Quantum Systems raises €600M at €7–8B valuation, doubling drone-maker in 8 months

German AI-powered drone manufacturer Quantum Systems is in talks to raise roughly €600 million in fresh funding that would push its valuation to between €7 billion and €8 billion, roughly double the €3 billion valuation it secured just months ago. The round represents one of the fastest valuation climbs in European defense tech history, following the company's May 2025 Series C of €160 million and November 2025 Series C extension of €180 million.

Quantum Systems builds hardware across the Tron, Vector, and Jaeger drone series serving defense, emergency response, and commercial applications, with platforms deployed by NATO forces across Europe and the US, as well as in Ukraine since 2022. The company plans to use new capital to expand AI, software, and hardware development across multiple domains—air, land, and maritime—while accelerating production capacity in Germany and Europe and pursuing strategic acquisitions.

Quantum Systems has now raised over €700 million and counts investors including Peter Thiel, Airbus Ventures, Porsche SE, European Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Commerzbank. For practitioners tracking infrastructure and chipmaker exposure to European defense, a €7–8B valuation signals European defense-tech multiples entering territory previously reserved for US software companies, reflecting rising defense spending across the EU in response to geopolitical instability and supply-chain demand for trusted, EU-based autonomous systems.