Sector

Defence tech companies

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

406 companies
406
Defence tech companies tracked
161
With a known investor
35
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
19
investors
GermanyFounded 2015

Helsing

series b
17
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

True Anomaly

series a
8
investors
United States

Kraken

series c plus
6
investors
Ukraine

Quadsat

series a
5
investors
DenmarkFounded 2017

Auterion

series b
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Basemark

series b
4
investors
FinlandFounded 2005

Comand AI

seed
4
investors
FranceFounded 2023

Scout AI

series a
4
investors
United States

SWISSto12

series b
4
investors
Switzerland

Vulcan Elements

series c plus
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2020

Vyoma

seed
4
investors
Germany

Allen Control Systems

series a
3
investors
United States

Applied Composites

acquired
3
investors
United States

BROSWARM

seed
3
investors
GermanyFounded 2023

Buntar Aerospace

series a
3
investors
Ukraine

Code Metal AI

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2023

Epirus

growth
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2020

GalaxEye

series a
3
investors
India

HDT Global

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Kraken Technology

series b
3
investors
United Kingdom

Look Up Space

series c plus
3
investors
FranceFounded 2020

Orbital Operations

series c plus
3
investors
United States

R2

series a
3
investors
United States

Regulus

series b
3
investors
United States

Saronic Technologies

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Shift5

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Splash Inc.

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2011

SweGaN

series c plus
3
investors
SwedenFounded 2018

908 Devices

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Adarga

series a
2
investors
United KingdomFounded 2014

Amca

series b
2
investors
United States

AMSIMCEL

seed
2
investors
Romania

Anello Photonics

series b
2
investors
United States

ApolloShield

seed
2
investors
Germany

BigBear.ai

acquired
2
investors
United States

Booz Allen Hamilton

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Ducommun Incorporated

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Earthcube

series a
2
investors
FranceFounded 2017

Hidden Level

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Norda Dynamics

seed
2
investors
UkraineFounded 2026

Percipient.ai

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Picogrid

series a
2
investors
United States

SalesPatriot

seed
2
investors
United States

SemiBlocks

seed
2
investors
NetherlandsFounded 2017

Silico

series c plus
2
investors
United States

ThayerMahan

series c plus
2
investors
United States

TurbineOne

seed
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2025

Velo3D

series c plus
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Velocity One

series c plus
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2025

365 Mln Z Na Polskie Technologie Future Tech Poland Ujawni

series c plus
1
investor
Poland

Advanced Alloy Holdings

seed
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

1
investor
United Kingdom

American Pacific Corporation

series c plus
1
investor
United States

Ametrine

series b
1
investor
United States

Anno.Ai

acquired
1
investor
United States

Aspichi Defense

pre seed
1
investor
Ukraine

ASTRADEC

seed
1
investor
France

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

396 companies with a recorded country

  • United States22457%
  • France4511%
  • Germany215%
  • United Kingdom174%
  • Israel92%
  • India82%
  • Ukraine72%
  • Belgium62%

By stage

167 companies with a recorded stage

  • Series C+4728%
  • Seed4024%
  • Series A3119%
  • Series B2012%
  • Acquired1811%
  • Pre seed85%
  • Growth32%

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