Tekever closes first tranche of $580M round at $6.4B valuation
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Tekever announced the first close of its $580 million Series D financing, led by UC Investments (its first direct European investment) and Baillie Gifford, with Merlyn Advisors joining as a new strategic investor alongside existing backers Crescent Cove, Ventura Capital and Iberis Capital.
“This investment gives us the resources to move faster, scale further and continue building a global technology leader from Europe.”
Ricardo MendesRicardo Mendes Founder and CEO of TekeverJagdeep Singh Bachher Chief investment officer, University of California (UC Investments)UC Investments Lead investor in the Series D roundUK Ministry of Defence Customer awarding the CORVUS contract
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first by Ventureburn, 16h ago · also Reuters, Quartz
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3 outlets Tekever nearly quintuples valuation to $6.4B with $580M round, fresh off £400M UK drone deal
first by Tech Funding News, 16h ago · also Resilience Media, Bloomberg
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first by DroneXL, 16h ago
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TEKEVER, a Portuguese defence startup, has raised 580M USD in Series D funding at a 6.4B SGD valuation. The company builds AI-powered autonomous drones used for military and civilian surveillance. UC Investments and Baillie Gifford led the round. https:// tech.eu/2026/09/23/tekever-rai ses-580m-series-d-at-6-4b-valuation/ # Tech # Startup # News #…
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