Funding and deals · Robotics · Defense
Tekever, whose drones have flown over 50,000 hours in Ukraine, reached a $6.4 billion valuation
The Portuguese-British company closed a $580 million round led by University of California Investments and Baillie Gifford. It says its systems have logged more than 50,000 flight hours in Ukraine since 2022. In July the UK Ministry of Defence selected it for surveillance technology under a program worth up to £400 million over ten years. Rounds in European defense tech keep growing: Helsing raised $1.8 billion and Quantum Systems €1 billion.
Sources
- CNBC, “AI drone maker hits $6.4 billion valuation as Ukraine war spurs defense tech”, (cnbc.com)
- Tekever, “TEKEVER raises US$580 million reaching US$6.4 billion valuation in Series D round led by UC Investments and Baillie Gifford”, press release, (tekever.com)
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This story in Turkish: Ukrayna’da 50 bin saati aşkın uçuş yapan dron üreticisi Tekever 6,4 milyar dolar değerlemeye ulaştı
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