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European Defense Fund

VC
Brussels, BelgiumWebsite

European Defense Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Brussels, Belgium investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $100K–$250K checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $250K

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in early-stage European defense tech firms aiming to enhance the continent's military capabilities.

How European Defense Fund invests

European Defense Fund is a vc firm based in Brussels, Belgium. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

European Defense Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$250K per investment.

European Defense Fund has backed 8 companies in our records, including Battalion AI, Fortress Electronics, Airbus.

Meet the Team

LD

Lars Demir

Partner

GovTech
Defense Innovation
IM

Ireland's Minister for Defence

Minister

Defence
T

Tekever

CEO

Maritime Surveillance
EC

EDA Chief Executive

Chief Executive

Space Traffic Management
European Defence

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

BA

Battalion AI

Edge AI
FO

Fortress Electronics

Military Hardware
AI

Airbus

Aerospace and Defense·Public

A major aerospace and defense prime contractor.

VS

Vsquared Ventures

Venture Capital·N/A

A private venture capital firm focused on deep-tech investments.

AR

ARX Robotics

Robotics / Defense Tech·Seed·NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

Develops modular, autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for defense training, logistics, and battlefield applications.

FR

Fractile

Semiconductors / Artificial Intelligence·Seed·NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

Develops novel computer chips designed to drastically accelerate the execution of Large Language Models (LLMs).

IC

iCOMAT

Advanced Materials / Aerospace·Series A·NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

Manufactures lightweight, high-performance carbon fiber structures for aerospace and defense using patented Continuous Tow Shearing technology.

SP

Space Forge

Space Tech / Advanced Materials·Venture Round / Seed Extension·NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

Develops reusable spacecraft designed to manufacture next-generation semiconductor substrates and advanced alloys in microgravity.

How to pitch European Defense Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $250K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lars Demir, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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