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Ground A

Düsseldorf, Germany · Founded 2026

Ground A, incorporated as Ground A GmbH, develops software- and laser-based counter-drone systems, with locations in Düsseldorf and Berlin. Its first product, the GA 1000, combines radar, sensors, computer vision and its own AI with a high-energy laser on a Euro-pallet footprint.

Profile

What it builds and who buys it

  • ·The GA 1000 weighs under 200 kg and can be integrated into existing air defense and command and control systems and into land, sea and air platforms.Ground A (company release), Sep 8, 2026
  • ·Its energy modules are carried by four people and power the system without fixed infrastructure. The company states a cost per engagement under 10 cents.Ground A
  • ·Chief executive Tobias Brune told Tectonic that the laser output is in the single kilowatts and the system costs in the lower single-digit millions.Tectonic, Sep 8, 2026
  • ·Brune told Tectonic that the company has orders to mount systems on ground vehicles, and plans stand-alone sales to cities in Ukraine and other countries.Tectonic, Sep 8, 2026
  • ·The company says the GA 1000 moved from prototype into testing and validation within months of its founding in January 2026.Ground A (company release), Sep 8, 2026
  • ·It is setting up modular series production in Germany and plans its next financing round for 2027.Ground A (company release), Sep 8, 2026
  • ·Brune told dpa that the system needs about one second of laser exposure per drone.deutschland.de (dpa), Sep 8, 2026
  • ·Brune told Defence Network that the company had created 30 jobs and that first system sales would come in 2026.Defence Network, Sep 29, 2026

Founders and leadership

Funding

Last valuation

No citable valuation

Last round or tender

Pre-seed

Ground A (company release), Sep 8, 2026

€9.1 million, closed in June 2026 and announced in September. The company states no dollar amount. Led by Vsquared Ventures, with Quantum Systems, GRIF, Robin Capital, ABACON, Leblon Capital, OVNI Capital, and entrepreneurs and investors including Florian Seibel, Sven Kruck, J14 Capital and Arx Robotics managing director Stefan Roebel. No valuation was stated.

Latest revenue figure

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Post-money valuation by round

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DateRoundRaisedPost-money
Sep 8, 2026Pre-seed€9.1 million, closed in June 2026 and announced in September. The company states no dollar amount. Led by Vsquared Ventures, with Quantum Systems, GRIF, Robin Capital, ABACON, Leblon Capital, OVNI Capital, and entrepreneurs and investors including Florian Seibel, Sven Kruck, J14 Capital and Arx Robotics managing director Stefan Roebel. No valuation was stated.——

Revenue

No citable revenue figure on file.

Secondary venues

  • Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026

    No price on the public page.

    Listed under the slug grounda. No public MarketPrice. The page describes Ground A’s laser counter-drone business and links its site, but files it under real estate and proptech, with proptech keywords and comparables.

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Reads

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Sources

Researched Oct 15, 2026