Gambit
Man-portable quadcopter for ISR and short-range strike.
Development
- Unveiled
- Jun 2026
Photo: STARK · Editorial use (company media kit)
Startup · Germany
STARK
HQ Berlin, GermanyFounded 2024
AI-enabled unmanned systems for defense.
StartupDevelopment
Products1
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Funding4 rounds · $647M
- Disclosed
- $647M
- Latest
- $570MStage undisclosed · Jun 23, 2026
Aug 21, 2025Jun 23, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | Undisclosed | $500M | Post-money |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Undisclosed | $1.20B | Basis not stated |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Undisclosed | $570M | — | Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital | Advent, Air Street Capital, NATO Innovation Fund, Project A | Reported |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | $1.20B? | — | Founders Fund | Reported |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Undisclosed | $62.0M | $500M | Sequoia Capital | 8VC, In-Q-Tel, NATO Innovation Fund, Project A, Thiel Capital | Reported |
| 2024 | Seed | $15.0M | — | Sequoia Capital | — | Reported |
- UndisclosedLed by Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital$570MJun 23, 2026
- UndisclosedFeb 13, 2026
- $62.0MAug 21, 2025
- SeedLed by Sequoia Capital$15.0M2024
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
Oct 1, 2026News (high significance)Bundeswehr stellt 2027 ihr erstes Drohnenregiment aufSicherheit & VerteidigungOct 1, 2026NewsINLEAP Photonics Receives €20 Million to Scale Laser-Based Drone DefenceGoPhotonicsSep 23, 2026NewsKamikaze-Drohnen für Bundeswehr: Lieferung soll bald startenshz.de (dpa)May 29, 2026NewsDrone start-up Stark set for €2.5bn valuation in new fundraising
- Oct 1, 2026News (high significance)Sicherheit & VerteidigungBundeswehr stellt 2027 ihr erstes Drohnenregiment auf
- Oct 1, 2026NewsGoPhotonicsINLEAP Photonics Receives €20 Million to Scale Laser-Based Drone Defence
- Sep 23, 2026Newsshz.de (dpa)Kamikaze-Drohnen für Bundeswehr: Lieferung soll bald starten
- May 29, 2026NewsDrone start-up Stark set for €2.5bn valuation in new fundraising
Sources14
Profile5
- 1CompanySTARK | Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital · Supports Organization · founded year
“STARK was founded in 2024 in response to critical operational demands from Ukraine.”
- 2CompanySTARK Defence
STARK · Supports Organization · name, Organization · website
“STARK Defence: Rapidly Developed. Precisely Deployed.”
- 3DatabaseSTARK — hq city
Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city
“Location:Berlin,Berlin,Germany”
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Products1
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Tectonic · Jun 9, 2026 · Supports System
“Gambit is a man-portable quadcopter designed for ISR and short-range strikes”
Funding8
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DroneXL · Jun 24, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“closed a €500 million (roughly $570 million) funding round this week led by Sequoia Capital and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund”
- 8
The Next Web · Jun 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Other investors in the round include the NATO Innovation Fund, Döpfner Capital, Air Street Capital, 201 Ventures, and Project A.”
- 9
Bloomberg · Jun 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised €500 million ($570 million) in a fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund”
- 10
Reuters · Feb 13, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Stark Defence took on new funding from investors a few weeks ago”
- 11
Benzinga via Yahoo Finance · Sep 1, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount
“launched the company in 2024 with an initial $15 million investment from Sequoia”
- 12
Tech.eu · Aug 21, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $62 million in fresh funding, with Sequoia Capital leading the round”
- 13
Resilience Media · Supports Funding round, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Sequoia also led Stark’s previous round, Stark confirmed.”
- 14
Sacra · Supports Funding round
“Sequoia Capital led both the initial $15 million investment, which valued Stark at approximately €90 million in October 2024, and the recent growth round.”
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