Welcome to The Stack’s weekly round-up of the latest startups, scaleups, and funding news. (Want us to include your milestone in the next wrap-up? Get it to Noah Bovenizer here with the story in 50 words or fewer.)
This week, the founders of Dutch security startup Dawnguard speak to The Stack after adding another $3.3 million to its pre-seed round. They discuss why their experience across the military and cyber industry revealed an obvious fix for security gaps, and why AI can finally harmonise security and engineering.
Also, with Europe's sovereignty a major concern in both defence and technology conversations, Germany's Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion to bridge the gap and build autonomous systems for the continent's militaries, and news from 8090, Together AI, chip developers Etched and OXMIQ, and more.
