# Uwe Horstmann: CEO, Stark Defence

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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.

- **Nationality:** German
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Stark Defence](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/stark-defence.md) CEO and Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Stark Defence](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/stark-defence.md) (cofounder)

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Co-founders (1)

- [Johannes Schaback](https://registry.deploy.report/people/johannes-schaback.md) co-founded [Stark Defence](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/stark-defence.md)

## Sources (3)

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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