Munich-based DefenseTech startup Project Q has raised €7.5 million in capital to advance the development of the Q-Open SourcePlatform (Q-OSP), expand the team, and initiate initial scaling projects with European armed forces and security agencies.
The Seed funding round was led by Project A, with participation from Expeditions Fund and Superangel.
“We’re excited to be partnering with such renowned and likeminded investors who support our mission to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty in the security and defence sector through scalable and interoperable solutions,” said Leonard Wessendorff, CEO & Co-founder at Project Q. “Modern defence requires faster innovation cycles, and the transformation of siloed systems into an integrated network that can be leveraged on European scale.“
Founded in 2024, Q aims to develop the digital backbone for Europe’s next-generation security and defence infrastructure. The company was established to translate Europe’s strategic need for technological sovereignty into practical, field-ready solutions.
The founding team combines expertise in military operations, advanced technologies including AI, and public sector procurement.
Building on existing capabilities, Q delivers scalable, mission-ready sensor intelligence systems designed for real-world operational relevance.
“Since the war in Ukraine, Western militaries have significantly ramped up their adoption of unmanned systems, from UAVs to UGVs and beyond. But more hardware means more data, more sensors, and more fragmentation,” said Uwe Horstmann, General Partner at Project A
“What Leonard and his team at Q are building is a game changer: a unified platform that fuses data across domains, integrates seamlessly with legacy infrastructure, and enables modern defence technologies to actually operate as a coherent system. It’s the kind of DeepTech that turns complexity into capability,” he added.
The core innovation of Project Q is a modular architecture based on the Internet of Defence (IoD) approach. It enables the fusion of data from diverse sensors and delivers real-time, cross-domain intelligence – helping close critical capability gaps.
As the software backbone, Q-OSP serves as the infrastructure component and integration layer – connecting and orchestrating fragmented sensors and systems, as well as third party datasets with AI across domains. By leveraging an open ecosystem and harmonised deployment approach, Q together with its partners claims to close capability gaps swiftly, cost-effectively, and with minimal procurement friction.
The company’s open orchestration architecture ensures compatibility with legacy systems and commercially-available (COTS) technologies – reportedly accelerating deployment cycles and enhancing operational readiness.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/07/german-defensetech-platform-project-q-secures-e7-5-million-to-expand-its-iod-capabilities/
