Tekever
Founded in 2001 by three Instituto Superior Técnico alumni in Lisbon, Portugal, TEKEVER is Europe's leading provider of AI-powered autonomous systems, best known for its AR3 and AR5 unmanned aerial platforms used in maritime surveillance and defense/intelligence missions.
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Snapshot 2026-11-08- Startup SignalsTop 5%–
- Defense & Security#7of 76–
- Drone#6of 49–
About
Founded in 2001 by three Instituto Superior Técnico alumni in Lisbon, Portugal, TEKEVER is Europe's leading provider of AI-powered autonomous systems, best known for its AR3 and AR5 unmanned aerial platforms used in maritime surveillance and defense/intelligence missions. Its systems have logged more than 50,000 operational hours in Ukraine since 2022, it won a GBP 400M UK MoD contract in September 2026, and it employs over 1,000 people across Portugal, the UK, France, the US and Estonia.
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Investor· 6
Founders / team· 3
Funding history
- 2026-09-23Series D$580M
Investors · UC Investments, Baillie Gifford, Merlyn Advisors, Crescent Cove, Ventura Capital, Iberis CapitalSource · tekever.com ↗
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