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Uwe Horstmann

CEO of Stark Defence (appointed October 2025), the Berlin-based strike drone startup that raised EUR500M at a EUR3.5B+ valuation in 2026. Also a founding partner at Project A Ventures, a Berlin venture capital firm that is an investor in Stark Defence. A reserve officer in the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) who has previously invested in defense tech startups including ARX Robotics.

German · 1 current role · 1 founding

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  • Stark Defenceverified→
    Founder

    Stark Defence is a Berlin-based defense startup building AI-powered attack and kamikaze drones (loitering munitions) for European militaries.

    Series C · $570M1 model

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  1. https://thenextweb.com/news/stark-defence-500-million-sequoia-founders-fund-3-5-billion-valuation
  2. Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARK
  3. Air Street Press · https://press.airstreet.com/p/stark-500m

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