AI software for battlefield decision-making, sensor fusion, and autonomous defense systems.
Defense📍 Munich, GermanyFounded 2021
Current Valuation
$18B
as of 2026-Q3
DECACORN
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Helsing going public?
No. Helsing is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Helsing's valuation in 2026?
Helsing is valued at $18B as of 2026-Q3, set by its Late Stage ($1.8B, Jul 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Helsing filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Helsing.
Who are Helsing's investors?
Helsing's investors include Prima Materia, General Catalyst, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Saab AB, Plural.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Helsing builds AI software that fuses sensor data into real-time battlefield awareness and autonomously controls drones, strike systems, and fighter jet AI pilots. Valued at $12B after a €600M Series D in June 2025, it is Germany's most valuable defense startup and Europe's flagship answer to Anduril.
Company Profile
CEO
Gundbert Scherf
Founded
2021
HQ
Munich, Germany
Employees
~600
Total Raised
$3.6B
Last Round
Late Stage — $1.8B (Jul 2026)
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Late Stage · $1.8B · 1 mo ago
privateTotal raised $3.6B1 disclosed rounds
Late Stage Impact
Round Size
$1.8B
Primary financing announced
Post-Money Valuation
$18B
Company-announced mark
Round / Post-Money
10.0%
New capital ÷ post-money
Disclosed Funding
$3.6B
Cumulative disclosed rounds
Step-up compares disclosed post-money valuations. Round / post-money is a financing-size ratio, not an ownership or dilution estimate.
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$19.94
Open interest
10
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Funding History
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Late Stage
$1.8B
Jul 2026
—
$18B
Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
No name-verified federal prime awards for Helsing in the last 36 months on USASpending.gov — revenue may be classified, flow through subcontracts, or be non-US. Absence of a registry match is reported as-is.
Checked usaspending.gov as of 2026-08-19. Re-checked weekly.
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
19% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
136
via greenhouse
Product-build share
66%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 66% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 54 of 136 open roles are engineering.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
AI Research Engineer - 3D Computer VisionAI Research Engineer - AI SafetyAI Research Engineer - Computer VisionAI Research Engineer - Foundation ModelsAI Research Engineer - ML EngineeringAI Research Engineer - ML & Signal Processing
Counted from Helsing's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Torsten ReilGundbert ScherfNiklas Köhler
Investors
Prima Materia · General Catalyst · Accel · Lightspeed Venture Partners · Saab AB · Plural
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.