Startup

DefendEye

Defense and aerospace startup building autonomous dual-use UAV systems for civil and military deployments. Its stack combines launch hardware, onboard autonomy, and cloud software for emergency response, critical infrastructure monitoring, and border surveillance use cases.

PolandWarsawEarly StageDefense TechAerospaceAutonomous Systems

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Location

Warsaw, Poland

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Startup

Stage

Early Stage

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/poland/startup/defendeye

Investors

Venture capital firms backing this startup

Hard2beat VC

Wroclaw, Poland · Venture Capital

Operator-led Polish deep-tech VC fund with a target size of EUR 20M (about PLN 80M), investing at pre-seed and seed. Founded by Maciej Zawadzinski, Maciej Frankowicz, and Konrad Trzyna, the fund focuses on robotics, photonics, cybersecurity, biotech, space tech, and hardware-enabled software. Typical initial checks are up to PLN 3M with follow-on capacity up to PLN 8M for top portfolio companies.

Venture CapitalPre-Seed to SeedDeep TechRoboticsCybersecurityBiotechSpace TechHardware

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