Company Dossier
STARK (Stark Defence / SKD SE)
Berlin loitering-munition startup (SKD SE) making the Virtus one-way-attack drone and Minerva strike C2 for the Bundeswehr and NATO.
FILE · starkOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Private (SE), venture-backed; founder/employee majority following the June 2026 financing, The Next Web reportedUnverified
STARK (Stark Defence / SKD SE)
STARK says it builds unmanned strike systems, maritime vessels, electronic-warfare technology and command software. Its European NATO military customers include the Bundeswehr, according to the Bundeswehr, and an unnamed country's armed forces, according to STARK.
Founded
2024
HQ
Berlin, Germanyproduction: Swindon, UK; R&D: Munich
Headcount
750 reportedSep 2026, dpa
Total raised
Conflicting reports: €640M (Vestbee); >€660MThe Next Web
Valuation
Conflicting reports: €3.2B (Bloomberg); €3.5B (Tech.eu); >€3.5BThe Next Web
Stage
June 2026 roundNATO Innovation Fund participant
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The rest of the STARK (Stark Defence / SKD SE) file
- ▸Background — founding, ownership and how the company got to here
- ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
- ▸Customers & contracts — live join against our Procurement Tracker
- ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
- ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
- ▸Battlefield relevance — confirmed combat use versus company claim
- ▸Sources — every citation this file is built on
- ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call