Pirates.BZ Tech Startup NewsEGIDE is building a new generation of affordable, scalable interceptor systems to counter the growing threat of cheap mass-produced drones. The French startup raised an 8 million EUR seed round to develop electrically propelled interceptors and a hardware-agnostic software platform using AI-driven detection. https://tech.eu/2026/03/23/french-defencetech-egide-raises-eur8m-seed-round-to-build-affordable-interceptor-systems-for-modern-warfare/ #Tech #Startup #News #DefenseTech #EGIDE
EGIDE raises €8M Seed to build affordable interceptor systems for modern warfare
French defencetech EGIDE has raised an €8 million seed round. The round was co-led by Expeditions, Eurazeo, and Heartcore Capital, with participation from Galion.exe and Kima Ventures. Founded in 2025 by former MBDA aerospace and defence engineers Simon Calonne and Florian Audigier, EGIDE was created to address the rapidly growing threat posed by cheap mass-produced drones and strike munitions, which are increasingly challenging traditional defence systems. Calonne is an aerospace engineer specialising…