DTCP closes €455M defence fund to scale Europe’s strategic tech capabilities
What happened
DTCP closes €455M defence fund to scale Europe’s strategic tech capabilities, according to Tech.eu and Sifted. The Fund brings together a strong group of European institutional and strategic investors, including Deut... The Fund brings together a strong group of European institutional and strategic investors, including Deutsche Telekom, Porsche SE, EIFO, Danica and SmartCap.
DTCP Defence is Europe-led and NATO-aligned, focusing on early-growth and growth-stage technology companies developing capabilities critical to European defence, security and resilience. The strategy focuses on AI, autonomous systems, cyber defence, secure communications and space technologies, with a particular focus on Series B and later equity financing rounds. The fund has already made investments in Six Robotics and Kraken Technology Group, with a third investment underway.
Sources & evidence
- Tech.eu Reporting source
DTCP closes €455M defence fund to scale Europe’s strategic tech capabilities ↗
https://tech.eu/2026/09/24/dtcp-closes-eur455m-defence-fund-to-scale-europes-strategic-tech-capabilities/ - Sifted Reporting source
Growth investor DTCP raises €455m first close for defence fund, plots future funds ↗
https://sifted.eu/articles/dtcp-first-close-defence-fund-invest-europe-growth/ - Tech.eu Reporting source
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