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 "slug": "helsing-1-8-billion-series-e-18-billion-valuation-europe-largest-defence-tech-round",
 "title": "Helsing Raises USD 1.8 Billion at an USD 18 Billion Valuation, the Largest Defence-Tech Round in European History",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/helsing-1-8-billion-series-e-18-billion-valuation-europe-largest-defence-tech-round/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/helsing-1-8-billion-series-e-18-billion-valuation-europe-largest-defence-tech-round/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-13T23:52:21.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-13T23:52:21.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMunich, 13 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Munich AI-defence firm Helsing closed a USD 1.8 billion (roughly EUR 1.58 billion) Series E at an USD 18 billion post-money valuation — Europe's largest defence-technology funding round\n * Led by Dragoneer with Lightspeed; participants include Goldman Sachs Alternatives, JPMorgan, CPP Investments, General Catalyst, Iconiq, Plural and StepStone\n * The round came in 50 percent above the USD 1.2 billion floated in May at the same valuation; Helsin",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "dez-german-defense-zeitenwende"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "airbus",
  "bundeswehr",
  "helsing",
  "rheinmetall"
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