# STARK funding: rounds and investors > STARK has raised $576M across 3 rounds since 2022. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund and 8VC. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/stark (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *STARK* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Defence Tech Drones Robotics Software Raised 4 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$576M** raised across 3 rounds since 2022, from 3 sources **$6.0M** Seed **$570M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $570M Jun 2026 - **Led by:** Sequoia Capital and Founders Fund - **Step-up i:** 95.1× - **Investors:** 8 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$6.0M** Seed **?** Venture **$570M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $6.0M - **Biggest round:** $570M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Round **$570M** *3 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Lead [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) Lead [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) Reported by Air Street Capital - **Feb 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *4 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Source recorded - **Feb 2022** Seed **$6.0M** *4 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) Source recorded SEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale Feb 2022 ## Founders and team From STARK's own website: 1 on the team. - **Andy Gibbons** Regional Property Manager and Green Initiatives Lead ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2022 **Venture** 2026 **Round** 2026 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) L [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) L [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) ## Everyone who backed them [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **2** rounds [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator **1** round [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) VC firm **1** round [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=stark). ## Quick answers about STARK ### Who invested in STARK? STARK's investors include Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, 8VC, Alumni Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, and 3 more on record. Sequoia Capital led its latest round. ### How much has STARK raised? STARK has raised $576M across 3 rounds since 2022. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did STARK last raise? STARK's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $570M in Jun 2026, led by Sequoia Capital. ### What was STARK's biggest round? Its most recent round, $570M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed STARK first? STARK's first round on record, in Feb 2022, was backed by Alumni Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and Uncork Capital and 1 others. ### What stage is STARK at? STARK's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2026. ### Where is STARK based? STARK is based in Germany. ### Who led STARK's rounds? Sequoia Capital led the Undisclosed round in 2026. ## Companies like STARK In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**F13** $5.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/f13)[**Oceanloop** $83M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/oceanloop)[**Qodia** $1.4M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qodia)[**Helsing** $3.7B · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helsing)[**Quantum Systems** $1.6B · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-systems)[**Synera** $86M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/synera) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app