Every round on record, with the sources behind each and the investors on them.
Helsing sells AI-enabled autonomous systems for defense applications, targeting government and industry clients.
helsing.aiLinkedInGermanyDefenseFounded 2021857 people
1 source
Expected according to techcrunch.com; not announced.
Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands.
The source describes a reported prospective raise—“reportedly close to raising”—rather than a company-announced completed financing. It says the round is expected to be led by Dragoneer and co-led by existing investor Lightspeed.
2 sources
The company page is dated 16 June, but its dateline and YPOG's dated report place the announcement on 17 June; the latter wins.
2 sources
Valuation none read as €4.95 billion ($5.4 billion) (techcrunch.com)
The company release says €450m, while TechCrunch's headline says $487M; the release wins. TechCrunch's valuation is attributed to a Bloomberg source, and Helsing declined to comment.
2 sources
The company release uses €209m; General Catalyst’s post writes €209MM, so the company’s release is preferred. The release page is labeled 13 September, but its dateline states 14 September 2023, supported by General Catalyst’s 14 September post.
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it.Expected | $1.2B | 2026-05-11 | Dragoneer, Lightspeed | No recent discussion |
1 source Expected according to techcrunch.com; not announced. [ DEVELOPING ] Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands. read against 1 source
The source describes a reported prospective raise—“reportedly close to raising”—rather than a company-announced completed financing. It says the round is expected to be led by Dragoneer and co-led by existing investor Lightspeed. | ||||
Helsing builds AI software, autonomous systems and software-defined hardware for democratic governments and defence partners.
Checked against 8 sources today
| Series D [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $694.1M €600 million | 2025-06-17 | Prima Materia | No recent discussion |
2 sources [ VERIFIED ] read against 2 sources The company page is dated 16 June, but its dateline and YPOG's dated report place the announcement on 17 June; the latter wins. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: helsing.ai, ypog.law·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ ALEXANDRIA ]firmographics from FullEnrich via Alexandria·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series C [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $488.5M €450m | 2024-07-11 | General Catalyst | No recent discussion |
2 sources [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 2 sources Valuation none read as €4.95 billion ($5.4 billion) (techcrunch.com) The company release says €450m, while TechCrunch's headline says $487M; the release wins. TechCrunch's valuation is attributed to a Bloomberg source, and Helsing declined to comment. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: helsing.ai, techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ ALEXANDRIA ]firmographics from FullEnrich via Alexandria·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series B [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $224.3M €209m | 2023-09-14 | General Catalyst | No recent discussion |
2 sources [ VERIFIED ] read against 2 sources The company release uses €209m; General Catalyst’s post writes €209MM, so the company’s release is preferred. The release page is labeled 13 September, but its dateline states 14 September 2023, supported by General Catalyst’s 14 September post. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: helsing.ai, generalcatalyst.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ ALEXANDRIA ]firmographics from FullEnrich via Alexandria·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| EARLIER ROUNDS FROM COMPANY RESEARCH · DEVELOPING | ||||
| Series A | €102.5 million | 2021-11-09 | Prima Materia | |
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Also named as backers in company research: Disruptive, Iconiq, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, JPMorganChase, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Stepstone