A European defense-tech decade, now a category in its own right.
We back founders building the sensors, autonomy, situation pictures, secure comms and dual-use software that European forces, NATO operators and critical-infrastructure bodies will procure this decade.
Three focal points in this sector.
Sensors & autonomy
UAV, counter-UAV and maritime autonomy platforms — built on European compute and European ground stations.
Situation pictures & OSINT
Operational views fusing sensor data, satellite imagery and open-source intelligence for defense and critical-infrastructure operators.
Dual-use software
Cyber, secure comms and AI-infrastructure plays that serve defense, critical-infrastructure and commercial buyers from the same stack.
Defence-tech and sovereign-security signal.
Latest from NATO, European Defence Fund, defense-tech funding and dual-use deployments.
Indra tests AI threat assessment and dynamic route planning for military operations under European Defence Fund programme - Defence Industry Europe
Indra Group demonstrates how AI can anticipate threats and improve decision-making in military operations through the FaRADAI project | Actualidad - Indra Group
Ukraine Attracted 50% of Europe’s Early-Stage Defense Tech Investments Last Year. - ubn.news
Defence tech investor and builder Gallos raises $50M - Tech.eu
Gloucestershire defence tech firm closes seed round with Foresight backing - TheBusinessDesk.com
7 European defence tech startups to watch, according to top VCs — TFN - Tech Funding News
Building something European worth backing?
Founders Capital backs founders operating in the European public interest — sovereign AI, defense, health, energy. Pre-seed to Series A. Tell us what you're building.