  • United States28455%
  • France489%
  • United Kingdom265%
  • Germany245%
  • India173%
  • Israel153%
  • Norway82%
  • Canada71%

By stage

275 companies with a recorded stage

  • Seed7427%
  • Series C+6122%
  • Series A5219%
  • Series B3412%
  • Acquired238%
  • Pre seed218%
  • Growth41%
  • Ipo31%

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