# Stark Defence: drone company

Canonical ID: `f4c2b03c-e455-446f-8988-0af6da951780`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [€660M+ total (€500M Series C, Jun 2026)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Valuation:** [€3.5B (Series C)](/valuations.md) ([see valuations ranking](/valuations.md))
- **HQ:** Berlin, Germany
- **Founded:** 2024
- **Lead Investors:** [Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Product:** Stark attack drone — AI-powered loitering munition / kamikaze drone
- **Focus:** Affordable, mass-producible autonomous munitions for European defense

- **Slug:** stark-defence
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** Berlin, Germany
- **Funding total (USD):** 670000000
- **Valuation of record:** $4.0B (Company-claimed, as of Jun 2026; Priced round: [Series C post-money](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/sequoia-founders-fund-back-german-drone-startup-stark-at-3-5-billion-valuation)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [Stark attack drone (kamikaze/loitering munition)](/models/stark-defence-attack-drone.md) (aerial) (id: `af120d8d-5d0c-4e3d-8bdb-1808b0cd8269`)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Stark Defence?

Stark Defence is a Berlin-based defense startup building AI-powered attack and kamikaze drones (loitering munitions) for European militaries. Produces the Stark attack drone — a mass-producible loitering munition designed for rapid deployment. Focus on affordable, scalable autonomous munitions for European defense.

### What does Stark Defence make?

Stark Defence has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Stark attack drone (kamikaze/loitering munition) (Stark Defence builds physical robots).

### Where is Stark Defence headquartered?

Stark Defence is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

### How much funding has Stark Defence raised?

Stark Defence has raised approximately $670M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Stark Defence operate robots?

Stark Defence is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Stark Defence founded?

Stark Defence was founded in 2024.


## Sources (3)

1. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/sequoia-founders-fund-back-german-drone-startup-stark-at-3-5-billion-valuation
2. https://www.tectonicdefense.com/stark-raises-e500m-at-e3-5b-valuation/
3. https://thenextweb.com/news/stark-defence-500-million-sequoia-founders-fund-3-5-billion-valuation

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