{
  "id": 9153981,
  "title": "NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €11M investment in Swedish defence tech outfit Terasi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/nato-innovation-fund-co-leads-11m-investment-in-swedish-defence-tech",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T14:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech.eu",
    "slug": "tech-eu",
    "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/22/nato-innovation-fund-co-leads-eur11m-investment-in-defencetech-outfit-terasi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stockholm-based defense startup Terasi has secured an €11 million seed investment, co-led by the NATO Innovation Fund. Terasi specializes in communication technology designed for battlefield use, with a focus on creating components that can transmit large amounts of data at high frequencies. The technology is aimed at the defense, satellite, and telecoms industries.\n\nTerasi's innovative product includes pocket-sized devices capable of creating secure, gigabit-speed wireless links without the need for fiber or towers. This technology is uniquely suited for military and emergency communications, as it guarantees security, deployability, and high-speed data capacity in contested environments. The startup claims to be the only European manufacturer offering such a flexible wireless communications system.\n\nThe €11 million investment was co-led by Join Capital, an early-stage European fund, with the participation of new investors In-Q-Tel and D3, alongside returning investors Navigare Ventures, Almi Invest, Onsight Ventures, Further Than Capital, and KTH Ventures. Terasi, a spin-off from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, plans to use the funding to scale its technology to European armed forces, expand its team, and develop new products.\n\nTerasi's CEO and co-founder, James Campion, emphasized the importance of Europe's armed forces being able to transmit information securely and swiftly, even in environments where infrastructure, satellites, and the spectrum are contested. He highlighted that connectivity is crucial, but restoring Europe's freedom to operate and communicate on its own terms is equally important. Campion added that the same need extends beyond defense, as organizations across critical infrastructure, remote and sensitive industrial operations require reliable communications when fixed infrastructure is unavailable, too restrictive, or under attack. With the new funding, Terasi aims to get these capabilities into the field faster and expand them further.",
  "summary": "Stockholm-based defence startup Terasi has wonan €11 million seed investment, co-led by the NATO Innovation Fund, thestartup said today.Terasi builds communication technology geared towardsthe battlef...",
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}