Daniel Ek-backed European defence startup Helsing is close to raising 1.2B USD at an 18B valuation, per TechCrunch. The five-year-old company, backed by the Spotify founder, builds AI-powered military drones for European defence. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/daniel-ek-backed-defense-tech-helsing-to-raise-1-2b-at-18b-valuation/ #Tech #Startup #News #Defence