Tech Horizons
Czech dual-use venture fund backed by arms group CSG; led North Vector Dynamics' Series A.
Tech Horizons, a Czech dual-use fund, headed the C$29m Series A of Calgary interceptor-missile start-up North Vector Dynamics, reported on 26 October 2026, after becoming its first European backer in May.
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Led North Vector's Series A
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Tech Horizons was lead investor in North Vector Dynamics' C$29m Series A, according to a Globe and Mail report of 26 October 2026. The Calgary company builds the CM-70, a 3kg interceptor for shooting down drones. The fund had first backed it in May 2026, as its first European investor. Partner Matej Luhový said the deal strengthened his conviction that such technologies will be decisive for defending democracies.
The fund launched in June 2024 as Presto Tech Horizons, set up by Prague venture firm Presto Ventures and Czechoslovak Group (CSG), the defence group owned by Michal Strnad. It backs dual-use technology from NATO and allied countries, with a reported target size of €150m. Its early investments include Vidar Systems, which builds acoustic artillery-detection systems.
The North Vector round makes Tech Horizons a channel for Czech defence money into allied counter-drone start-ups.
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