Startup Rankings
Top Defence Startups in Denmark 2026
Last updated · 6 companies · compiled from public data sources
Denmark hosts 6 of the defence startups tracked in the fieldfaster dataset, with teams in Aalborg, Copenhagen, Norresundby and beyond. Focus areas include ISR and sensing, uncrewed systems, EW and spectrum.
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.
- 1.
MyDefence
Norresundby · founded 2013
MyDefence builds wearable, vehicle and fixed counter-UAS detection and jamming products such as Wingman and Pitbull, fielded with NATO forces and Ukraine.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 2.
Space Inventor
Aalborg · founded 2016
Space Inventor builds modular satellite platforms and subsystems for institutional, commercial and defence missions.
spaceRead moreSources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 3.
QuadSAT
Odense · founded 2017
QuadSAT uses drones to test and calibrate radar and satellite antennas in the field, supporting spectrum operations for defence users.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 4.
Nordic Wing
Vaerlose · founded 2018
Danish manufacturer of fixed-wing ISR drones, built at the former Vaerlose air base. Its Astero drone has been battle-tested in Ukraine and the company closed a new funding round in 2025 to scale production.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 5.
Upteko
Skanderborg · founded 2018
Danish deep-tech company building the LARK autonomous drone system with docking station for maritime and industrial environments, and since 2024 focused on defence and security customers including reconnaissance and border patrol.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 6.
Triton Depth
Copenhagen · founded 2025
Copenhagen defence-tech startup founded by DTU engineers, building a network of passive acoustic sensor nodes with onboard AI to detect and classify underwater threats near ports and critical infrastructure. Raised a 1 million euro pre-seed led by EIFO.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
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Companies are ranked by team size band and company age, using short factual profiles compiled from public sources. No funding figures are used. If your European defence startup belongs on this list, tell us and we'll review it for the next update.