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▶ 18:10 · Defense Tech · Generalist VCs cross into defense via AI-first thesis and operational partnership model
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Scaling Europe

BREAKING: Alta Ares just raised $50m: Hadrien Canter, CEO and Co-founder of Alta Ares

2026-06-09 · 3 company · 3 thematic
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hadrien canter

Hadrien Canter is a former lawyer and humanitarian worker who lived in Russia and Ukraine; he co-founded Alta Ares to build European sovereign air defense capabilities, deploying systems in Ukraine, France, the Baltics, and the Middle East.

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