Company Snapshot
Quantum Systems is a Defense company, based in Gilching, Germany, founded 2015 by Florian Seibel.
Recent changes
- Jul 3, 2026Jul 3, 2026Quantum Systems Raises $1.2B Series D as Europe Bets Big on Sovereign Drone Pulse story
- Jul 2026Jul 2026Raised $1.2B Series D at a $8B valuation Wikipedia
- Jul 2026Jul 2026New investor: Airbus Ventures Wikipedia
- Jul 2026Jul 2026New investor: HV Capital Wikipedia
- Jul 2026Jul 2026New investor: Blackstone (Tech Hub) Wikipedia
Earlier changes (6)
Funding History
3 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Series D | $1.2B | $8B | Blackstone (Tech Hub)LeadCNBCNoteusLeadCNBCAirbus VenturesLeadCNBCAdvent InternationalLeadCNBCHV CapitalCNBCDTCPunverifiedThiel CapitalunverifiedProject AunverifiedOmnes CapitalunverifiedScaleUp Fonds Bayern | Wikipedia |
| May 2025 | Series C | €160M | — | Wikipedia | |
| Oct 2023 | Series B | €63.6M | — | Wikipedia |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Sep 24, 2026Lightspeed Targets $250M for New India AI FundLightspeed Venture Partners is targeting $250 million for a new fund dedicated to early-stage AI startups in India, a distinct bet on the country's AI ecosystem.→
- Sep 23, 2026Tekever Raises $580M For Autonomous Defense DronesEuropean defense-tech startup Tekever raised $580 million in the first close of a Series D round at a $6.4 billion valuation, as Europe ramps up autonomous-systems defense spending.→
- Sep 23, 2026TEKEVER Raises $580M Series D At $6.4B ValuationTEKEVER, the Portugal-founded, UK-headquartered drone and autonomous-systems company, raised a $580 million Series D at a $6.4 billion valuation, nearly five times its valuation from earlier this year.→
- Sep 11, 2026Robotics And Defense Tech Funding Hits RecordsRobotics startups have raised roughly $23 billion in 2026 while defense tech funding hit a record $17.4 billion, led by megadeals at Saronic, Quantum Systems and Anduril.→
- Sep 6, 2026Defense Tech Funding Hits a Record $35.6B in 2026Defense-tech funding is up 40% year-over-year to $35.6B YTD, with robotics at $18.8B YTD versus $15B for all of 2025 -- both categories on pace for record annual totals.→
- Aug 18, 2026Lyntris Prices IPO Below Range at $17.50 a ShareDefense-tech roll-up Lyntris priced its IPO at $17.50 a share, below the $19-$22 target range, raising roughly $297.5 million ahead of its NYSE debut under ticker LYNX -- a real-time gut check on defense-tech IPO demand after weeks of bullish sector coverage.→
- Aug 17, 2026Smack Technologies Raises $61M for Battlefield AISmack Technologies raised a $61 million Series B led by Costanoa Ventures and First In, bringing total funding past $90 million, months after the Pentagon labeled Anthropic a "supply-chain risk" and sent military branches scrambling for alternative AI vendors.→
- Jul 27, 2026Antares Nuclear Raises $470M For Military MicroreactorsAntares Nuclear raised a $470 million Series C led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital to deploy small nuclear microreactors that can power US military bases independent of the civilian grid by 2028.→
- Jul 21, 2026Frontier Labs and Robotics Keep Dominating Crunchbase's Unicorn BoardFrontier AI labs and robotics companies topped Crunchbase's new-unicorn count for consecutive months in 2026, with DeepSeek joining Chinese peers like Moonshot AI and StepFun in raising billion-dollar rounds this quarter.→
- Jul 20, 2026Physical AI's Funding Supercycle: Robots, Drones, MaterialsRobotics startups have raised roughly $23 billion in 2026, nearly matching all of 2025, while defense tech hit a record $17.4 billion -- physical AI, not another chatbot, is where the venture capital rotation is actually happening this year.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Jul 5, 2026FUNDINGDefense Tech Rounds Are Catching Up to AI's Round Sizes~$3.5B combined across 2 deals→
- Jul 4, 2026FUNDINGWhy AI Infrastructure Megarounds Are Swallowing the Series B Market$6.75B+ in infra rounds in one week→
- Jul 3, 2026FUNDINGQuantum Systems Raises $1.2B Series D as Europe Bets Big on Sovereign Drone$1.2B Series D→
All Coverage
FUNDING~$3.5B combined across 2 deals
Defense Tech Rounds Are Catching Up to AI's Round Sizes
Quantum Systems' $1.2B Series D for drone autonomy and Safran's $2.19B acquisition of Exail Technologies show European defense and autonomy deals now matching the scale of headline AI infrastructure rounds.
Why AI Infrastructure Megarounds Are Swallowing the Series B Market
FUNDING$6.75B+ in infra rounds in one week
Why AI Infrastructure Megarounds Are Swallowing the Series B Market
A string of multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure raises this year -- Crusoe, Together AI, Quantum Systems, National Grid's Joulent bet -- shows venture capital concentrating in physical AI infrastructure at the expense of traditional Series B-sized rounds.
Quantum Systems Raises $1.2B Series D as Europe Bets Big on Sovereign Drone
FUNDING$1.2B Series D
Quantum Systems Raises $1.2B Series D as Europe Bets Big on Sovereign Drone
Quantum Systems, a German maker of autonomous drones and multi-domain uncrewed systems, closed a $1.2 billion Series D co-led by Blackstone, Airbus Defence and Space and Advent International, more than doubling its valuation to roughly $8 billion.
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Who are Quantum Systems's investors?
Quantum Systems's investors include Advent International, Airbus Ventures, Blackstone (Tech Hub), Noteus, DTCP, and 10 more (As of 2026-07-31T14:35:19Z).
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