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# Helsing raises EUR 600 million, doubling valuation to EUR 12 billion
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-16-helsing-eur600m-funding-round/
- Published: 2025-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:02:29.000Z
- Description: German defence AI company Helsing raised EUR 600 million led by Daniel Ek's Prima Materia, valuing it at EUR 12 billion, and framed the round as reinforcing European technological sovereignty.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Helsing newsroom press release, cited by Sifted and CNBC, 16 June 2025](https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-raises-eur600m-to-invest-in-european-technological-sovereignty?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish how the funds will be allocated or that production capacity has actually increased.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)