He watched Ukrainians fight drones by hand. Then he built AI to do it.
Hadrien Canter was a French lawyer before becoming a defense founder. After seeing Ukrainian soldiers fighting waves of Shahed drones with machine guns, he built Alta Ares.
The company makes AI-powered interceptors designed to shoot down drones, missiles and glide bombs. Its systems are already deployed in Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia.
Alta Ares says its AI improves interception success from 45% to 65%.
Now the startup just raised €50 million led by Air Street Capital to become a leading European player in air defense.
This is what modern warfare looks like now: cheaper drones, faster AI, and startups building the next defense giants.
Subscribe to the Vesting daily for more stories like this: vesting.beehiiv.com/subscribe
#ai #defense #startups
He watched Ukrainians fight drones by hand. Then he built AI to do it.
Hadrien Canter was a French lawyer before becoming a defense founder. After seeing Ukrainian soldiers fighting waves of Shahed drones with machine guns, he built Alta Ares.
The company makes AI-powered interceptors designed to shoot down drones, missiles and glide bombs. Its systems are already deployed in Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia.
Alta Ares says its AI improves interception success from 45% to 65%.
Now the startup just raised €50 million led by Air Street Capital to become a leading European player in air defense.
This is what modern warfare looks like now: cheaper drones, faster AI, and startups building the next defense giants.
Subscribe to the Vesting daily for more stories like this: vesting.beehiiv.com/subscribe
#ai #defense #startups
