Founded by Gundbert Scherf (ex-McKinsey, ex-German MoD), Niklas Köhler, Torsten Reil (ex-NaturalMotion CEO/Zynga GM) in Munich; AI for defense and democratic security focus

Series A €100M led by Prima Materia (Daniel Ek); Eurofighter battlefield AI partnership announced with Saab Gripen E — Helsing AI sensor fusion integration

Series B €209M led by General Catalyst at €1.7B valuation; Spotify CEO Daniel Ek (via Prima Materia) backs round — most prominent EU AI defense round to date

Centaur AI agent flies on operational Saab Gripen E in real-world flight (May 2025); first publicly known AI flight on operational Western fighter

Series C €450M led by General Catalyst at €4.95B valuation; SAAB partnership for Gripen autonomy deepens; Eurofighter Centaur preparation accelerates

HX-2 strike drone unveiled; 4,000 to be delivered to Ukraine in 2024-2025 production batches — purpose-built loitering munition with Helsing Altra autonomy

Lürssen partnership announced for naval autonomy; SG-1 Fathom underwater glider production scale; first European AI-defense maritime vertical

UK MoD selects Helsing as preferred partner for Tempest AI mission systems integration; first non-British AI prime in major UK fighter program

Centaur AI dogfight demonstration on Saab Gripen E flight near Linköping; first publicly known AI flight of operational fighter; major EU AI-on-fighter inflection

Series D €600M at €12B valuation led by Prima Materia (Daniel Ek); 2.4x from €5B Series C 11 months prior; largest defense-tech round in European history

CA-1 Europa autonomous UCAV revealed; jet-powered loyal wingman platform — Helsing's first hardware air vehicle entry, putting it head-to-head with Anduril Fury

Eurofighter battlefield AI Centaur software fielded with Luftwaffe; first AI mission system in NATO 4.5-gen fleet — major operationalization milestone