Loitering munitions and strike drones for European deterrence.
STARK develops software-defined loitering munitions such as Virtus, built for scaled production and European deterrence.
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Gate 4 evidencedAug 2025Equity · Peter Thiel, 8VC, NATO Innovation Fund, Project AG4 evidence$62M
Feb 2026Equity · Founders FundG4 evidenceundisclosed
Jun 2026Equity · 201 Ventures, Advent International, Air Street Capital, Founders Fund, NATO Innovation Fund, Project AG4 evidence$571M
Derived from tracked rounds (grant-type awards = gate 1, state-linked capital = gate 2, prime participation = gate 3, tier-1 participation = gate 4). Compressed runs show exactly as recorded. The Four Gates
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- Company website: https://stark-defence.com