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Ground A
Germany · Defense tech · Hardware
Ground A develops integrated counter-drone and air-defence systems for military users and operators of critical infrastructure. Its GA 1000 combines radar, sensors, computer vision, AI and a laser effector to detect, classify and track small drones, while leaving the decision to engage with a human operator.
How it works
The GA 1000 combines radar and other sensors with computer vision and proprietary AI to detect, classify and track small drones. After identifying a threat, it can direct a laser effector, but a human operator retains the decision to engage. The system is designed to integrate with existing air-defence and command-and-control systems, as well as land, sea and air platforms.
Ground A is building hardware and software as one system and describes an open, vendor-agnostic architecture. Its planned production approach is modular series manufacturing in Germany.
Customers and maturity
The intended users are military organisations, critical-infrastructure operators and public-safety bodies that need mobile counter-drone coverage. Ground A said in September 2026 that its GA 1000 prototype phase was complete and that the system had moved into testing and validation ahead of market launch; series production was planned for 2027.
- Product
- GA 1000 counter-drone system
- Headquarters
- Berlin and Düsseldorf, Germany
- Threat detection
- Radar, sensors, computer vision and AI
- Engagement control
- Human operator authorizes effectors
Funding history
1 round · 1 with disclosed amounts| Announced | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | €9.1M | Vsquared Ventures — LeadABACON — ParticipantAndreas Nauerz — ParticipantFlorian Seibel — ParticipantGRIF — ParticipantJ14 Capital — ParticipantLeblon Capital — ParticipantMarlon Braumann — ParticipantOVNI Capital — ParticipantQuantum Systems — ParticipantRobin Capital — ParticipantStefan Roebel — ParticipantSven Kruck — Participant |
Investors
Vsquared VenturesLed Pre-seedABACONJoined Pre-seedAndreas NauerzJoined Pre-seedFlorian SeibelJoined Pre-seedGRIFJoined Pre-seedJ14 CapitalJoined Pre-seedLeblon CapitalJoined Pre-seedMarlon BraumannJoined Pre-seedOVNI CapitalJoined Pre-seedQuantum SystemsJoined Pre-seedRobin CapitalJoined Pre-seedStefan RoebelJoined Pre-seedSven KruckJoined Pre-seedCoverage
Sep 8, 2026Ground A · Pre-seedSimilar companies
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