Stark.DE Receives Over 1 Billion Euro Funding Boost, Including Founders Fund Contribution

FRANKFURT, Feb 13, 2026 - Stark Defence, the German drone maker, increased its overall valuation to over 1 billion euros in a recent funding round, according to Manager Magazin. Sources indicate Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invested a double-digit million euros, with additional participation from European investors. The company has not commented. Separately, German government plans show an intent to order strike drones worth 536 million euros from Stark and from Helsing, another German defense contractor. (USD/EUR: 1 = 0.8434 euros).