Lura
Helsing AI software that classifies underwater acoustic signatures for maritime surveillance.
Development
- Unveiled
- May 13, 2025
Prime · Germany
Helsing
HQ Munich, GermanyFounded 2021
European defense AI company; announced as a strategic partner of Valinor.
PrimeDevelopment
Products5
SG-1 Fathom
Helsing mass-producible underwater glider for sensor constellations.
Development
- Unveiled
- May 13, 2025
Photo: Helsing · Editorial use (company media kit)
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Funding5 rounds · $3.20B + €102.5M
- Disclosed
- $3.20B + €102.5M
- Latest
- $1.80BSeries E+ · Jul 13, 2026
Sep 14, 2023Jul 13, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2024 | Series C | $5.40B | Basis not stated |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Series E+ | $18.00B | Basis not stated |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | Series E+ | $1.80B | $18.00B? | Dragoneer Investment Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners | General Catalyst, Plural, StepStone Group | Confirmed |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Series D | $693M | — | Prima Materia | Accel, BDT & MSD Partners, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Plural, Saab | Confirmed |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Series C | $487M | $5.40B? | General Catalyst | Accel, Elad Gil, Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Plural, Saab | Reported |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Series B | $223M | — | General Catalyst | Saab | Confirmed |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Series A | €103M | — | Prima Materia | — | Reported |
- Series E+Valuation $18.00B?Confirmed$1.80BJul 13, 2026
- $693MJun 17, 2025
- $487MJul 11, 2024
- $223MSep 14, 2023
- Series ALed by Prima Materia€103MNov 9, 2021
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
Oct 5, 2026NewsDealroom forecasts $10.5B for European defense startup funding in 2026Oct 5, 2026News (high significance)European defencetech hits record $7.4B as investment nearly triples in 2026Tech.euOct 1, 2026News (high significance)Bundeswehr stellt 2027 ihr erstes Drohnenregiment aufSicherheit & VerteidigungSep 23, 2026NewsKamikaze-Drohnen für Bundeswehr: Lieferung soll bald startenshz.de (dpa)Aug 17, 2026NewsGerman drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military dealJul 14, 2026NewsGerman UAV firm Helsing picks West Virginia for first US manufacturing - Breaking Defense
- Oct 5, 2026NewsDealroom forecasts $10.5B for European defense startup funding in 2026
- Oct 5, 2026News (high significance)Tech.euEuropean defencetech hits record $7.4B as investment nearly triples in 2026
- Oct 1, 2026News (high significance)Sicherheit & VerteidigungBundeswehr stellt 2027 ihr erstes Drohnenregiment auf
- Sep 23, 2026Newsshz.de (dpa)Kamikaze-Drohnen für Bundeswehr: Lieferung soll bald starten
- Aug 17, 2026NewsGerman drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal
- Jul 14, 2026NewsGerman UAV firm Helsing picks West Virginia for first US manufacturing - Breaking Defense
Sources14
Profile2
- 1
Tectonic · Jan 8, 2026 · Supports Organization
“right out of the gate, the company announced partnerships with Anduril, Palantir, and Helsing.”
- 2OtherHelsing — hq city
Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city
“Helsing was founded in March 2021”
Products3
- 3
Naval News · May 13, 2025 · Supports System
“Helsing, the leading European defence technology company, today unveils Lura and SG-1 Fathom to digitalise and defend the oceans.”
- 4
Supports System
“Altra Recce strike software”
- 5CompanySG-1 + Lura – Helsing
Helsing · Supports System
“Mass manufacturable, hundreds of SG-1s can be deployed at scale to monitor vast underwater areas.”
Funding9
- 6
Helsing · Jul 13, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Helsing, Europe's leading defence AI company, today announces it has raised $1.8bn in a Series E, valuing the company at US$18bn.”
- 7
Helsing · Jun 17, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“**London, Munich, Paris, 17 June 2025** – Helsing, the leading European defence technology company, today announced its €600 million Series D funding round. The round was led by Prima Materia, alongside existing investors Lightspeed Ventures, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst and SAAB and new investors BDT & MSD Partners.”
- 8
Reuters · Jun 17, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“has raised 600 million euros ($693.30 million) in its latest investment round”
- 9
Sifted · Jul 11, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“Other investors participating are Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural and Greenoaks.”
- 10NewsDefense AI startup Helsing raises $487M Series C, plans Baltic expansion to combat Russian threat
TechCrunch · Jul 11, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“has raised €450 million ($487 million) in a Series C financing round led by General Catalyst”
- 11
Helsing · Sep 14, 2023 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“This funding round follows a previous Series A (€102.5m) led by Prima Materia”
- 12
TechCrunch · Sep 14, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“has today pulled in another €209 million ($223 million) in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst”
- 13
TechCrunch · Nov 9, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“which has raised €102.5 million in total as part of its Series A financing”
- 14
Tech Funding News · Supports Funding round
“with Dragoneer and Lightspeed leading the round”
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