Gallium Defense
Gallium Defense is a Paris company building the GDS-10, a software-defined radar for detecting small drones. It raised a 7.1 million euro seed.
- Industry
- defense technology
- Location
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2026
About
Gallium Defense is building the GDS-10, an X-band AESA radar built largely from commercial components and run by AI software on embedded GPUs. It is designed to detect Class 1 and FPV drones at 10 km with 360 degree coverage. Those figures are the company design targets, not test results. The Keen post says Gallium was founded in Paris in April 2026, so this page stores Paris and 2026.
The Keen press release ties the announcement to European Defence Week, starting 2 November 2026, and Tech.eu published it on November 2, 2026, so the round date is 2026-11-02. All sources agree on a 7.1 million euro seed. The amount is in euros, so no US dollar amount is stored.
Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital co-led, and both are marked as leads. Omnes Capital and Polytechnique Ventures participated. The founders do not have pages.
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 2026 | 2026-11-02 | Keen Venture Partners, 360 Capital |
Investors
- Keen Venture Partners lead
- 360 Capital lead
- Omnes Capital participant
- Polytechnique Ventures participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.keenventurepartners.com/posts/why-we-invested-in-gallium-defense
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Keen Venture Partners post, Why we invested in Gallium Defense, with the press release. Says Gallium Defense came out of stealth with a 7.1 million euro seed led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital, with Omnes Capital and Polytechnique Ventures, coinciding with European Defence Week 2026 (2 to 6 November, Paris). Says Gallium was founded in Paris in April 2026. - https://tech.eu/2026/11/02/gallium-defense-raises-eur71m-to-make-drone-detection-cheaper-and-scalable/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Tech.eu, November 2, 2026. Says Gallium Defense emerged from stealth with a 7.1 million euro seed led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital, with Omnes Capital and Polytechnique Ventures, to develop the GDS-10 radar. - https://resiliencemedia.co/gallium-defense-raises-e7-1m-to-develop-lower-cost-drone-detection-radar/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Resilience Media. Says Paris-based Gallium Defense, formally established in April 2026, raised 7.1 million euros in a seed round led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital, with Omnes Capital and Polytechnique Ventures. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-11-03/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Raise Track Update for 2026-11-03, Sections 1 and 2. Amount line €7.1M (Seed). Says led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital with participation from Omnes Capital and Polytechnique Ventures. No US dollar amount is stored.