Resilience Media Raises Seed Funding To Build The Voice Of NATO’s Defence Tech Ecosystem

Founded by Leslie Hitchcock, ex-Director at TechCrunch, and tech entrepreneur Dr. Tobias Stone, Resilience Media is on a mission to shape the narrative and drive growth within the defence tech sector.

Backed by a seasoned editorial team with a strong background in tech innovation the platform spotlights the sector’s vital role in safeguarding democratic values especially as VC investment in defence tech hit $5.2 billion in 2024.

Leslie Hitchcock, co-founder of Resilience Media, shared: The journalistic experience we’re bringing into Resilience Media correlates directly to the importance of our mission to convene the defence tech startup ecosystem with customers, investors and partners.

Resilience Conference will be an agenda-setting event from our security-first team, taking the dialogue on defence tech and resilience to the next level. We can’t wait to welcome founders, investors, governments and security leaders to London for this important conversation.

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In line with its mission, Resilience Conference 2025 will convene leaders from NATO, AUKUS, the EU, and Ukraine to explore critical defence tech themes, including autonomous systems, hypersonic technologies, and resilient supply chains.

Dr Tobias Stone, co-founder of Resilience Media, said: Ukraine has shown that rapidly iterated and innovative technology will be fundamental in this new era of conflict and startups and investors have a key role to play in defence and national security. We founded Resilience Conference and Media to provide the platform for investors, founders, governments, and military to connect, collaborate, and innovate.

As part of the conference, Resilience Media will debut London Defence Tech Week an initiative that includes the European Defence Tech Hackathon, Future Forces Demo Day, and a series of partner events designed to boost collaboration across the defence tech ecosystem.

About Resilience Media

Founded in 2024, Resilience Conference connects global startups, investors, and defence leaders to shape the modern defence innovation ecosystem. With a seasoned team behind top tech events, it fosters collaboration, learning, and visibility—empowering the tech sector to strengthen democratic resilience through curated gatherings and strategic media engagement.