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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 23 MIN
Helsing's $1.2B Defence Round Tops DACH May 2026
from Security Sutra – Cybersecurity Startups and Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™ · host Jörn "Joe" Menninger, Dr. Christian "Chris" Fahrenbach
In the May 2026 DACH news cut, Jörn "Joe" Menninger covers Helsing raising $1.2B at an $18B valuation — led by Dragoneer and Lightspeed to become Germany's most valuable startup — alongside SAP's moves and Germany's $3.67B funding surge. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for cybersecurity: Helsing's defence-AI mega-round is a landmark for European security tech, and this episode reads the surrounding capital map that cybersecurity and defence founders and investors are now navigating. In this episode, we cover: Helsing's $1.2B round at an $18B valuationDragoneer and Lightspeed backing Germany's most valuable startupGermany's $3.67B raised across 166 rounds through May 2026SAP's strategic moves in the mixDefence AI as the anchor of European security techWhat the surge signals for security founders and fundsRelated Security Sutra episodes: Europe's Defence Tech Funding Supercycle: €1.7B in… · DACH Startup News March 2026: Defence, Robotics & the… For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm If your security company or fund wants to reach European cybersecurity founders, CISOs, and investors, partner with Startuprad.io. Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
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Germany raised 3.67 billion dollars across 166 equity rounds through May 2026, up 11.61 per cent year-over-year. The headline signals: Helsing is raising 1.2 billion dollars at an eighteen-billion-dollar valuation, led by Dragoneer and Lightspeed, making it Germany's most valuable startup; SAP is acquiring Prior Labs of Freiburg with a commitment of more than one billion euros to build a frontier AI lab for structured data; Isar Aerospace's second orbital launch attempt has a window of May 18 to 24 from Andoya Spaceport; Bitpanda's Frankfurt IPO is approaching its H1 deadline with MiCA compliance due June 30; SPREAD AI raised 30 million dollars with In-Q-Tel on the cap table; and ATMOS Space Cargo secured 25.7 million euros to build Europe's first orbital return infrastructure. Germany recorded 142 acquisitions through May, up from 108 through April. Enjoy the show? - Blog recap: https://www.startuprad.io/post/startup-news-germany-austria-switzerland-for-may-2026-helsing-sap-and-the-orbit-question - Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TDQCdXIBBQ0 🎧 The Audio Podcast Subscribe here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 🚪 Connect with Us - Partner with us: [email protected] - Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio - Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 - Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger © Startuprad.io
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