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Helsing
European AI-defense company. Eurofighter pilot AI, HX-2 strike drones.
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Headcount
690
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
3 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
Signals
source: PDL v25Inferred revenue
$100M-$250M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$254k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
16.9%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.6 yrs
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Time since last raise
1y 4mo
last round
Hiring flow · Helsing
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25Engineering
362
+34%
Operations
88
+42%
Human Resources
36
+100%
Product
25
+9%
Finance
21
+50%
Fulfillment
20
+110%
Marketing
13
+30%
Legal
8
+125%
Other
28
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In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- Defense News20d agoEuropean defense startups to raise record $10.5 billion in 2026, Dealroom forecasts
Helsing is prominently featured as a leading European defense startup raising mega-rounds, cited multiple times as a funding record-holder.
Events
Funding · series d · $689M
1y ago
Funding · series c · $489M
2y ago
Funding · series b · $222M
3y ago