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Labrys Technologies raises seed to serve humanitarian, military scenarios

From TechCrunch

By Mike Butcher

December 22, 2023

Labrys Technologies raises seed to serve humanitarian, military scenarios

When Helsing raised a $223 million Series B round, the tech world saw it as continued confirmation that defense was unquestionably back on the investing agenda. Further confirmation comes today, in news shared exclusively with TechCrunch, in the form of a $5.5 million seed round for U.K. defense tech startup Labrys Technologies, led by Germany’s […]

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