European defence, security and resilience startups raised a record $8.7B in 2025
Ahead of the big Munich Security Conference later this week, the analysts at Dealroom teamed up with the NATO Innovation Fund to take a look at the startup funding ecosystem in deep tech — specifically in the areas of defence, security and resilience. As you might expect, the current moment...
Hypersonica raises €23.3M to develop hypersonic missiles for Europe
Hypersonic weapons — seen for years as a long-shot in defence — have been put back into the frame as...
Read moreDetailsThe second valley of death
Every founder knows about the first valley of death – that phase where you're doing everything possible to find your...
Read moreDetailsEurope’s cloud future is about collaboration
For years, data sovereignty had been treated as a theoretical concern – debated in policy circles yet usually deferred behind...
Read moreDetailsCapital under siege: Sanctions, supply chains and politics now drive VC decisions
For the last three decades, European venture capital has benefited from a grand assumption that rarely makes it into pitch...
Read moreDetailsGuest Post: Where are Europe’s female defence tech leaders?
Kraken Technology recently hired Erica Dill-Russell as its new chief commercial officer – a potential “trailblazer“ of a move in the market, given how...
Read moreDetailsThe Chinese GTG-1002 espionage campaign is an AI security wake-up call
In September, a Chinese state-sponsored group ran a cyber-espionage campaign where off-the-shelf artificial intelligence tooling was believed to have performed...
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