Helsing, a Defense AI startup, has secured €209 million ($223 million) in a Series B funding round. This investment potentially positions Helsing as Europe's largest AI company and defense tech unicorn. Helsing's AI platform aims to enhance defense and national security for liberal democracies through increased efficiency and real-time data utilization. The company has been collaborating closely with governments in Europe, securing contracts like providing AI-enabled electronic warfare capabilities for Eurofighter jets and the AI backbone for the Future Combat Air System program.

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Torsten Reil, Helsing's co-founder, expressed that this funding round is a vote of confidence in Europe, aligning with the company's mission to protect democracies. Gundbert Scherf, another co-founder, emphasized the shared belief in the importance of AI for defending democratic values.

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