German defencetech company Ground A, which has developed a new generation of software and laser-based counter-drone systems, today stepped out of stealth, announcing a pre-seed financing round of more than €9 million in June, just six months after its founding.
The GA 1000 combines radar and a range of sensors with computer vision, proprietary AI and precise laser effects. The system automatically detects, classifies, and tracks small, agile drones. The human operator decides whether to deploy the effector. Weighing less than 200 kilograms and with a Euro-pallet footprint, the GA 1000 is compact, mobile and designed for a variety of operational scenarios.
Crucially, the GA 1000 was not developed as an isolated stand-alone system, but can be integrated into existing air defence, command and control systems, as well as into land-, sea- and air-based platforms.
Vsquared Ventures led the funding, which included defencetech company Quantum Systems, as well as venture capital investors including GRIF, Robin Capital, ABACON, Leblon Capital and OVNI Capital.
Also on board at Ground A are experienced entrepreneurs and investors from the European defence and software industries, including Florian Seibel, Sven Kruck, J14 Capital, Andreas Nauerz, Marlon Braumann and Arx Robotics Managing Director Stefan Roebel.
