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Helsing: Capital Raising
Helsing, a European military drone startup backed by Daniel Ek, is close to raising $1.2B at an $18B valuation
Source: Tech.eu
The leadership read
Fresh capital usually broadens defence technology leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.9 (Hot), down 2.3 month-on-month — shows EMEA signal flow easing (-2.8pts).
Helsing: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Defence Technology median of 1 across 37 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 64 days.
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