Helsing vs Shield AI
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Europe's leading defense AI company. 12B EUR valuation. HX-2 drones to Ukraine. CA-1 autonomous combat aircraft. 1.37B EUR raised. Founded 2021, Munich.
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Helsing is a European defense AI company founded March 2021 by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf (ex-German MoD), and Niklas Kohler, headquartered in Munich with subsidiaries in Estonia, France, and UK. Raised 1.37B EUR including 600M EUR Series D (June 2025, Daniel Ek's Prima Materia) at 12B EUR valuation.
Defense AI company building autonomous drones and AI pilots. $12.7B valuation after $2B Series G (2026). ~$300M 2025 rev. Founded 2015, San Diego. Private.
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Shield AI is an American aerospace and defense technology company founded in 2015 by former Navy SEAL Brandon Tseng, his brother Ryan Tseng, and Andrew Reiter. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Shield AI develops AI-powered autonomous systems for military and defense applications. Its core products include the Hivemind autonomy software platform, the V-BAT vertical take-off and landing drone, and the X-BAT — the world's first AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet with a 2,000 nautical mile range.
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