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Venture round · Completed · 21 Aug 2025

Stark Defence growth round

Company
Stark Defence
Type
Venture round
Status
Completed
Date
21 Aug 2025
Value
US$62m
Value basis
Round led by Sequoia at a reported c.$500m valuation; NATO Innovation Fund and In-Q-Tel participating
Region
Germany
Segment
Venture and growth equity

Parties

Key terms

Structure
Round led by Sequoia at a reported c.$500m valuation; NATO Innovation Fund and In-Q-Tel participating

Sources

  1. Tech.eu: Stark raises $62M tech.eu · 21 Aug 2025
  2. DroneXL: Stark Defence Sequoia-led round dronexl.co · 19 Aug 2025

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