TYTAN Technologies
Category: AI in Defense / Aerospace
TYTAN Technologies builds AI-powered autonomous interceptor drones for European air defence, providing cost-effective, scalable counter-drone systems to protect critical infrastructure and military assets. TYTAN Technologies was founded in 2023. The company is led by Balazs Nagy (Co-Founder & CEO); Tahsin Kart (Co-CEO, joined Feb 2026). Based in Munich, Germany. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $50.6M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include Armira (co-lead), NATO Innovation Fund (co-lead), Visionaries Club, OTB Ventures, Lakestar, Magnetic, D3 (Eric Schmidt-backed defence fund), 10x Group.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $50.6M
Value proposition
Cost-effective, AI-powered autonomous interceptor drones that can be mass-deployed to counter low-cost drone swarms, integrating with existing multi-layered air defence architectures at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
Products and solutions
TI-1 METIS (high-speed autonomous interceptor drone, 200 km/h, 20 km range, 3.5 kg, kinetic interception), TI-2 EOS (long-endurance autonomous interceptor, 375 km/h, 60 km range, 6 kg, kinetic/fragmentation warhead), AI-powered thermal camera detection and autonomous navigation system, Ground radar & command-and-control integration software
Unique value
Battlefield-tested in Ukraine, AI-driven autonomous interception with cost-per-engagement economics designed to counter mass drone swarms, built on modular open-source architecture that integrates with existing NATO sensor and C2 systems.
Target customer
Defence ministries and military forces (Bundeswehr/Germany, Ukraine Armed Forces); NATO allies; government agencies protecting critical infrastructure
Industries served
Defence & Military, Homeland Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection
Technology advantage
AI-powered autonomous navigation and thermal camera detection; cost-effective mass-producible interceptor drones (targeting 3,000 units/month); battlefield-proven in Ukraine; modular open-source architecture for integration with existing defence systems; proprietary fragmentation warhead and kinetic interception technology
How they differentiate
Unlike legacy air defence systems (Patriot, IRIS-T) that cost millions per intercept, TYTAN builds low-cost autonomous drones designed for mass deployment against drone swarms. Their systems are battlefield-tested in Ukraine, use AI-powered computer vision for autonomous targeting, and are built on a modular open architecture that integrates with existing defence ecosystems rather than requiring vendor lock-in.
Main competitors
Frankenburg (counter-drone interceptors, raised €30M at $400M valuation), Helsing (AI defence software and HX-2 strike drones), Stark (loitering munitions), Quantum Systems (reconnaissance drones)
Key partnerships
Hensoldt (sensor/C2 integration), KNDS (mobile counter-drone systems), Deutz (industrial/engine), Dedrone by Axon (drone wall detection and counter-UAS), Mercedes-Benz (MoU for vehicle-based counter-drone platforms, signed June 2026 at ILA Berlin), Baltic drone wall initiative
Notable customers
German Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) — multi-hundred-million-euro contract for counter-drone systems (Oct 2025), Ukraine Armed Forces — thousands of METIS interceptor drones delivered, NATO allies across Northern and Eastern Europe
Major milestones
Founded 2023 in Munich, Pre-Seed round June 2024, Seed round €16M Aug 2025, German Bundeswehr contract worth hundreds of millions of euros (Oct 2025), Axon/Dedrone partnership for drone wall (Oct 2025), Series A €30M co-led by Armira and NATO Innovation Fund at ~€150M valuation (Feb 2026), Tahsin Kart joins as Co-CEO (Feb 2026), Mercedes-Benz MoU signed at ILA 2026 (June 2026), Production scaling to 3,000 interceptors per month
Growth metrics
Raised €46M total; ~€150M valuation (Series A); supplying thousands of interceptor systems to militaries; scaling production to 3,000 units/month; multi-hundred-million-euro German government contract
Market positioning
European leader in autonomous counter-drone interception, positioned as a scalable platform provider within NATO's evolving air defence ecosystem. Competes against both legacy defence primes and emerging defence-tech startups.
Geographic focus
Europe (Germany, Ukraine, Northern and Eastern Europe, NATO allies)
About Balazs Nagy (Co-Founder & CEO); Tahsin Kart (Co-CEO, joined Feb 2026)
Balazs Nagy: Founder & Project Lead at HORYZN (TUM student aerospace group); Research Assistant at Technical University of Munich (Institute of Aerospace); experience at Bauhaus Luftfahrt and UnternehmerTUM. M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Technical University of Munich. Tahsin Kart: Former CTO at CycloTech; Lead Engineer at Roketsan Missiles (Turkish defence company).
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Official website: https://www.tytan-technologies.com