Startup · Germany
Project Q
Updated HQ Berlin, GermanyFounded 202411-50 employees
European defence integration. Deployed with Bundeswehr, validated at NATO. Open-core, ITAR-free, no vendor lock-in. Connect sensors to C2 in seconds.
Funding2 rounds · ~$25.9M
- Equity raised
- ~$25.9M
- Latest
- ~$17.1MSeries A · Jul 14, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Series A | ~$17.1M | — | Expeditions | — | Reported |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Seed | ~$8.8M | — | — | — | Reported |
- Series ALed by Expeditions~$17.1MJul 14, 2026
- Seed~$8.8MJul 28, 2025
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- UGS Mission KitA kit of unattended ground sensors that detects RF‑silent threats and can be deployed by hand, UAV or UGV.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command, control and communications | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense integration platform connecting sensors to C2, deployed with the Bundeswehr and validated at NATO. | Reported |
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense integration platform connecting sensors to C2, deployed with the Bundeswehr and validated at NATO. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense integration platform connecting sensors to C2, deployed with the Bundeswehr and validated at NATO.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Defense integration platform connecting sensors to C2, deployed with the Bundeswehr and validated at NATO.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Christian Frank Sprengel | Co-Founder & CSO |
| Leonard Wessendorf | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Leonard Wessendorff | CEO and co-founder |
| Philipp Bartkowski | COO |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1
Project Q · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“European defence integration. Deployed with Bundeswehr, validated at NATO. Open-core, ITAR-free, no vendor lock-in. Connect sensors to C2 in seconds.”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"id": "73fc25bb-fe05-42fe-a7f6-4dfb5206f4be", "name": "Project Q", "stage": "Seed"}”
Systems1
- 3CompanyUGS Mission Kit
Project Q · Supports System
“UGS Mission Kit Unattended Ground Sensors for RF-silent threats — extensible through Hydris to anything you field”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseProject Q company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Series A, 2026-07-14, EUR 15,000,000, lead: Expeditions”
People1
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Project Q · Supports Role
“Leonard Wessendorff, CEO and co-founder of Project Q, says: “The trust that our investors have placed in us is a greatendorsement.”
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