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Helsing secures $1.8bn as Europe arms its AI stack
Jul 13, 2026SOURCE: thenextweb.com
SO WHAT
The window is opening for AI to harden into strategic infrastructure, but ownership is already tilting toward a few gatekeepers.
Munich-based Helsing raised $1.8bn at an $18bn valuation, becoming Europe’s largest defence startup. The round is framed as a wager on sovereign AI, with much of the capital coming from the US.
raised $1.8bn at an $18bn valuation
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