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Helsing raises $1.8B Series E at an $18B valuation

Jul 13, 2026 · Funding · Helsing · Defense

Helsing raised $1.8 billion in a Series E financing that valued the European defence AI and autonomous-systems company at $18 billion.

The Series E gives Helsing substantial capital to scale a vertically integrated European defence-autonomy portfolio across air, maritime and software platforms.

  • The financing is a Series E and carries an $18 billion valuation.
  • Named investors included Dragoneer, Lightspeed, General Catalyst, ICONIQ, Disruptive, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and CPP Investments.
  • The capital extends Helsing's expansion from defence AI software into strike drones, underwater surveillance and autonomous military aircraft.

Defence technology company developing AI-enabled command, sensing and autonomous systems, including software-defined drones, underwater systems and unmanned aircraft programs.

Company
Helsing
Segment
Defense
Event type
Funding
Added to Korthos
Jul 13, 2026
Geography
Munich · Germany