CategoryDrones
Overview
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.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
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Lead Investorssee investors →
Product
Focus
Data & sources
News coverage
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Web sources
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3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Stark Defence on the deployment map
Where Stark Defence's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Safety record
No incidents on record for Stark Defence.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Stark Defence in third-party press
German Drone Maker Raises $1.2 Bn As Investors Pile Into Defence - Barron's
Starmer’s defence plan will only work if Britain backs its own drone manufacturers, industry warns - lbc.co.uk
Stark Defence Reportedly Raises €500 Million At €3.5 Billion Valuation - Pulse 2.0
Funding rounds (1)
- Series C2026-06-23
$570M(reported) · $4.0B post
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 28, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-28
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-28
Sources by quality tier
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- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Stark Defence.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Stark Defence from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
German Drone Maker Raises $1.2 Bn As Investors Pile Into Defence - Barron's
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Starmer’s defence plan will only work if Britain backs its own drone manufacturers, industry warns - lbc.co.uk
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Stark Defence Reportedly Raises €500 Million At €3.5 Billion Valuation - Pulse 2.0
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Sequoia, Founders Fund Back Defense Drone Startup Stark at $3.65 Billion Valuation - citybiz
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Thiel and Sequoia Bet $570M on German Drones - DroneXL
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Sequoia and Founders Fund just backed a drone startup Stark whose drones failed: report - Tech Funding News
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Drones startup Stark confirms €500m raise backed by Sequoia and Founders Fund - Sifted
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German defence unicorn Stark seeks €300M raise as Peter Thiel doubles down on Europe's drone arms race - Tech Funding News
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Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future | Drones (military) - The Guardian
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Europe’s defence startups face even bigger hurdles than America’s - The Economist
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Germany launches €9B strike drone shift led by startups - TURDEF
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Germany approves 536 million euro Helsing and Stark drone deal, but cuts long-term framework from 4.3 billion to 2 billion - DroneXL
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/stark-defence.md
- RSS feed: /companies/stark-defence/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/f4c2b03c-e455-446f-8988-0af6da951780
- Revision history: /companies/stark-defence/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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“There’s never been a better time to work in defense tech.” Meet Richard Pass from STARK, Director of Strategy and Partnerships, speaking at the London Hackath
In this episode, the Sparkmind Invested team discuss the "Stark Contrast" in Defence investing vs Defence Budget Investing, who is funding and what the TAM of E
More than €1.7 billion of defence-linked capital moved through Europe in a single month. This episode maps how defence technology became the continent's dominan
Reality vs attention
Stark Defence draws attention at the 77th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $570M raised and recent funding activity.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 30, 2026