# STARK

> European producer of uncrewed air and maritime systems and command-and-control software.

## Why it is interesting

Its €500M June 2026 financing and industrial expansion make STARK a test of whether Europe's new defence entrants can achieve repeatable mass production.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Financing round (stage unspecified in investor release) — €500M (June 25, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** defense-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-05
- **Latest funding investors:** NATO Innovation Fund, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Project A, 201 Ventures

## Key facts

- June 25, 2026: NATO Innovation Fund disclosed participation in a €500M financing round.
- Products: Virtus loitering munition, Vanta autonomous surface vessels and Minerva C2 software.
- Company announced Vanta 24 new autonomous vessel November 3, 2026.
- Stated production capacity and target throughput are company claims, not audited deliveries.

## Funding history

- Financing round (stage unspecified in investor release) · €500M · June 25, 2026
  Source: https://www.nif.fund/news/nato-innovation-fund-doubles-down-on-stark-to-for-supercharge-defence-production-and-rd/

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**Last updated:** November 5, 2026

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