Overview

Darkstar is a coalition of individuals and organizations, including unicorn founders, military veterans, investors, and technical leaders, dedicated to strengthening national security for NATO and its allies by fostering transformative defence technologies. The fund focuses on investing in companies whose products meet the demands of modern warfare, bridging frontline combat experience from Ukraine with European defence innovation.

Is Darkstar the right VC for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Darkstar, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.

Investment focus

Invest in

  • Baltics
  • Nordics
  • Western Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Central Eastern Europe
  • North America 2 / 3

Customer types

  • Governments

Product type

  • Hardware
  • Software-enabled hardware

Industries / verticals

  • Defence / Military
  • Security

Investment role

Lead and follow

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed

First ticket size

€500,000 - €1,000,000

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