Klaus Hommels, the VC who backed Spotify and Revolut, is now betting on European defence. BAE Systems has invested €25 million in his firm Lakestar and Poland-based Expeditions to support early-stage defence-tech startups.

It comes as the defence prime is more actively investing in defence startups via an incubator programme

Backing funds managed by Lakestar and Expeditions, the initiative seeks to help founders bring advanced defence technologies to market faster as Europe strengthens its security…