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Helsing
German defence-AI company; HX-2 strike drone, $18bn valuation, European sovereignty prime.
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#18 7 Sept
Mentioned in: Belgium buys €46.9m of V-BATs, no tender
Drones: Industry & Defence#14 21 Aug
Mentioned in: Oshen triples its ocean robot line
UK Startups and Innovation#11 13 Jul
Mentioned in: Lendable's $670m tops a £1.7bn UK week
UK Startups and Innovation#11 13 Jul
Mentioned in: Kraken crosses $1bn on $175m raise
UK Startups and Innovation#11 13 Jul
Raised $1.8bn at an $18bn valuation and committed £350m to a Plymouth plant
UK Startups and Innovation: Helsing picks Plymouth for £350m plant#15 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Quantum Systems reportedly doubles its price
Drones: Industry & Defence#14 22 Jun
Stark closes €500m above its own ask
Drones: Industry & Defence#13 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Berlin startup priced ahead of delivery
Drones: Industry & Defence#12 9 Jun
Submitted HX-2 for US Army Project Flytrap 5.0 evaluation at Pabrade; drone achieved 15 kills of 17 engagements
Drones: Industry & Defence: German AI drone passes US Army test#11 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Mach hits $1.8B in fintech-backed round
Drones: Industry & Defence#12 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Anduril's numbers defer profit to 2030
Drones: Industry & Defence#10 20 May
deployed HX-2 loitering munitions against Russian targets in Ukraine under Bundestag-approved contracts
Drones: Industry & Defence: Helsing HX-2 confirmed in Ukraine combat#9 19 May
Mentioned in: Perennial wins first JIATF-401 IDIQ at $500M
Drones: Industry & Defence#10 15 May
Mentioned in: Quantum Systems raises €150m for EU drones
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 14 May
Mentioned in: Lansdowne hits €128.9m on BBB-anchored fund
UK Startups and Innovation#10 13 May
Mentioned in: Anduril raises $5B at $61B
Drones: Industry & Defence#8 9 May
Closed oversubscribed $1.2B round at $18B valuation
Drones: Industry & Defence: Helsing closes $18bn round, led by Dragoneer#9 5 May
Mentioned in: Baykar sells first Kızılelma to Indonesia
Drones: Industry & Defence#9 22 Apr
Received €270M initial tranche for 4,300 HX-2 units under Bundeswehr framework
Drones: Industry & Defence: Germany awards €840M+ across three drone makers#10 8 Apr
Mentioned in: France scraps two drones for mass buys
Drones: Industry & Defence#1 1 Jan
partnered with Mistral on Eurofighter combat AI and battlefield simulation
European Tech Sovereignty: French military signs Mistral AI deal#1 1 Jan
