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Helsing closes $1.8B round at $18B valuation
Jul 13, 2026SOURCE: siliconangle.com
SO WHAT
The window is narrowing: security budgets are being pulled toward systems that replace human judgment with software at scale.
German defense AI startup Helsing has closed a $1.8 billion financing round at an $18 billion valuation. Capital is still pouring into machine-led defense, where the old system is pricing intelligence as infrastructure.
closed financing round
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