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# German drone maker Stark raises USD 62 million Series B round
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-21-stark-series-b-62m-drones/
- Published: 2025-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:55.000Z
- Description: Berlin based Stark closed a USD 62 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital, with Thiel Capital, 8VC and the NATO Innovation Fund joining, valuing the strike drone and command software maker at about USD 500 million.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Tech.eu, 21 August 2025](https://tech.eu/2025/08/21/stark-raises-62m-for-weaponised-drone-systems-backed-by-sequoia-and-peter-thiel/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish how the new capital is split between production, software or export markets.

**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 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)