Helsing

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🏢 Enterprise (1K+)

Helsing is a pan-European defence AI company building real-time battlefield awareness and autonomy software that fuses sensor data into a sovereign operating system for democratic nations.

To provide artificial intelligence to protect democracies.

📍 Offices

Munich, Germany (HQ)BerlinLondonParisTallinn

About the Company

885

Employees

Late-stage / Decacorn

Stage

~€1.37B total raised

Funding

📍 HQ: Mühldorfstraße 8, 81671 Munich, Germany

📈 Europe's leading defence AI company and defence decacorn

Legal: Helsing GmbH · Valuation: ~€12B (2025)

Reg: HRB 264368 (Amtsgericht München)

Managing Directors: Gundbert Scherf (Co-Founder), Torsten Reil (Co-Founder), Niklas Köhler (Co-Founder)

💰 Funding & Investors

Series A€100MNov 2021

Series B€209MSep 2023

Series C€450MJul 2024

Series D€600MJun 2025

Key Investors

Prima Materia (Daniel Ek)General CatalystAccelLightspeedPluralSaabBDT & MSD Partners

🤝 Notable Clients

German BundeswehrUK Ministry of DefenceFrench Armed ForcesUkrainian Armed Forces

🌐 Websites

🔗 helsing.ai 🔗 helsing.ai/careers

Tech Stack

PythonRustC++PyTorchTensorFlowKubernetesGoROS

🛠️ Engineering & Work Culture

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Work Environment

Hybrid

Careers Page Tech Blog

💰 Compensation & Perks

Equity/Stock Options

Benefits

Equity/stock optionsRelocation supportVisa sponsorshipMission-driven work

Social Links

LinkedIn Twitter / X

📊 Business Info

Key Partnerships

Saab (Eurofighter EK cognitive EW)Airbus (FCAS, Wingman)German Ministry of DefenceUK Ministry of Defence

Acquisitions

Grob Aircraft (2025)Blue Ocean (2025)

Competitors

Anduril IndustriesPalantirShield AIAuterionQuantum Systems