Startup Rankings
Top Defence Startups in Austria 2026
Last updated · 2 companies · compiled from public data sources
Austria hosts 2 of the defence startups tracked in the fieldfaster dataset, with teams in Graz, Wiener Neustadt. Focus areas include counter-UAS, energetics and propulsion, land systems.
Every entry is a short factual profile compiled from public sources: what the company builds, where it is based and when it was founded. The ranking favours established teams, ordering companies by team size band first and company age second. No funding figures are used.
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ENPULSION
Wiener Neustadt · founded 2017
FOTEC spin-off manufacturing field-emission electric propulsion (FEEP) thrusters for small satellites, with over 280 units in orbit. Systems are used by commercial, civil and defence missions.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 2.
GuardAero
Graz · founded 2025
Graz-based startup developing modular active protection systems that defend vehicles and soldiers against drone attacks at close range, tested with the Austrian Armed Forces. Closed a seed round in 2025 led by Angels United and BKIemen.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
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