Stark Defence

Raised $570M, announced 23 June 2026.

Round

Stark Defence raised €500 million led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion.

Amount
$570M
Announced
23 June 2026
Leads
Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund
Other investors
NATO Innovation Fund, Döpfner Capital, Air Street Capital, 201 Ventures, Project A, Advent
Use of funds
Electronic warfare research facilities, scaling production output, and accelerating sovereign defence capabilities development.
Total raised
$752M to date
Valuation
$4B
Checked
Amount and date checked against the press source

Company

Builds defence technology products for military customers.

Based in
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2024
Sector
Robotics & Hardware
Website
stark-defence.com ↗

Founders

  • Uwe Horstmannfounder and CEO
  • Florian Seibelco-founder
  • Johannes Schabackco-founderLinkedIn ↗

Sources and links

Source
Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion - The Next Web news.google.com
Website
stark-defence.com ↗
LinkedIn
Johannes Schaback ↗
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