Tytan Technologies raises €30 million Series A to scale AI air defence systems across Europe and Ukraine

The company said the capital will be used to scale its manufacturing footprint across Germany, Ukraine and allied markets. It will also accelerate development of its AI-powered interceptor systems and support integration across all layers of air defence, including next-generation missile-based systems.

Tytan co-founders Balazs Nagy and Batuhan Yumurtaci stated: “Europe is entering a once-in-a-generation reset in how air defence is designed, produced and deployed. This funding round is all about sustainably building the industrial and technological foundation for a sovereign, AI-enabled air defence architecture made in Europe for Europe.”

Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky, Partner at the NATO Innovation Fund, said: “Tytan’s air defence technology addresses an urgent capability gap for Ukraine and Allies alike, enabling them to defend their airspace, military bases and critical infrastructure against drone incursions cost-efficiently and at scale. NIF is proud to partner with the Tytan team to defend the airspace across the NATO Alliance.”

The company said modern mass drone warfare has exposed the limits of legacy air defence systems. Ukrainian forces regularly report attacks involving hundreds of Shahed drones per day, with some mass attacks exceeding 500 drones in a single night.

Tytan stated that such threats require new platforms built for autonomy, scalability and interoperability from the outset. It argued that sustained mass deployment capabilities are now required rather than episodic responses to high-value threats.

Former NATO General Chris Badia, who is joining the company’s board, said: “Tytan represents a new generation of European defence companies capable of combining operational experience with scalable industrial execution. Its platform approach provides the needed capabilities for modern layered air defence and supports long-term defence programmes across the continent.”

With confirmed orders from Ukraine and increasing demand across Northern and Eastern Europe, Tytan is expanding its manufacturing footprint and strengthening supply chain partnerships. The company is working with European SMEs and defence primes including Hensoldt, KNDS, Deutz and Dedrone.

As part of this expansion, Tahsin Kart will join Tytan as Co-CEO. Previously CTO at CycloTech and Lead Engineer at Roketsan Missiles, Kart will lead the industrial scaling of the company’s next-generation air defence solutions.

Tahsin Kart said: “Restoring European sovereignty requires more than pure ambition, it demands deep technical expertise and operational discipline. That is precisely why I am joining Tytan. I have spent my career building advanced defence systems and now I want to help scale Tytan’s track record as a leader in counter-drone technology into something larger: a European company with technical depth and strategic vision to shape the future of our common air defence.”

Since its founding in 2023, Tytan has operated actively in Ukraine and secured multiple government contracts. These include procurement agreements to deliver thousands of METIS interceptor drones to Ukraine’s armed forces.

In Germany, the company has been commissioned by the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the Bundeswehr to supply AI-based command-and-control infrastructure and effector systems for the protection of military installations. The Series A round reflects what the company describes as a broader structural shift in European defence, with private capital complementing government procurement to strengthen technological sovereignty and industrial resilience across allied nations.