id,date,date_precision,status,transaction_type,round,amount_eur_low,amount_eur_high,lead_or_buyer,co_leads,valuation_eur_low,valuation_eur_high,valuation_basis,valuation_to_run_rate_multiple,multiple_bound,multiple_basis,step_up_vs_prior_closed,price_per_share_eur_low,price_per_share_eur_high,shares,source,source_url,other_source_urls,notes,last_updated
series-e-2026-07-13,2026-07-13,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series E (US$),,,No single lead named,"Investors: Dragoneer, Lightspeed, Disruptive, Iconiq, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, JPMorganChase, CPP Investments, General Catalyst, Plural, Stepstone",,,"Stated by Helsing (“valuing the company at US$18bn”), in US$; pre- or post-money not stated; not converted to euros",,,,,,,,"Helsing, 13 Jul 2026",https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-1-8bn-in-series-e,https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/helsing-fund-raise-defense-18-billion.html https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/13/helsing-raises-18-billion-in-europes-biggest-defense-startup-round/,"Announced in US dollars: US$1.8B at US$18B (Helsing, CNBC). The EUR numeric cells are empty because no euro figure was reported and the page does not convert currencies. Not plotted on the euro chart.",2026-11-13
series-d-2025-06-17,2025-06-17,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series D,600000000,600000000,Prima Materia,"With: Lightspeed, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst, Saab (existing); BDT & MSD Partners (new)",12000000000,12000000000,"Reported: first by the Financial Times, “confirmed separately by TechCrunch”; not stated in Helsing’s release",,,,,,,,"Helsing, 17 Jun 2025",https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-eur600m-to-invest-in-european-technological-sovereignty,https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/16/spotifys-daniel-ek-just-bet-bigger-on-helsing-europes-defense-tech-darling/ https://tech.eu/2025/06/17/helsing-raises-600-million-elevating-valuation-to-eur12bn/,"Helsing: the round “is subject to certain approvals”. Prima Materia is the investment company of Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek, Helsing’s co-chairman.",2026-11-13
series-c-2024-07-11,2024-07-11,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series C,450000000,450000000,General Catalyst,"With: Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural, Greenoaks",4950000000,4950000000,"Reported: “in the region of €4.95 billion”, per a source to Bloomberg (TechCrunch); Helsing “declined to comment on matters of valuation”",,,,,,,,"Helsing, 11 Jul 2024",https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-further-strengthens-european-defence-capabilities-with-funding-round,https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/11/defence-ai-startup-helsing-raises-487m-series-c-plans-baltic-expansion-to-combat-russian-threat/ https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-defence-helsing-450-million-fundraise-news,Helsing: the round was “subject to government approval”.,2026-11-13
series-b-2023-09-14,2023-09-14,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series B,209000000,209000000,General Catalyst,With: Saab (strategic investor),1500000000,1500000000,"Pre-money, reported by TechCrunch (“The pre-money valuation for Helsing was said to be €1.5 billion”); not stated by Helsing",,,,,,,,"Helsing, 14 Sep 2023",https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-euro209m-series-b-to-bolster-defence-ai-capabilities-for-democracies,https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/14/defence-ai-startup-helsing-breaks-the-record-for-european-ai-raising-a-223m-series-b/,"TechCrunch adds that post-money “would put that figure at over €1.7 billion”. Pre-money basis, so no step-ups are computed on this page.",2026-11-13
series-a-2021-11-09,2021-11-09,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series A,102500000,102500000,Prima Materia,,,,No valuation disclosed,,,,,,,,"Helsing, 14 Sep 2023",https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-euro209m-series-b-to-bolster-defence-ai-capabilities-for-democracies,https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/09/daniel-eks-fund-puts-e100m-into-defence-startup-helsing-ai-to-support-democracies/,Amount per Helsing’s 2023 release (“a previous Series A (€102.5m) led by Prima Materia”).,2026-11-13