Six Robotics secured €12 million in its first institutional funding round, led by DTCP Defence. This comes after the Norwegian Army had already started using its drone swarm software.
The company expanded from five to around 90 employees, relying only on friends-and-family funding before accepting any venture capital.
This funding round came just weeks after Germany’s Helsing was close to raising $1.2 billion at an $18 billion valuation, underscoring that Six Robotics is still at an earlier, smaller stage.
While most defence-tech founders raise capital based on a pitch deck and a promise, Christian Fredrik Eggesbø took a different approach. By the time Six Robotics secured its first institutional investment, the Norwegian Army was already operating its drones.
The Oslo-based startup completed a €12 million equity round led by DTCP Defence, with the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, Copenhagen’s Scale Capital, and other private investors joining.
