# TEKEVER: drone company

Canonical ID: `c40cb161-bb24-4ecc-bf5b-7aa1dcdbe38f`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2001
- **HQ:** Lisbon, Portugal
- **Funding:** [$97M total (Series B May 2025)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Investors:** [Ventura Capital, Baillie Gifford, NATO Innovation Fund](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Notable:** UK MoD selected [AR5](/models/tekever-ar5.md) to replace Watchkeeper

- **Slug:** tekever
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2001
- **HQ:** Portugal
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [AR5](/models/tekever-ar5.md) (aerial) (id: `be30eb8b-094e-4c84-914f-6e8f694bbb59`)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is TEKEVER?

Portuguese dual-use drone company producing AI-driven unmanned aerial systems for defense and commercial applications. Confirmed as Europe's newest unicorn, investing 400M GBP in the UK to drive AI-driven defence. Raised 70M EUR (74M USD) Series B in November 2024 led by Baillie Gifford and NATO Innovation Fund, followed by 530M USD in May 2025. Total funding 604M USD.

### What does TEKEVER make?

TEKEVER has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AR5 (TEKEVER builds physical robots).

### Where is TEKEVER headquartered?

TEKEVER is headquartered in Portugal.

### Where does TEKEVER operate robots?

TEKEVER 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.

### Is TEKEVER a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, TEKEVER ranks in roughly the top 41% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was TEKEVER founded?

TEKEVER was founded in 2001.


## Sources (2)

1. https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/uk-selects-tekever-ar5-surveillance-drones-to-succeed-watchkeeper/
2. https://www.tekever.com/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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