Stendr Raises $5.4M Pre-Seed To Build AI-Driven Defence Systems

The round was co-led by RainFall, ACME, and SkyFall, with participation from Sisyphus, Antler, StartupLab, Off Piste, and Andøya Ventures, alongside global founders and investors.

Headquartered in Oslo, Stendr is building a vertically integrated technology stack that combines hardware, software, and artificial intelligence at its core.

The company’s initial focus is drone defence, using AI-powered multi-sensor systems embedded in cost-efficient hardware to improve detection, tracking, and situational awareness in modern operational environments.

The founding team brings extensive experience across technology, artificial intelligence and hardware development with a strong background in scaling tech companies and delivering complex engineering systems.

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The new funding will be used to accelerate development of Stendr’s AI-driven multi-sensor platform, expand its engineering and hardware teams, and support deployment in defence applications.

Through this work, the company aims to advance sovereign, adaptive defence technologies across Europe.

According to co-founder and CEO Aleksander Leonard Larsen, modern warfare has shifted rapidly, with low-cost autonomous drones outpacing traditional defence systems.

At Stendr, we are building the technology to find them, track them, and give defenders the information to act, fully sovereign to Europe.

About Stendr

Stendr is a Norwegian defence technology company developing AI-native hardware and software for modern battlefield use. It builds integrated systems focused on autonomy, resilience and real-world deployment aiming to strengthen Europe’s sovereign defence capabilities with advanced technologies for rapidly evolving and complex operational environments.