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.
Defence tech hub Munich booms as Europe rearms - The Weekly Times
Germany's rearmament reshaping Munich as a defence tech hub - Euronews.com
€6.1B from the European Commission, Grants up to €750,000, and CleanRF Communications Protection. #2 DIGEST BY INTEGRASYS - Militarnyi
Ukraine Built Its Defense Tech Ecosystem on Trust, And It’s Paying Off - UNITED24 Media
Nordic Defence Tech Hub Expands Dual-Use Deep-Tech Ecosystem in Helsinki Region - quantumcomputingreport.com
Defence tech is booming. Corporate investors may hold the key to turning startups into contracts - globalventuring.com
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.